Aims: The objective of this research was to isolate phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) from faba bean rhizosphere in Meknes region and evaluate in vitro their potential for P solubilization as well as their response to the effect of temperature, NaCl, pH and antibiotics. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14379
Aim: To prepare starter cultures for industrial-scale fermentation of Parkia biglobosa, using two strains of Bacillus species, 2B and BC4333. Study Design: Three substrates, African locust bean (ALB), soybean meal (SBM) and de-hulled soybean (SB) were tested for propagation of th...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15761
Aim: To assess the usefulness of a single-tube PCR end point for differentiating between Leishmania and Viannia subgenera in clinical samples of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methodology: Impression smears of 65 patients from Campeche State, Mexico with leishmaniasis-like lesions were...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12418
Background: There are indications that some ready-to-eat or street vended foods are of low microbial quality with varying degree of contaminations. The contaminants may include antibiotic-resistant bacteria that may further be spread through consumption of such foods which has ep...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/7351
Enterococci have continued to attract considerable importance and attention as pathogens of public health concern both in the hospital and environmental settings. Therefore epidemiological studies of these organisms are now a major research interest. Incidence of multiple antibio...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/7348
Aziz ur Rehman Safi, Subhanullah ., Muhammad Ayaz, Attaullah ., Baharullah Khatak, Noor Ul Akbar, Imran Khan, Muhammad Asif, Nasar Khan & Sami Ullah·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Background: Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organic chemicals with toxigenic, carcinogenic affecting human health and the environment using as dielectric fluids in transformers as a cooling and insulating medium containing. Materials and Methods: Soil samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11278
Aims: To characterize Lactobacillus strains for potential beneficial effects, especially for inhibition of Candida albicans growth. Materials and Methods: Twelve vaginal Lactobacillus strains belonging to five species from our laboratory collection were studied. The acid producti...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15116
Water samples were collected from twelve locations along the Ethiope River, Delta State, Nigeria to determine the petroleum degrading potentials of bacterial isolates and their x-ray mutants using standard methods. Bacteria isolated were Bacillus sp, Klesiella sp, Escherichia sp,...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/8111
A Group of mathematical and statistical designs collectively known as Response Surface Methodology (RSM) are increasingly being used to optimize a product or process. The present study attempts to evaluate the efficacy of the mathematical model Central Composite Design (CCD) and...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14821
Aims: The current study aimed to determine the prevalence and multidrug resistance of non-typhoid Salmonella in patients with gastroenteritis at Minia, Egypt. The presence of tetB gene and cat gene was determined by PCR to have a clue of the resistance mechanisms to tetracycline...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14322
Aim: The objective of this study was to isolate microbial species having the ability for production of invertase enzyme and to study some optimal culture conditions for maximum invertase production by an isolate of Aspergillus niger OSH5 which showed the highest invertase activit...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11539
Zobo drink is an indigenous non-alcoholic drink made from hot water roselle calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa. The drink has gained wide acceptance, as it is consumed by several millions of people from different socio-economic classes and background in West African sub-region. The g...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15534
Background: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the major public health problems particularly in the Terai regions of Nepal. Childrens upto the age of 15 years are more susceptible for JE. The present study was conducted to aim the sero-prevalence of JE among children of Nepal....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15442
Shahid Niaz Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Sanaullah Khan, Ibrar Ullah, Shahid Ullah, Noor Ul Akbar, Muhammad Asim Khan, Sobia Attaullh, Jabbar Khan & Ijaz Ali·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Background: After air, water is one of the greatest significant essentials for life, which is considered as one of the nutrients. Giardia lamblia (G. lamblia) is one of the most common waterborne protozoan parasites, causing diarrheal disease in human beings and animal diseases t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11527
Aims: To determine the antimicrobial potentials of leaves, roots and barks of Vitellaria paradoxa “Shea-nut tree” used in traditional medicine for treatment of stomach ache and control of diarrhea. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Agr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12634