Introduction: In hospitals, a significant amount of water is consumed and equally, significant amounts of wastewater is disposed with high levels of contaminants, including disease-causing bacteria such as Listeria spp. have been found in wastewater effluent and surrounding fresh...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40753
Background: Sepsis in children is a common health problem. Rapid laboratory diagnosis improves its prognosis by adequate therapy. Aim: The objectives of the present study were to compare the use of blood culture with detection of 16S rRNA by PCR for detection of bacterial pathoge...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/41657
The Biodegradation of spilled crude oil in contaminated soil could reach insignificant quantity and harmless compounds formed through the application of effective and viable hydrocarbon degraders. In this study, 15 micro-organisms were isolated, sub-cultured, purified and used fo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/37928
Background: S. aureus is a commensal mammalian pathogen which can establish itself as part of the skin flora. However, can eventually cause infections and invasive diseases in both hospital and community settings. Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant S. aureus remains a maj...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/41085
Paul Opeyemi Adeniyi, Oluwaseun Oyetunji Olasunkanmi, David Ayinde Akinpelu, Oludare Femi Ajayi, Joseph Omololu-Aso & Felix Oluwasola Olorunmola·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
This study was carried out at the Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, between April and October, 2014. It was designed to investigate the antimicrobial activities of the root extract of Elaeis guineensis Jacq. on some bacteria implicated in w...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40917
Aims: Present study deals with the isolation and probiotic characterization of lactic acid bacteria purified from fermented food and dairy products. Study Design: This study designed to isolate, identify, and in vitro characterization (low pH/high bile salt tolerance, antibacteri...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40269
Introduction: Antibiotic resistant bacteria are threat to our community and hospital settings. Multi drug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphyloccous aureus can cause a wide range of infections, including pneumoniae, urinary tract infection and bacteremia which can lead...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40204
T. S. P. Jayaweera, G. M. P. J. Bandara, U. N. N. Udawatta, H. A. D. Ruwanjith & H. A. D. Ruwandeepika·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
Aims: Development of multiple resistances against pathogenic bacteria has become a global concern at the moment. This problem has enforced scientists to search for new antimicrobial substances from various sources including medicinal plants. Hence the study was designed to determ...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/41159
Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two disinfectants, Jik and Roberts, under use-conditions against some hospital isolates using their phenol coefficient. The effects of pH and temperature on the phenol coefficients were also tested. Phenol coefficient st...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/41376
Aims: This work aimed at investigating the effect of mutation and immobilization on EPS production and to characterize the EPS produced by L. delbrueckii and Weissella confusa. Study Design: To determine the effect of mutation using UV irradiation and immobilization using differe...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40686