Skin wounds and abscesses are important health and welfare concerns in dromedary camels, and Staphylococcus aureus is frequently associated with suppurative lesions. This study characterised camel-derived S. aureus using phenotypic testing, antimicrobial susceptibility profiling...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91784
Seed cone technology is a promising seed enhancement approach that provides a protective and biologically active microenvironment around the seed, thereby promoting improved crop establishment and productivity. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of microbe-en...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91782
Waterborne and foodborne viruses remain a substantial contributor to diarrhoeal morbidity and to enterically transmitted hepatitis in West Africa, yet the Republic of Guinea occupies an unusual position within this literature. The country combines conditions that would be expecte...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91783
Several multidrug-resistant bacterial strains use biofilm formation to evade antimicrobial therapies. This study aimed to characterise the anti-biofilm bioactivity of Propolis essential oil against multidrug-resistant strains. A total of ninety (90) strains, including S. aureus (...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91780
Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) has been studied for six decades, yet the conceptual framework used to describe infection has changed more rapidly than the diagnostic and epidemiological evidence base that supports it. The binary distinction between persistently viraemic and non-vi...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91781
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the ability of indigenous fungal isolates (Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus nomius, and Penicillium citrinum) to improve the quality of Nigerian iron ore by removing impurities such as alumina, silica, manganese oxide, and phosphorus. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91779
Background: Multidrug resistance refers to the ability of bacteria to withstand multiple classes of antibiotics, complicating antibiotic therapy. In clinical practice, it is therefore crucial to understand the resistance profiles of the pathogens commonly implicated in specific c...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81778
Aims: The consumption of raw milk, although widespread, is a major public health concern due to the risk of contamination by pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this study was to characterise the Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from raw cow’s milk in Côte d’Ivoire. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81777
Emmanuel Chijioke Onwujekwe, Jerry Okechukwu Orji, Chibuzor Nwadibe Eze, Emmanuel Tobechukwu Ugwuoji & Emmanuel Arinzechukwu Onovo·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Garri is a fermented cassava product in which cyanogenic glycosides may remain a food-safety concern when processing is inadequate. This study evaluated cyanide remediation and cassava-mash valorisation during garri production using Lactococcus lactis (PX273919). Bacterial isolat...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81775
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern, and timely laboratory diagnosis is essential for effective case detection and disease control. This cross-sectional study assessed TB diagnostic laboratory capacity in selected laboratories within Meru Municipality, M...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81776