Plastic accumulation is the vital cause of environmental pollution and is an ever-increasing ecological threat. The sustainable use of synthetic polymers is one of the major challenges of the twenty- first century. The conventional techniques employed to degrade plastic in the en...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i630324
Background: Streams are known sources of drinking water for most communities in the rural areas. It importance to human and other forms of life cannot be overemphasize, hence the need to evaluate it portability Methodology: Microbiological quality of different streams in Inua Akp...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i630323
Aims: This study aims to characterize of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strains for improved cholera surveillance in Benin. Methodology: 304 diarrheal stool samples were collected from people with watery diarrhea of unknown etiology and vomiting during epidemics from 2016 to 2018 in B...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i630322
Aims: Some bacterial responses to oxidative stress also diminish antibiotic susceptibility; also, some antibiotics do increase oxidative stress within bacterial cells. Linkage or cross-resistance to prooxidants and antibiotics could facilitate the selection of antibiotic resistan...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530321
Aim: Pig farmers use antibiotics for therapeutic, metaphylaxis, prophylaxis and growth promotion in their farm animals. This work was aimed to determine the antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from pig faecal samples from pig farms in the three senatorial zones of Anambra St...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530320
Objective: Control of hospital environment is key to success of healthcare quality. Increasing emergence and spread of pathogenic bacteria is of great concern and continues to challenge infection prevention and epidemiology practice. This study aimed at providing information abou...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530319
This study was carried out at the Department of Microbiology, Microbiology Laboratory, Ado-Ekiti State University, Ekiti State, Nigeria between July, 2018 to March, 2019. Due to the diverse biotechnological importance of lipases as a biocatalytic enzyme, extracellular production...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530318
Célestin C. K. Tchekessi, Christian T. R. Konfo, Roseline T. M. Bleoussi, Kévin C. M. Seho, Anayce A. M. Djogbe, Pivot S. A. Sachi, Jultesse S. B. Banon, Karl T. Assogba, Edwige Ahoussi & Innocent P. Bokossa Yaou·Microbiology Research Journal International·2021
The objective of this study is to contribute to improving the health quality of soy cheese produced and sold in Benin, through the evaluation of the microbiological quality of samples taken at the Dantokpa market in southern Benin. Samples were taken from the women producers and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530317
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the antibiogram of biofilm producing bacteria isolated from urine of patients in three hospitals in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Study Design: The study employs statistical analysis of the data and interpretation Place and Duration of S...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530316
Community-Acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains are serious human pathogens because of their micro floral abilities; resistance to clinically important antibiotics and ability to evade the host immune defences. Panton–Valentine leucocidin (PVL) an...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530315