Aim: The traditional medicinal plant Bergenia ciliata was used to evaluate its antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and preventive and curative activity against Plasmodium berghei in vivo. The safety of the ethanolic leaf extract of Bergenia ciliata (ELE...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29262
S. Sankaralingam, B. Harinathan, S. Palpperuma, D. Kathiresan, S. Rajendran, T. Sivakumar, T. Shankar, G. Prabakaran & N. Sivakumar·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
The study was carried out to isolate phosphate solubilizing bacteria from mangrove soil collected from the Manakudi estuary, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, India. Around 20 colonies were obtained in Zobell marine agar plates screened on Pikovskaya’s agar plate for determining their phos...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28488
Aims: The mortality, morbidity and health cost have been increased due to multiple antimicrobial drug resistance in pathogens across the world. So it is important to discover new active compounds. This study was designed to screen the Chenab river actinomycetes for antimicrobial...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28805
Background: Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a multidrug resistant organism that threatens the continued effectiveness of antibiotics worldwide and causes a threat almost exclusively in hospitals and long-term care settings. This study sought to determine the prevalence...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27807
Aims: The study aims to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern, incidence of β-lactamase and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from surgical wounds. Study Design: A cross-sectional study designed to evaluate the incidence o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27848
Aim: To determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 associated with gastroenteritis in Minna, Niger state. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Department of Microbiology, Federal University of technology, Mi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29277
Mycobacterium abscessus complex is a rapidly growing group of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Rarely, this organism causes breast infections. The majority of published studies reported an association between onset of infection and breast implants or post-traumatic injuries. We...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29624
Estelle Madaha Longla, Emilia - Enjema Lyonga Mbamyah, Claude Ginette Mireille Kalla, William Abange Baiye, Anicette Betbui Chafa & Hortense Kamga Gonsu·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Many strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) have been proven to be pathogenic and are sometimes responsible for deadly outbreaks. This bacterium has become more resistant to antibiotics to which it is often sensitive. The aim of this study was to study the evolution of E. coli res...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29416
Bacterial infections remain a hindrance to aquaculture expansion globally. Increased fish mortality and poor performance resulting from ill health has forced farmers to resort to the use of antibiotics globally. However, prolonged use of these drugs in aquaculture is becoming res...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29721
Introduction: Human trichomoniasis due to Trichomonas vaginalis is a curable sexually transmitted infection. It may lead to symptomatic vaginitis or asymptomatic carrier state. The symptoms and signs mimic other pathologies and conventional techniques of diagnosis have its own li...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29557