Aim: To describe the clinicomycological, cytological, antifungal susceptibility and therapeutic findings of secondary Malassezia pachydermatis dermatitis associated with generalised demodicosis in a Pug and to emphasise the importance of an integrated diagnostic and therapeutic a...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i91173
Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination creates ecological risks and motivates sustainable remediation strategies. This study isolated indigenous oil-degrading bacteria from petroleum-contaminated soils and screened their relative hydrocarbon-degrading potential. Four soil samples we...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i91172
Eric-Olivier TIENEBO, Akissi Sandrine YAO, Adjoa Marie-Joséphine KOUADIA, Kan Ulrich Urbain Konan, Yaya Kone, Kouakou Théodore KOUADIO & Kouabenan ABO·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Aims: To determine how maize genotype, Rhizophagus irregularis inoculum, and NaCl affect germination and seedling performance, while distinguishing inoculum effects before root colonisation from responses after mycorrhizal establishment. Study Design: A 2 × 2 × 3 factorial experi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81168
Mohammed Bashir, Muhammad Yusha’u, Bashir Mohammed, Aishatu Aminu Ibrahim, Halima Isa, Nafisat A. Kachallah, Martina Uchenna Nwune, Suleiman Mustapha & Auwal Haladu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Euphorbia hirta is widely used in traditional medicine for the treatment of superficial fungal infections. This study evaluated the phytochemical composition, antifungal activity, and synergistic effects of extracts obtained from the leaves, flowers, stem bark, and roots of E. hi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i91170
Zébré Arthur Constant, Coulibaly Bakary, Yao Attien Paul, KAROU Damintoti Simplice, Connil Nathalie, Konate Ibrahim & Kouassi Kouassi Clément·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2026
Background: In Daloa (Côte d’Ivoire), the reuse of dish-rinsing water in informal (street food) restaurants is a common practice that may constitute a major source of microbial contamination and the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Aims: This study assessed the phy...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i91171
In vitro embryo production (IVEP) depends on maintaining gametes and early embryos within an artificial environment that is both biologically permissive and sanitary. Contamination in this setting is broader than visible microbial growth. It includes pathogens and opportunistic m...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81167
Spray drying is attractive for manufacturing probiotic food ingredients because it is continuous, scalable and generally less costly than freeze drying, yet the combined thermal, dehydration, oxidative and mechanical stresses can sharply reduce cultivable cell numbers and comprom...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81166
Antibiotic resistance has increased interest in plant-derived antibacterial agents. This study compared the antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts prepared from locally sourced dried ginger (Zingiber officinale) and commercially packaged ginger powder. Each sample (50 g) w...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81165
Yellow leaf disease (YLD) is a chronic, yield-limiting disorder of areca palm (Areca catechu L.) reported across India, China and Sri Lanka, characterised by progressive foliar chlorosis, root degeneration and crown decline. For more than four decades the disorder has been associ...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i81164