This research assessed the microbiological quality of smoked fish consumed around the Lagos metropolis to ascertain the safety for consumption. Four samples of selected smoked fish obtained from five market locations in Lagos, Nigeria were analyzed to determine their bacteria loa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17161
Aims: Cotton production contributes in economic security in Egypt. Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) belongs to the Begomovirus genus and Geminiviridae family that is transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. It is the greatest current threat where cotton is grown. In Egypt, a di...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18939
Aim: This study was undertaken in order to determine the effect of land-use intensification on occurrence, distribution, and diversity of Trichoderma fungus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Distribution of Study: Mycology Laboratory, University of Nairobi between M...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18034
Mohammad Shah Hafez Kabir, Muhammad Abdulla Al Noman, Md. Mominur Rahman, Joushan Ara, Mohammed Munawar Hossain, Abul Hasanat & Fahima Zaheed·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Objective: To examine the antibacterial effects of different extracts of Hopea odorata leaves against bacteria and to determine their total flavonoid content. Methods: Leaves of Hopea odorata was extracted with pure methanol (MEHO), ethanol (EEHO) and water (AEHO), which are test...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/19186
Background: Blood samples of clinically suspected typhoid fever patients were screened for bacterial and fungal co-infection. Methodology: The study was conducted in three different hospitals in Ondo State, Nigeria viz; State Specialists’ Hospital, Akure, Don Bosco Clinic, Akure...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17316
Aims: To document Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) infections prevalence, risk factors, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and evaluation of chromogenic plates in identifying VRE isolates in Trinidad and Tobago. Study Design: This was a cross sectional prospective observ...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18531
Suleiman Abubakar Tsamiya, Muhammad Aliyu Usman, Morris Aheebwa Seth, Evelyn Michelle Aguti, Gilbert Akampurira, Musa Sani Dawasa, Gabriel Opolot Ononge, Hassan Abdinoor Hassan, Nancy Mitaki, Lisa Nkatha Micheni, Isaac Echoru & Keneth Iceland Kasozi·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Aim: Ring worm skin infections which have continuously been neglected in several communities of sub Saharan Africa, thus leading to the development of herbal remedies as communities seek to find solutions to the menace. The aim of this study was to assess the community skin ring...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18169
Aim: To evaluate the effects of endomycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and sulfur oxidizing bacteria as biofertilizers in presence of phosphors and sulfur as mineral nutrients on onion (Allium cepa L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) plants under field conitions. Study Design: Identification of the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15966
C. C. Ezemba, C. C. Ekwealor, I. A. Ekwealor, C. A. Ozokpo, C. E. Chukwujekwu, V. N. Anakwenze, E. J. Archibong & G. C. Anaukwu·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Aims: To screen for lysine production using hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Study Design: Study of the isolation and fermentation process in shake flask culture. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamd...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15168
Aims: studying the biological activities of A. xylinum ATCC 10245 (as reference strain) and K. saccharivoransPE5 for bacterial cellulose production (B.C) under optimized fermentation conditions and the structural characteristics of cellulose produced. Study Design: The production...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18223
Diarrhoeal disease is a public health problem for children worldwide especially in developing countries. This study aimed at assessing the microbial agents associated with childhood diarrhoea in Benin City, Nigeria. Faecal specimens were collected from patients and controls withi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18510
This study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial potentials of ethanol and aqueous extracts of Moringa oleifera against microorganisms isolated from beef offal. The beef offal samples (liver, kidney and intestine) were purchased from an abattoir in Port Harcourt while the Mo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17554
A study of the rate of crude oil remediation in soils with the application of surfactants and hydrocarbonoclastic bacterial population was undertaken. Locally sourced particulate surfactants (wood and palm bunch ashes) were compared with synthetic surfactant, Tween 80, and found...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/6196
Bacterial infection was reported to be one of the leading causes of high mortality among children. Bacteremia is a frequent complication found among HIV infected children and usually associated with a poor prognosis. This study was aimed at determine the spectrum of bacterial age...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17110
Study on the effect of probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum) as feed supplement and immune stimulant on hybrid Heteroclarias was carried out with 240 hybrid Heteroclariasfingerlings with mean weight 1.90 ±0.40 g fed probiotic supplement (GNC Ultra 25)...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17703