Aim: The husk of coconut is part of drupe which have enormous benefit to humanity. However, what constitute the antimicrobial activity has not been fully investigated, and this is the basis for the study. Materials and Methods: The husk of coconut collected from local growers su...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i230206
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the hazards associated with oyster from two communities in Rivers State and provides an insight at improving the safety of oyster through the application of the hazards analysis critical control points (HACCP) concept in processing freshl...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i230203
Background: Tuberculosis is a global health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis is essential for early disease management. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that gradually attacks the immune system and the immune syste...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i130202
The potential of fungi as bio degraders of micro plastic particles was assessed using standard microbiological and Fourier transformed Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis methods. The highest mean Total Heterotrophic fungal (THF) count of 4.24x104 cfu/ml was obtained with the...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i230204
Aim: To determine the prevalence of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nasal cavity of MOUAU students. Methods: The nasal specimens were evaluated using standard microbiological techniques and methicillin resistance test was checked for all isolates of Staphy...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i130201
Aim: To evaluate the antimicrobial potential of the methanolic extract of the fruit pulp of Hyphaene thebaica (Doum), a famous natural product in Sudan. Methods: Agar-well diffusion test and minimum inhibition diffusion test (MIC). Results: The investigation revealed that the ext...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i130199
Evaluation of microbial loads and physico-chemicals of cassava mill effluent simulated soil was carried out using standard microbiological and biochemical techniques. This was to determine the effect of cassava mill effluent (CME) on rhizosphere microbial loads, physicochemical p...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i130200
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are major devastating infectious diseases African countries and other regions of the world. TB is a potentially serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. While HIV is a virus that attacks the body'...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i130198
Aims: The objective of the study was to produce and optimize protease and pectinase from Bacillus subtilis isolated from market waste. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology (laboratory unit), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State Nigeria....
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2020/v8i330196
Kilishi is a version of jerky that originated in Hausa land Nigeria. It is made from deboned cow, sheep or goat meat. The dried sliced beef (kilishi) is often left open in a basin thereby exposing it to flies, dust and other effects of the environment by so doing the product can...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2020/v8i330197