Aims: Marine sourced food, to a large extent, provides protein and nutrients to people of Zanzibar where 85% of Zanzibar population consume fish at least five times a week. This study was carried out to investigate the safety of marine foods consumed in Zanzibar. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34030
Aim: In this study, the effect of different concentrations of three gas mixture (Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen), and also vacuum and ordinary conditions and using different flexible multi-layer pouches were studied for evaluating pH changes of quail meat at (4°C). Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/29564
Aim: To examine the effects of water treatment methods on the protein profile of Escherichia coli O157 and Escherichia coli non-O157 isolated from different drinking water sources in Ado-Ekiti. Study Design: Experimental study design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of M...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33638
Mycotoxin contamination and induced biochemical changes in medicinal plants namely Azadirachta indica, Emblica officinalis, Plantago ovata and Vitex negundo collected from different localities of Uttarakhand (India) were investigated. Mycotoxin producing fungi like A.flavus, A.oc...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33596
Aim: This work was to investigate the shelf life of fresh and stored soybean flour by isolating resident bacteria and carrying out their proximate analyses. Place and Duration of study: Samples were bought from Roundabout market at Iwo, Osun state, Nigeria. An analysis was carri...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34282
Triplicate tap and wastewater samples collected from a groundnut oil producing industry in Akure metropolis, Southwest Nigeria were analysed for physicochemical and microbiological qualities using standard procedure. Adjoining soil samples were aseptically collected and serially...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/26264
Physico-chemical properties and micobial contamination of three local brews (Mnazi, Mchuchula and M’bangara) consumed in Mombasa County were assessed. The bacteria concentration enumeration was determined by incubation of each sample for two days at 35°C to 37°C on plates contain...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/28061
Aims: To isolate, characterize and identify surfactant degrading fungi from selected rivers in Akure, Nigeria and also to compare and quantify the biodegrading potentials of each of the fungal isolates. Place and Duration of Study: Akure metropolis, Ondo state, Nigeria, between M...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/26073
Aims: Lactic acid bacteria isolated from 48 Turkish fermented milk products obtained from local markets, dairies or bazaars were investigated for their resistance of antibiotics including ampicillin, erythromycin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, lincomycin, meropenem, ciprofloxacin,...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33221
Production of attieke in Cote d'Ivoire requires the use of inputs such as the cassava traditional inocula, palm oil and water. These three inputs are involved in the entire production process. Contamination of these ingredients will result in a finished product of uncertain healt...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34344