Aim: To determine the virulence of Fusarium oxysporum on mice kidney organ. Study Design: Study was carried out using experimental design. Place and Duration: The study was carried out at University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus. From May 2012–August 2014. Methodology: Isolates from h...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18012
During April- May 2010 an outbreak of a disease with obvious nervous and respiratory signs in sheep was reported in west Kordofan State in western Sudan. Four flocks at four different locations in the State were investigated. The deaths by the disease versus the total number of a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16086
Aim of the Work: this work aimed to study the Prevalence, Epidemiology, Phenotyping, and Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Enterohaemrrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains among cases of infantile and childhood diarrhea in Egypt. Materials and Methods: This study was carr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18252
Children with HIV/AIDS compared to immune competent ones develop respiratory tract infections in a pattern that are different in nature, severity and/or frequency. 50 children with laboratory confirmed HIV infection and 80 children with laboratory confirmation of HIV negative sta...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17108
Introduction: Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC), an important etiologic agent of diarrhea is a major public health problem in developing countries. Relatively few studies have reported the role of enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) as etiological agent of adult diarrhea. Objectiv...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17468
This research work aimed to present the activity guided fractionation with antimicrobial evaluation from both crude extract and various fractions obtained from Pergularia tomentosa L. whole plant. The P. tomentosa L. whole plant was extracted with 95% aqueous ethanol; fractionate...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17027
Edward Isaac, Muktar Haruna, Olabode Samuel, Edward Deborah, Musa Maikano, Abubakar Sharafudeen, Taiwo L. Sheik & Stephen Olatunbosun·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Out of a total of 472 patients tested, from 2008-2013 at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Barnawa Kaduna State Nigeria, 67 (14.2%) were found to be sero-positive to HIV I/II antibody testing. The test involves 232 males and 240 females, 17 (7.3%) of the males were tested positiv...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16757
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an issue of public health worldwide. The clinical features, molecular epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of MRSA isolates from South Taiwan from January to December 2009 were collected and analyzed. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16457
Oladipupo A. Lawal, Kehinde O. Amisu, Segun K. Akinyemi, Adetayo A. Sanni, Mthokozisi B. C. Simelane, Rebamang A. Mosa & Andy R. Opoku·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Aims: The aim of this work was to investigate the in vitro antibacterial activity of aqueous extracts of different organs of Bidens pilosa. Study Design: The design includes the extraction of crude extracts from the air-dried leaves, stems and roots samples of B. pilosa and the s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17900
Objective: To evaluate antimicrobial and phytochemical activity of hexane and ethanolic extract of Ocimum sanctum and Calotropis gigantea leaves on clinical pathogens. Materials and Methods: The agar diffusion test was used to check the antimicrobial activity of the hexane and et...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17062
Aims: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal infections. GBS presents different surface proteins of antigenic characteristics. These proteins are encoded by several genes associated with virulence and host interaction acting on bacteria involved in invasi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17956
Aims: To evaluate the biodegradation of palm oil mill effluent and lipase activity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans treatment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, University of Abuja, Abuja and Microbiology laboratory of the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18601
Aims: To determine antibacterial activity of Ocimum suave essential oils against bacterial uropathogens. Study Design: A cross sectional and experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Six selected hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda between June 2012 and July 2013. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17526
Aim of the Study: This study was undertaken to assess the possibility of using date palm fruit (Phoneix dactylifera L.) for wine production. Study Design: Good quality, fresh and dried date fruit were gotten from Kankia village in Kastina State, Northen Nigeria, sliced to remove...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16867
Aims: To show the potential of acidophilic bacteria and archaea in bioremediation of acid mine drainage. The Mining industry generates wealth, but its long term adverse effects, which include acid mine drainage (AMD), cannot be overlooked. Acid mine drainage occurs as a result of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14365