Middle ear swabbed samples from patients (aged ≤1 yr to ≥ 60 yrs) attending Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinics at Uyo and Ikot Ekpene with chronic otitis media (COM) were analyzed microbiologically. The occurrences of DNase, β-lactamase, haemolysin production and susceptibility o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/13736
Background: Rapid bacterial identification and susceptibility testing improves patient therapy and outcome and decreases emergence of resistance. There is a need to provide rapid, efficient and accurate system for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of pathoge...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24999
Aims: To retrospectively evaluate 186 stock strains of C. albicans strains isolated from oral cavity of HIV negative patients with various malignancies for the presence of C. dubliniensis isolates among them by PCR-RFLP. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Sh...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25465
Aims: The prevalence of the schistosome cercariae in snail intermediate hosts has been known as one of the valuable predictors of the level of schistosomiasis transmission in different localities. This study was undertaken to determine molecular characterization and detection of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/9019
Aims: Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and a hospital infection, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a common nosocomial infection pathogen, its resistance to multiple antibiotics has made it difficult to control. Healthcare workers are the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24090
Aims: Enterococcus faecalis strain SLT13, isolated from the Leben microbiota was investigated for their technological properties. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in the LETMi laboratory, Tunis, Tunisia with collaboration with CWBI, Gembloux, Belgium, and at...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/17309
Aims: Xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) also known as endo-1,4-β-xylanohydrolase is a type of hydrolytic enzyme participated in the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses particularly in xylan to generate xylose and xylo-oligosaccharides. Due to its enormous potentials, xylanase is frequently used in...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22959
Aims: To isolate, characterize and identify surfactant degrading bacteria from selected rivers in Akure, Nigeria and also to compare and quantify the biodegrading potentials of each of the bacterial isolates. Place and Duration of Study: Akure...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23198
Aim: To investigate the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of aqueous garlic (Allium sativum) extract against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: Determination of Proximate Composition, DPPH radical-scavenging activities, qualitative and quantitative...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24095
The experiment was conducted to isolate and identify Salmonella gallinarum from field cases to prepare formalin killed vaccine and to determine the efficacy of experimentally prepared fowl typhoid vaccine. A total of 48 chickens were divided into six groups (group A, B, C, D, E a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24994
Leptospirosis is one of the most common and zoonotic infections on earth, induced by Leptospira genus spirochetes. Although leptospirosis is defined as a zoonotic infection induced by Leptospira interrogans serotypes and characterized by jaundice, high fever and hemoglobinuria, i...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24924
Aim: The bioavailability and toxicity of plastic contaminants to soil and soil bacteria was investigated to detect the presence of plastic contaminants in the soil and to evaluate the toxic effects of plastic contaminants to soil and soil bacteria. Methodology: Five plastic comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25128
In this study two bacterial strains Bacillus thuringiensis (Cr-S1) and Bacillus pumilus (Cr-S2) were isolated on Cr+6 enriched nutrient agar plates at the concentration of 100 µg/ml. Minimum inhibitory concentration of chromium for Cr-S1 was 500 µg/ml while for Cr-S2 was 400 µg/m...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22909
Aims: This study was conducted to isolate, identify and screen microorganisms associated with soy iru for the ability to be used as starter in the fermentation of soya bean (Glycine max) to produce soy iru. Study Design: To control the fermentation of soya bean (Glycine max) to p...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24593
Aims: The aim of our study was to identify the distribution of Candida species among clinical isolates and their sensitivity pattern for common antifungal drugs. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Government Med...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24548