Background and Aims: Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by gastrointestinal inflammation, with gut microbiota dysbiosis playing a key role in its onset and progression. This study aimed to evaluate whether 1-kestose supplementation modulate...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i31718
Background: Rotavirus is the main viral agent involved in childhood gastroenteritis. It is a public health problem, characterized primarily by diarrhea, vomiting, and fever, spread via the fecal-oral route from contaminated water, food, and objects. The present study aims to dete...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i31715
Background: The use of synthetic plastics and their products on a big scale causes waste disposal problems, leading to environmental pollution. Synthetic plastics derived from petroleum products like polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene are all non-deg...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i31716
Faridah Mobolanle Banwo, Daniel Ossai, Matthew Babalola, Aishatu Muhammad Malami, Chinwe Justice-Alucho, Chinonso Gerald Udensi, Ezinne Tiffany George, Sandra Chibuzor Olisakwe & Jonathan Gebechukwu Areji·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is no longer simply a hospital problem; it has spread to communities, animals, and the environment, posing a significant public health risk. Its capacity to resist common antibiotics stems from the acquisition of resistance genes...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i31717
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear, characterized by inflammation of the mucosal lining, affecting individuals of all ages and genders. If left untreated, it can lead to significant consequences, including economic loss, impaired speech development, hearing impairment...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21714
Bacteria of the genus Salmonella are motile, Gram-negative bacilli belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family. In sub-Saharan Africa, foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella result in approximately 680,000 deaths annually. Previous studies have been conducted in the Central Afri...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21713
Background: This study reports a high prevalence of intestinal carriage of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-E) in the rural district of Touboro in Northern Cameroon. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 29 to December 30, 2024. Fe...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21711
The increasing demand for sustainable and cost-effective enzyme production has driven research toward microbial fermentation using agro-residues as substrates. This study investigated dumpsite soils as reservoirs of α-amylase–producing fungi and evaluated corn cob and orange meso...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21712
Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, VIVIANE KAROLINA VIVI OLIVEIRA, JOÃO PEDRO CASTOLDO PASSOS, SIRLEI FRANCK THIES, JAQUELINE APARECIDA MENEGATTI, CRISTIANE COIMBRA DE PAULA & Margareth Léa da Silva Maia·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Introduction: Arenaviridae can cause diseases such as lymphocytic choriomeningitis, Lassa fever, Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and Brazilian hemorrhagic fevers. Their main etiological agents are Sabiá virus, Flexal virus, Amapari virus, Juquitiba virus,...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21710
Aeromonas hydrophila is a widespread opportunistic pathogen commonly associated with aquatic environments and is responsible for infections in fish and other aquatic organisms. This study investigated during January to February 2025, the prevalence, survival ability and antibioti...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21708