Green tea can influence the gut bacteria by either stimulating or hindering the growth of specific species. This experimental study was carried out in Rivers State, Nigeria to molecularly characterize gut bacteria in Wista rats after green tea consumption. Twenty-five (25) rats d...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i101410
Background: The present study was carried out in order to detect the production of ESBLS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their susceptibility pattern against different antibiotics. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 isolates of P. aeruginosa was analyzed for the production of ES...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i101408
Historically, the presence of T. vaginalis has been viewed to be associated with certain risk factors. This study is focused on assessing the association between selected risk factors and trichomoniasis. The cross-sectional study was composed of 650 women, 450 of them were tested...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i101409
Background: Biosurfactants are a variety of groups of active compounds produced by various types of microorganisms. Bacterial surfactants are suitable for a range of applications in the oil industry, food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and bioremediation. Therefore, the...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i101407
Background: Multi-resistant bacteria have emerged as a global threat to human health. In Africa, there are few data on AMR. The objective of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance profile of enterobacteria strains and prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i101406
Huguette Bocanestine Laure Feudjio, Michel Noubom, Marie Stéphanie Chekem Goka, Josias Djenguemtar, Elodie Yamako Konack, Gabriel Tchuente Kamsu, Jean Baptiste Sokoudjou, Norbert Kodjio, Louis-Claire Ndel Famen & Donatien Gatsing·Microbiology Research Journal International·2023
Background: In Cameroon, typhoid fever is after malaria, the disease with which health workers are most confronted because its incidence is constantly increasing. Salmonella has become over time multiresistant to antibiotics available on the market, for this reason, it becomes im...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91405
Artisanal food production has been developing in recent years in African cities. However, the promoters of the artisanal food production structures do not always apply good hygiene practices (GHP) during their activities, which can lead to the production of food of unsatisfactory...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91404
Introduction: Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus; its spread in humans has been boosted by the emergence of parenteral use for medical purposes or drug injections, as well as its asymptomatic nature in the acute phase. The global prevalenc...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91403
The aim of this study was to map the distribution of agents carrying the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (arbovirus-tica) in the natural region of Upper Guinea. The prefectures of Kankan, Dabola and Faranah were used as collection areas. Random sampling of different types...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91402
Introduction: Due to its frequency, complications and socio-economic consequences, hepatitis B constitutes an international public health problem comparable to that posed by other communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa, with a prevalence r...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i91401
Aims: Detection of superspreading events by phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences from a population of individuals collected from a narrow time interval. Study Design: Retrieve nucleic acid sequences, construct multiple sequence alignments, and build phylogenetic networks...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81400
Staël Audrey Menteng Tchuenté, O’Neal Dorsel Youté, Blandine Pulcherie Tamatcho Kweyang, Esther Guladys Kougang, Pascal Blaise Well à Well à Koul & Pierre René Fotsing Kwetche·Microbiology Research Journal International·2023
Background: In health facilities, mothers and their children are amongst the most vulnerable groups likely to contract healthcare-associated infections. Aim: The present investigation aimed at characterizing bacterial groups (profile, load, antibiotic susceptibility) in maternity...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81399
Context: The growing presence of environmental plastic has garnered escalating attention and worry in recent decades. While ease of production, durability, cost-effectiveness, and resistance to corrosion are valued attributes for consumer goods, they contribute to the persistent...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81398
This is a case study on epidemiological factor clinical spectrum and drug susceptibility of a rare zoonotic infection caused by Streptococcus sui in a 60 year female patient. Presented with fever and altered sensorium. Blood culture analysis revealed the causative agent to be Str...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81397
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem, and efforts to replace failing antibiotics are crucial. We investigated the impact of the diameter of inhibition (mm) in crowded plates of potential antibiotic-producing bacteria on their in-vitro inhibitory strength. Our previous res...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81395