Aim: The search for new antimicrobials as a result of antibiotic failure has led to the development of new antibiotic scaffolds. In the African sub-continent, this has translated to exploration of her rich flora for potential leads. This work investigated the antimicrobial potent...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36869
The antibacterial potency and efficacy of alkaloid and saponin extracts from Solanum macrocapon (Garden egg) were investigated. The susceptibility of bacteria strains viz were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa against the two extracts was determin...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/34488
Manganese peroxidase (MnP) was isolated and purified from T. harzianum. The free and immobilized enzyme was activated by thioglycolate and reduced glutathione (GSH). After treatment with thioglycolate, the Vmax values for the free, alginate-immobilized MnP (alginate-E) and chitos...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36798
Fresh cut street vended watermelon and pawpaw was analyzed for possible contamination with Salmonella and Listeria species was understudied using standard microbiological techniques. A total of twenty samples, (10) of pawpaw and (10) of watermelon were obtained from four differen...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/34532
Accumulated evidences gathered over recent decades demonstrated that Baculoviruses (Occlusion body forming nucleopolyhedroviruses and the host specific granuloviruses) have proven Biocontrol activities on insect and pests of agricultural importance while being non-pathogenic to h...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35927
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of Coagulase-positive Staphylococci colonization among diabetic patients with foot ulcers at Vihiga County Referral Hospital, Kenya. Study Design: This study employed a hospital based cross- sectional study design of diabetic patients with foot...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/32826
An epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the Prevalence and associated pre-disposing factors of amoebiasis among school children in Makurdi Metropolis, Benue state, Nigeria. Information on sex, age, location, source of drinking water, occupation of caregivers was retr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36609
Markson, Aniedi-Abasi Akpan, Omosun, Garuba, Umana, Etim Johnson, Amadioha, Anderson Chidi & Udo, Samuel Effiong·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2017
Aims: This study assessed the in vitro antifungal potential of crude extracts of ten plants on the mycelial dry weight and spore germination of Botryodiplodia theobromae using hyphal extension bioassay. Study Design: The experiment was a 10 x 2 x 6 factorial laid out in a Complet...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35718
Aims: China has plenty of oak trees that form the cradle of tussah (Antheraea pernyi) industry. Pebrine is a serious disease along with tussah rearing and is difficult to solve. This pathogen named Nosema pernyi, which can infect the Chinese oak silkworm. The spores of N. pernyi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36015
Aims: Zanzibar shares global burden of cholera epidemic suffering annual outbreaks with case fatality rates (CFR) of 1.8%. This study aimed at determining the transmission chain of the outbreak through marine fish by molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae isolates. Study D...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36036
In this study a total of 255 apparently healthy male students of the University of Uyo, aged 17 to 50 years (mean = 26 years) were evaluated for UTI following informed consent. Properly collected midstream urine (MSU) was obtained from each participant and significant bacteriuria...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36275
Kunu is a non-alcoholic Nigerian beverage produced locally from cereals. The method of preparation, as well as the key ingredients and spices added as flavoring agents are always not standardized. This study was carried out to investigate the microbial quality of kunu drinks loca...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36169
The preservative capacities of some commercial cosmetics obtained from Akure, Nigeria were investigated. The results showed that 90.90% of the cosmetic products were contaminated with microorganisms. Bacteria were found to be the most dominant microorganisms than fungi. Ninety-po...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35936
Achaea constitute a considerable fraction of the prokaryotes which colonize marine and terrestrial ecosystem especially in the extreme environments. These microorganisms play crucial roles and contribute significant impacts on global energy cycles. In fact, the extremophilic char...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35591
Judith Musona-Rukweza, Pasipanodya Nziramasanga, Muchabayiwa F. Gidiri, Clara O. Haruzivishe & Babil Stray-Pedersen·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2017
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of the Griess test on screening asymptomatic bacteriuria when compared to culture. Study Design: This study was conducted using the cross sectional study design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at four...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35761