Aims: Assessment of the antibiotic resistance pattern and detection of genes responsible for the β-lactam resistance in enterobacteria isolated from different sources was carried out in the course of the study. Place and Duration of Study: Samples from different sources in Iwo, O...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i930260
Stephen Olaide Aremu, Emmanuel Olumuyiwa Onifade, Babatunde Fatoke, Samuel Olusegun Itodo, Oluwatosin Oladipo, Olufisayo Bademosi, Temilade Taiwo Oleni, Tosin Adebola Ode, Ebenezer Oluwasanmi Abeleje & Adebowale Olasehinde Folorunso·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
The COVID-19 which belongs to the coronaviridae family has continued to spread in a geometric progression version. The disease that originated from Wuhan, Hubei, China has spread to all the continents of the World except Antarctica continent. As of the 5th of August, 2020 there a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i930259
Background and Aim: The molecular pathogenesis of typhoid fever is complex and the host susceptibility mechanisms such as Natural Resistance Associated Macrophages Protein-1 (NRAMP-1) are poorly understood. This study explores the expression of NRAMP-1 in the serum of Acute Recur...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i930258
Bacteriological and physicochemical properties of oil–polluted sites in Yorla, Ogoniland was studied. Soil samples were collected from three different points and analyzed for bacteriological and physicochemical characterization using standard methods. The total culturable heterot...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830256
Aim: This work investigated the gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy of methanolic extract and antimicrobial spectrum of acetone and aqueous crude extracts of Ficus sycomorus stem bark. Place and Duration of the Study: Department chemistry research laboratory and microbiology lab...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830257
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is spreading rapidly. The purpose of this study is to explore high risk patients and guiding future management and summarize the results of routine laboratory tes...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830255
Microbial resistance to antibiotics and biofilm formation ability of food-borne pathogens are major global health challenges. Most milk and milk products (Madara and Nono) could be vehicles for the transmission of multidrug resistant genes among any community. This study was aime...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830253
Background of Study: Many virulence determinants contribute to the pathogenicity of Gram negative bacteria, like Escherichia coli, which is the most common cause of many infections worldwide such as urinary tract infection (UTI), profuse diarrhoea and septicaemia. Aim: To determi...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830254
Aim: This present study was conducted to optimize mycological media using agro waste for the production of antimicrobial substance. Place and Duration of Study: Agro waste (sugarcane and sweet potato, sugarcane and jack fruit) collected within Anambra state between February- Augu...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830252
Objectives: To determine the frequency of COVID-19 and its association with age, gender, travel and exposure. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in COVID-19 clinic, Qazi Hussain Ahmed Medical Complex, Nowshera, from February 2020 to April 2020. A total of 260 suspe...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830251