Hubert Bolie, Bekolo Ndongo, Patrice Zemko Ngatsi, William Norbert Tueguem Kuate, Sylvere Landry Lontsi Dida, Arnaud Essogue Etame, Charles Salé Essomé & Libert Brice Tonfack·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2021
Background: Cercospora leaf spot disease of okra whose pathogen is Cercospora malayensis causes yield losses of up to 60% in plantations. To limit productivity losses, fungicides are commonly used, but are expensive and degrade the environment. Aims: This study aims to test in vi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i430167
Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the presence of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus in retail raw beef in Choba market, Nigeria. Study design: The study is based on a completely randomized design with two replicates and the mean being calculated. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i430168
Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) is an essential vegetable crop consumed worldwide. Major limiting factors in its production include fungal foliar diseases. Therefore, this work was aimed at investigating the fungi associated with diseased tomato leaves. Infected leaf samples (3 per...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i430166
Fish are generally regarded as safe, nutritious and beneficial but aquaculture products have sometimes been associated with certain food safety issues. Consumption of fish may also cause diseases due to infection or intoxication, Hence, the aim of this study is to characterize us...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i330165
Water pollution is a global problem. The study was carried out to assess the microbial constituents in water and sediment of Rivers Otamiri and Nworie during dry and rainy seasons (March and September, 2020) with comparison to WHO benchmark for drinking water .Samples were random...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i330163
Currently, 85 per cent of the world’s human population lives in the drier half of the Earth, which exacerbates the water risks including lack of access to safe water, poor basic sanitation and water-related disasters and diseases. Vihiga County is located in the western region o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i330162
Ngoh Dooh Jules Patrice, Deurnaye Placide, Abdoul Madjerembe, Mbou T. Pavel Rony, Djongnang Gabriel, Boydoul F. Ulrich, Djile Bouba & Ambang Zachée·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2021
Aims: The aim of this work was to evaluate effect of Mancozeb 80 WP against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the agent responsible of anthracnose of cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale L.). Study Design: The experimental design was in completely randomized blocks with three repli...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i330161
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious chronic human disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. M. tuberculosis has a great capability of resistance with plentiful natural and acquired mechanisms in their genome that contribute to the spread of highly drug resistanc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i230160
This study was conducted to assess the outdoor air quality of some urban slums in Port Harcourt. Six sampling sites were selected, from the Port Harcourt urban slums; two sites from each slum represented with a suffix 1 or 2. The slums are designated Marine base (#1 and #2), RSU...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i230159
SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19) is a very infectious symptomatic and asymptomatic infection caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus 2 (SAR-COV-2). COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which spreads between people, mainly when an infected person is in close contact wi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i330164