Keyvan Roshanjo, Nematallah Jonaidi Jafari, Leila Asadpour, Reza Ranjbar, Davoud Afshar, Abbas Farahani, Milad Shahsafi & Arian Rahimi·Microbiology Research Journal International·2019
Backgrounds: As zoonotic infectious agents, Campylobacter spp. are important factors causing gastroenteritis in humans. Surveys show that the three strains; Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter fetus play a major role in human infections. Identification of t...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230095
Aims: To determine the pathogenic and the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates on hand surfaces in public buses in Nairobi. Study Design: A random sampling technique was utilized and targeted public buses plying Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) and K...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230096
Hortense Gonsu Kamga, Sarah Riwom Essama, Yves Le Grand Napa Tchuedji, Maurice Boda, Stève Henri Voundi Olugu, Patrick Betote Diboue, Emilia Lyonga Mbamyah, William Abange Baiye, Anicette Chafa Betbeui, Francis Ekwin & Francois-Xavier Etoa·Microbiology Research Journal International·2019
Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate in vitro the antifungal activity of virgin coconut oil and the white palm kernel oil on the growth of six species of the genus Candida. Study Design: This study is an experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Mic...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230092
Enzymes are biomolecules with highly specialized catalytic functions produced by all living organisms and are responsible for biochemical reactions in plants, animals, microorganisms and human beings. Nowadays enzymes are considered as core of biotechnology because they are the m...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230093
The antifungal activities, proximate and phytochemical constituents of Aloe vera leaves extract, stem barks of both Alstonia boonei and Bridelia ferruginea were investigated. The methanolic crude extracts of these plants parts were tested for antifungal activity at different conc...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230094
Objectives: To study the Clinico-epidemiological and Socio-demographic profile of HIV/AIDS patients diagnosed at HIV clinic of Government Medical College and associated hospitals, Srinagar. Methods: A total of 50220 individuals visited the said clinic and were enrolled for the s...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130091
In this study, health risk assessment of well water from twelve communities grouped into upland and riverine in Rivers State was carried out in several categories such as uses of water, skin infections and health assessment via questionnaire distribution. Malaria was recorded to...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130089
Fungitoxic potentials of Piper guineense, Ocimum graticimum, Casia alata, and Tagetes erecta extracts in the management of postharvest fungal deterioration of cassava root were investigated. Pathogenicity tests revealed Aspergillus niger, and Trichodderma viride as causal organis...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130090
Background: It is important to maintain primary dentition in the dental arch to facilitate the development of permanent teeth, in spite of teeth with infected root canals. Antimicrobial agents have been used, but, even a broad spectrum antibiotic could not eradicate all the bacte...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130088
Aims: To determine the aromatic hydrocarbons degradability and plasmid profile of the marine bacteria isolated from Rivers State contaminated marine environments of Niger Delta. Study Design: Nine treatments and the controls designs were set up in triplicates containing 100 mL of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i130087