Aim: This study was undertaken to determine the epidemiology, seroprevalence and associated risk factors, of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) among domestic animals. Study Design: Cross sectional epidemiological survey. Place and Duration: The study was carried out in three geographical z...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10203
Aims: To highlight whether metabolites of Alcaligenes faecalis BW1 extract can be administered orally for their possible antimycobacterial effects. Study Design: Study of the influence of certain parameters on the extract of Alcaligenes faecalis by using either discs or well diff...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9715
Aqueous and ethanolic extracts obtained from two brown algae (Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff et. Nizamuddin) and Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy) have been investigated for their ability to inhibit 35 hospital isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10449
Aims: In vitro studies are highly instrumental in selecting a drug for a particular disease and also in getting the preliminary evidence to proceed for further In vivo pharmacological research. Hence, the study is designed to screen and identify the therapeutic suitability of thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7270
Aims: To improve the cultural conditions for enhanced methionine production by Bacillus cereus S8 Study design: Study of the fermentation process in shake flask culture. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, N...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8224
A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of biochar on the abundance of soil bacteria and compare it with the source biomass. Seven different treatments and a control were used in the experimental set-up. Three different types of biomass were selected and three types of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9334
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the effect of different doses of gamma radiation on Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from River Nile at Rosetta branch and associated drains in Egypt. Place and Duration of Study: The study was started with samples c...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7606
Aim: We report antimicrobial activities of bacteria associated with 10 native and one invasive species of seaweeds on par with bacteria found in the seawater and sediment. Bacteria exhibiting antimicrobial activity were phylogenetically analysed using 16S rRNA gene. Place and Dur...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8678
Background: Africa and Asia remain the continent most affected by viral hepatitis B with more than1 million deaths per year. These deaths are due to complications such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Several studies have shown that the rate of progression of hepatitis...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7851
Salvador Embarcadero-Jiménez, Feng Long Yang, Raquel Freye-Hernández, Yanelly Trujillo-Cabrera, Flor N. Rivera Orduña, Hong Li Yuan & En Tao Wang·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims: The principle aim of this study was to obtain high quality metagenomic DNA from the high humus-containing, alkaline soils of the chinampas, an artificial sustainable agro-ecosystem. Study Design: Different protocols reported previously were tested and were modified to extra...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9670