The study was carried out in March-May 2019 to investigate the prevalence of fascioliasis and dicrocoeliasis in cattle slaughtered in parts of Akure abattoir, Ondo State, Nigeria. Two hundred (200) bile samples from cattle were collected from both male and female cattle. The para...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i230092
Aim: The effect of Host blood on the fecundity of female Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes was studied under normal conditions of 64±2% Relative Humidity and 27±2ºC Temperature. Methods: Three-five day old (F1) female Anopheles mosquitoes were transferred into wooden cages...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i230091
The menace of antibiotic resistance and the antecedent evolution of innocuous microbes into superbugs is an epidemic of global concern. This study investigated the phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of hexane and methanol extracts of Gnetum africanum stem and root, on Staph...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i230090
This study was carried out to investigate the mycoflora and nutritional composition of smoked dried crayfish Penaeus monodon (prawns) during storage for twenty-four weeks. The mycoflora were isolated at four weeks interval using direct plating and dilution methods on Potato Dextr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i230089
This research work was carried out to investigate the antibacterial activity of fermenting Carica papaya parts on some enteric organisms and their proximate and phytochemical screening. The unripe Carica papaya parts used were obtained from the Federal University of Technology Ak...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i230088
Akim Socohou, Haziz Sina, Cyriaque C. Degbey, Helène Ahouandjinou, Houssenatou Gounou-Kora, Farid Baba-Moussa, Adolphe Adjanohoun & Lamine Baba-Moussa·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2019
Aims: The aim of our work was, on the one hand, to evaluate the risk factors for infectious contamination in hospital environments and, on the other hand, to carry out a microbiological control of surfaces at the Abomey-Calavi / So-Ava hospital in Benin. Methodology: The risk fac...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i130086
Aims: This study was aimed at determining the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria isolated from sachet water sold in Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Study Design: Sachet water was randomly sampled in Uyo Metropolis. Place and Duration of Study: Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i130085
R. H. Abimiku, Y. B. Ngwai, I. H. Nkene, B. E. Bassey, P. A. Tsaku, T. Ibrahim, S. C. Tama, D. Ishaleku & G. R. I. Pennap·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2019
Aims: This study investigated the molecular diversity and extended spectrum beta-lactamase resistance of diarrheagenic E. coli isolated from patients attending selected healthcare facilities in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Nasa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i130084
Surface swabs of the table eggs were carried out using sterile swab sticks. These were inoculated on Mannitol Salt Agar and incubated at 37°C for 24 hours. The isolates obtained were morphologically and biochemically characterized. 62% of the isolates obtained were identified as...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i130083
Various strategies have been employed in the treatment and management of Salmonella infection however, Salmonella strains have gained resistance to antibiotics. This study was to determine in vitro anti-Salmonella activity of Boerhaavia diffusa leaf extract against clinical isola...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i130081