Introduction: Shigellosis is considered a veterinary and public health problem of major importance. Shigella is implicated in food poisoning and bloody diarrhoea in humans and is an important cause of various diseases of livestock resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Shigel...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44934
Tofazzal Md. Rakib, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Md. Nur-E-Azam, Shariful Islam, Abdullah Al Faruq, Tridip Das, Lipi Akter, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan & Mohammad Alamgir Hossain·Microbiology Research Journal International·2018
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance pattern in Salmonella from 108 rectal swab of stray dogs of 9 randomly selected areas of Chittagong Metropolitan Area. Rectal swabs were collected for isolating Salmonella enterica se...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/43939
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been emerging rapidly all over the world. Along with the developed countries, this agent has been spreading drastically among developing countries. Pakistan is one of these targeted countries where the spreading of MRSA is al...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/13349
Aims: Present study was carried out using the glycerol obtained during biodiesel production for the conversion of 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) by fermentation using bacterial strains G. oxydans, B. licheniformis and Acetobacter sp. Study Design: Experiments were carried out to opti...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/17137
Introduction: Nature is a rich source of medicinal plants, these medicinal plants used as a therapeutic agent from thousands years. At present medicinal properties of many plants compiled and these plants are source of many drugs, but properties of some medicinal plants is still...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/15909
Aims: The study aimed at determining the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S. aureus isolated from wound and otitis media among patients attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospitals, Kano Nigeria. Study Design: This was an experimental laboratory cross-sectional st...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44684
Background: The emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial isolates is of great concern, especially to commonly used antimicrobials as Quinolones. Aim of the Study: Estimation of the prevalence of quinolone-resistant P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii in various clinic...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44295
Beatrice Aguti, Godfrey Kalema, Dinah Maria Lutwama, Martin Loy Mawejje, Emmanuel Mupeyi, David Okanya, Rebecca Nekaka & Yahaya Gavamukulya·Microbiology Research Journal International·2018
Background: Despite the widespread national intervention strategies to curb its occurrence, Pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of morbidity in Butaleja district. This was a cross-sectional study carried out at Busolwe Hospital and aimed at establishing the knowledge and...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44179
Aim: This study investigates the physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of a river mud (sediments) as substrates for biological generation of electricity. Study Design: The study employed standard microbiological and physio-chemical experimental design and data inte...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44112
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the antibiogram of Klebsiella pneumonia (K. pneumoniae) among pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) suspected patients attending IDH Kano, Kano metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: The study is descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44507