Background: The development of reliable and rapid techniques for accurate diagnosis of invasive fungal infection (IFI) is an important goal that could help in effective treatment. Among the new promising methods used in diagnosis of IFI, pan-fungal PCR for detection of fungal DNA...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45534
Sweet potato tubers obtained from a local market were sorted, washed processed into fermented and unfermented sweet potato flour. The samples obtained were analysed for their functional properties (swelling power, solubility index, water absorption capacity, dispersibility and bu...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/46910
Fresh fruit products eaten raw and minimally processed are important component of a daily diet. The study intends to isolate and characterized bacterial isolates cultured from selected fresh fruit samples in Esa-Oke Metropolis. Streak plate method was employed to isolate the bact...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45753
Laccases catalyze a broad range of substrates due to their low substrate specificity and strong oxidative potentials. It can be produce from different sources which include plants, prokaryotes, arthropods and fungi especially Trametes sp. In this study laccases were produced by T...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45718
Clarisse Kouamé Elogne, AKA N’Guetta, Alain Yeo, Coulibaly N’golo David, Nathalie Guessennd, Jean Claude Anné, Tatianah Kangah Ngoran, Sofia Okpo Boyou, Adèle Kacou N’douba, Hortense Ketté & Mireille Dosso·Microbiology Research Journal International·2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of virulence genes among clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa and to compare these factors with the localisation of clinical infection and the serotypes. 151 isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected from various biological flui...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/44475
Background: Toxoplasma gondii an intracellular protozoan causes toxoplasmosis a worldwide neglected tropical disease, which also causes severe disease in immunocompromised patients. The Toxoplasmosis was known for cerebral involvement more commonly among patients with HIV/AIDS an...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41977
Aims: To test the hypothesis that it is possible to detect latently Salmonella infected cattle using a glyoxylate pathway gene as a qPCR target. Study Design: Convenience sample of tissue specimens. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology,...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/46492
Syed Arshi, Mohd Suhail, Talat Masoodi, Huma Majeed, Roomi Yousuf, Syed Khursheed, Muzaffar ., Amrish Kohli, Sumaira Qayoom & Afreen .·Microbiology Research Journal International·2019
Background: To determine the epidemiological characteristics, etiological profile, and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates from patients with primary septic arthritis at a university hospital. Methods: A retrospective study was performed between 2016 and 2017. A review of re...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/46152
Aim of the Work: The aim of this study was to identify aminoglycoside resistance among Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from cases of urinary tract infections in pediatrics and to evaluate the presence of 16S rRNA methylase genes including armA and rmtB genes in the isolate...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/46061
Aim: This study was conducted to isolate antibiotic producing fungi from poultry droppings. Place and Duration of Study: Poultry droppings were collected from poultry farms and markets within Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State between March 2017 and October 2017. Methodo...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/46183