The principal objective of the present study was to check the antimicrobial activity of Actinomycetes isolated from soil samples collected from the fields of Arachis hypogea L. and Gossipium herbaceum L. against different plant pathogenic strains. Various soil samples were isolat...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11359
Fargesia nitida is a cold-resistant evergreen bamboo and is a pioneer plant in the secondary succession after the native trees were destroyed in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about the effects of this plant on soil conditions and about its microbiomes. Aim...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11358
Hepatitis D virus is an incomplete RNA virus requiring the assistance of the hepatitis B virus, specifically the HBsAg, to be infectious in humans. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of HDV among HIV patients and the effect on liver enzymes. The study was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i11-121356
Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced from juices of a variety of fruits by the fermentative action of microorganisms. There is a quest for alternative sources of must for wine fermentation, however, the proximate composition should be known to ascertain how nutritious it is. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i11-121357
The determination of the bio-utilization of used and unused car lubricants; engine oil, hydraulic and transition oil were analyzed using viable counts and spectrophotometric analysis. The oil samples were collected with 10 sterile containers from different mechanic workshops in C...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i11-121379
Yves Didier Mboma Nseme, Kevin Fabrice Paul Mandeng, Jafarou Mounpou, Imelda Lucresse Nouteza Djuikoo, Maxwell Wandji Nguedjo, Roger Moïse Mbanga Baleba, Hippolyte Tene Mouafo & Gabriel Nama Medoua·Microbiology Research Journal International·2022
The aim of this study was to quantify the bioactive compounds in mangosteen fruit peels and assess their antioxidant activity. Peels from washed mature fruits of Garcinia mangostana (L.) were dried, crushed, and sieved, and the bioactive compounds were extracted using distilled w...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i111354
The global industrialization of chemical dyes used for household products has resulted in various dyes leaching into the soil. Azo dye textile contamination could lead to infertile soil. This study investigates the ecological effect of azo textile dye contamination on bacterial b...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i11-121355
L-Lysine is an essential amino acid that is required in the diet of humans and animals. It is utilized in human medicine, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. ’The influence of agitation rates, pH and calcium carbonate on L-lysine production by Bacillus subtilis using agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i111351
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are renewable, biodegradable biopolymer intracellularly accumulated by wide array of microorganisms as carbon reserve. This study investigates the influence of various cultural conditions on PHA production by a recently isolated local species under sub...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i111352
The comparative study of poultry wastes- and HBB5 biosurfactant-mediated polyaromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation in sediment polluted with crude oil were investigated. The experiments were carried out for a period of 28 days by monitoring pH, nitrate, phosphate, polycyclic aromat...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i111353