Hortense Gonsu Kamga, Yves Le Grand Napa Tchuedji, Emilia Lyonga Mbamyah, Jérémie Djiraibe, Anicette Chafa Betbeui, Michel Noubom, Bonaventure Jemea, Paul Owono Etoundi & Arthur Essomba·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Aim: The aim of this work was to carry out a screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in nasal cavity of patients in the intensive care units of the University Hospital Center (UHC) and the Central Hospital of Yaounde (CHY) in Cameroon. Study Design: A c...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430210
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of Oxidal® to decrease the Ty1 retrotransposition rate in a model system Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Study Design: Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell suspensions were pre-treated with different concentrations Oxidal® and subsequent...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430211
Essential oils (EOs) are commonly used in food industry, due that they possess antioxidative and antimicrobial properties. There are few essential oils that have been used in medicine, due to its potent antibacterial activity against intrahospital pathogens. OEO has experimentall...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430209
Background: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) are plastic materials extensively used in packaging, constituting recalcitrant environmental pollutants that defy natural degradation processes. Aim: This study isolated bacteria from a Nigerian environment and assessed their potential...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430208
Dermatophytes are responsible for ringworms that are very often found on the heads of children in Africa. In Côte d'Ivoire, ringworms have been the subject of several studies revealing fairly high frequencies. Aims: The present work consisted essentially in studying the antifunga...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430207
Kaboré Aminata, Savadogo Boubacar, Jacques Sawadogo, Kafando Haoua, Tarnagda Grissoum, Savadogo Windinpsidi Paul & Diagbouga Serge·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Microbiological quality of drinking water in market gardening sites was assessed to understand the persistence of diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition among children under five. Households with children under five (5) were selected in Dassa, Nebia, Nariou and Tanguin-wobdo locate...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i330206
Vicente Mussi-Dias, Maria das Graças Machado Freire, Adão Valmir dos Santos, Denise Dolores Oliveira Moreira, Aline Teixeira Carolino & Richard Ian Samuels·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Research on microorganisms for the control of pests and pathogens is increasing. Such organisms display antagonistic effects on pests and pathogens, at the same time, they do not interfere with the sustainable development processes and are environmentally safe for human populatio...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i330204
Aims: A great concern directed to non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotypes due to their public health importance. Detecting the existence, antimicrobial profiles, and virulence repertoire of different STEC serotypes from animals essential for human food ar...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i330205
Moslima Parven, M. M. Mahbub Alam, Sarker Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Aishi Hamom, Osman Goni, Md. Moshiur Rahman & Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Thai Pangas (Pangasiaus hypophthalmus) has been emerging as an economically very important species due their faster growth, year round production and high productivity in South-East Asian aquaculture. It has good market value as a food fish due to its good taste and deliciousness...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i330201
Aims/Objective: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a dominant cause of severe healthcare-associated (HA) infections but has recently emerged as Community-Associated (CA-MRSA) and Livestock-Associated MRSA (LA-MRSA). This study was carried out to detect the pres...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i330202