Aims: To study the antimicrobial activities of methanol, acetone and aqueous extracts of Mangifera indica Linn crude leaves on Salmonella and Shigella in order to provide natural therapy against them. Study Design: Salmonella and Shigella isolates were obtained from twenty-five s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11001
Williams Walana, Samuel Ahiaba, Patrick Hokey, Ezekiel Kofi Vicar, Samuel Ekuban Kwabena Acquah, Edmund Muonir Der & Juventus Benogle Ziem·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims: This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of some viral Transfusion Transmissible Infectious (TTI) agents among blood donors in the Kintampo North municipality of Ghana. Study Design: A retrospective cross-sectional hospital based study. Place and Duration of Study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/12160
Aim: To determine the salmonellae serovars circulating in North Central Nigeria and their treatability with commonly used antimicrobial agents. Study Design: Investigative Place and Duration of Study: Samples were collected and processed at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (J...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/12250
Aim: The aim of the present study was to screen soil and endophytic fungi for production of lovastatin. Methodology: Soil fungi were isolated by dilution plating technique and endophytic fungi from selected medicinal plants by using standard procedures. All isolates were tested f...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/12487
Aims: To investigate the effect of human serum on growth pattern, cellular morphology, and motility of potentially pathogenic bacteria. Study Design: This was an analytic experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Institute of Exact Sciences and Technology (ICET), Federal...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11886
Aims: To determine the effect of CD4 count (a glycoprotein found on the surface of immune cells such as T helper cells, monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells) on the Candida species associated with Oropharyngeal candidiasis among HIV suspected patients. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9150
Aim: To determine the biocidal efficacy of THPS based biocides currently used in oil fields to control souring and corrosion. Methodology: By direct monitoring of inhibition of cell growth and inhibition of microbial functional group activities such as the ability to reduce sulfa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11943
Aims: To purify, characterize, and apply the laccase produced by submerged fermentation using an edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus ARC280. Study Design: Laccase purification and characterization were designed using the most recent approaches and statistical studies of triplica...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11218
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the biodegradation capacity of selected indigenous fungal isolates and optimization of their degradation ability using various environmental factors such as pH, incubation temperature, nutrient concentration and inoculums size in red...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/12008
Aims: To determine the chemical properties (pH, titratable acidity) and microbiological qualities of fresh cow milk and traditional cultured skimmed (defatted) milk (nono) and full fat or partially skimmed cultured milk (kindirmo) in Bida local government area of Niger State, Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11112