Eighty samples of traditional fermented “ugba” (Pentaclethra macrophylla, Benth) wraps collected from eight markets in Umuahia were analyzed for proteolytic activities (by zone of inhibition in mm) of Bacillus species using two protein-based substrates: Skim Milk Agar and Nutrien...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15950
Aims: The current study aimed at purifying and determining general characteristics of proteases produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 35s isolated from the soil of Nile Delta of Egypt and to study its applications in environmental and industrial purposes. Study Design: The produ...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15504
Aims: The objective of this research was to isolate phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) from faba bean rhizosphere in Meknes region and evaluate in vitro their potential for P solubilization as well as their response to the effect of temperature, NaCl, pH and antibiotics. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14379
Aim: To prepare starter cultures for industrial-scale fermentation of Parkia biglobosa, using two strains of Bacillus species, 2B and BC4333. Study Design: Three substrates, African locust bean (ALB), soybean meal (SBM) and de-hulled soybean (SB) were tested for propagation of th...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15761
Aim: To assess the usefulness of a single-tube PCR end point for differentiating between Leishmania and Viannia subgenera in clinical samples of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methodology: Impression smears of 65 patients from Campeche State, Mexico with leishmaniasis-like lesions were...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12418
Background: There are indications that some ready-to-eat or street vended foods are of low microbial quality with varying degree of contaminations. The contaminants may include antibiotic-resistant bacteria that may further be spread through consumption of such foods which has ep...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/7351
Enterococci have continued to attract considerable importance and attention as pathogens of public health concern both in the hospital and environmental settings. Therefore epidemiological studies of these organisms are now a major research interest. Incidence of multiple antibio...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/7348
Aziz ur Rehman Safi, Subhanullah ., Muhammad Ayaz, Attaullah ., Baharullah Khatak, Noor Ul Akbar, Imran Khan, Muhammad Asif, Nasar Khan & Sami Ullah·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Background: Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organic chemicals with toxigenic, carcinogenic affecting human health and the environment using as dielectric fluids in transformers as a cooling and insulating medium containing. Materials and Methods: Soil samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11278
Aims: To characterize Lactobacillus strains for potential beneficial effects, especially for inhibition of Candida albicans growth. Materials and Methods: Twelve vaginal Lactobacillus strains belonging to five species from our laboratory collection were studied. The acid producti...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15116
Water samples were collected from twelve locations along the Ethiope River, Delta State, Nigeria to determine the petroleum degrading potentials of bacterial isolates and their x-ray mutants using standard methods. Bacteria isolated were Bacillus sp, Klesiella sp, Escherichia sp,...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/8111