This study investigated the prospects of formulating microbiological culture media from domestic food products, specifically garri and offor, as low-cost alternatives to conventional commercial media for the enumeration, cultivation, and characterisation of bacteria and fungi. Fo...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101204
Aims: To assess the oxidant-antioxidant balance in dogs infected with Sarcoptes scabiei and to examine whether a 2% blend of three essential oils—1% lemongrass oil (Cymbopogon citratus), 0.5% tulsi oil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) and 0.5% sandalwood oil (Santalum album)—could ameliorate...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101202
Poly Hié Josée Carine, Yepie Audrey Herbert, Toni Thomas d’Aquin, Kouakou Kouadio, Anin Atchibri Anin Louise & Chenal Henri·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Background: The gut microbiota may undergo alterations in people living with HIV, including those receiving antiretroviral therapy. However, data on adolescents and young adults living with HIV in West Africa remain limited. Objective: To characterise the gut microbiota of HIV-po...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101203
Aim: To report a case of an oral foreign body mimicking treatment-resistant actinobacillosis in a non-descript cow. Case Presentation: A three-year-old non-descript cow, which had calved twice, was presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, Tirunelveli, with anorexia for three...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101201
Background: Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus constrains treatment options and complicates infection prevention. Facility-specific susceptibility data are important for empirical treatment, antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance. This study assessed the antimi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101200
Piriformospora indica (reclassified as Serendipita indica) is an axenically culturable, root-colonizing endophytic fungus of the order Sebacinales, originally isolated from the rhizosphere of woody shrubs in the Thar Desert, India. Unlike obligate arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, P....
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101199
Unsafe personal hygiene and handwashing contribute significantly to repeated exposure to waterborne diseases in informal settlements. This study examined the influence of personal hygiene practices on the incidence of waterborne diseases in Mathare informal settlement in Ngong, K...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101198
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is frequently isolated from infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), but whether its recovery is associated with a distinct systemic inflammatory profile remains uncertain. This study compared serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor-α (T...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101197
Rachael Terumbur Duche, Tochukwu N. T. Nwagu, Lewis I. Ezeogu, Torkwase Janet Aondofa & Timothy T. Ikyume·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) obtained from natural sources may provide strains with useful probiotic properties. This study characterised LAB isolated from Nigerian fermented foods and healthy human sources and evaluated their probiotic potential. A total of 124 presumptive LAB iso...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101194
The microbiological hygiene quality of natural cocoa mass is an important consideration for public health safety, economic valorisation, and the sustainability of the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire. During the production of natural cocoa mass, particularly during cocoa bean fermen...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i101195