Response surface methodology (RSM) model was used to optimize ethanol production from calabash (Crescentia cujete) pulp juice using co-culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cronobacter malonaticus. The calabash pulp was squeezed with muslin cloth, and vacuum filtered to clear s...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430339
Tuberculosis is an age-long disease that has proved challenging to eradicate. In 2019 about 10 million people fell ill of TB and it has caused 1.2 million deaths among HIV negative people and 208,000 deaths among HIV positive individuals [1]. The reduction in incidence rate betwe...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330337
The antimicrobial activity of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) and Curcuma longa (Turmeric) was evaluated using the agar well diffusion method. Different bacterial genera (Staphylococcus Epidermis and Bacillus Sp) which were isolated from the human skin were used as the test isolates...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330336
Land snails are ubiquitous creatures found on farms, forests and domesticated in homes. Bacteriological studies indicate that various potentially pathogenic bacteria inhabit different organs and tissues including the haemolymph of the African giant snail, the presence of pathogen...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330335
Background: Wood is naturally degraded by wood degrading microorganisms and modified and partly degraded residual of lignin goes into soil. It is an amorphous and complex aromatic compound. In the plant cells, lignin can be converted via phenylalanine and tyrosine by transaminati...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330334
Adebayo Sulaiman Nassar, Adeleye Solomon Bakarey, Abdulazeez Aderemi Abubakar, Michael Adeleke Oluwagbemiga, Shukurat Yetunde Alabi, Monsurat Bidemi Hamzat & Clement Oladayo Olawuyi·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Introduction: Artemisinin-based combination treatments (ACTs) such as Artemisinin and mefloquine are generally accepted as the best forms of therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria and usually exceed more than 90% effectiveness. However, the problem of resistance to the targ...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330333
Aim: In this study, the antibacterial effect of the n-hexane, methanol, and ethanol extracts of two traditional medicinal plants, Nigella sativa and Moringa oleifera was carried out to comparatively assess the antibacterial efficacy of these plants against some selected multi-dru...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330331
Alonge Ivo Ebule, Valentine Ngum Ndze, Ngouana Kammalac Thierry, Guenou Etienne, Chatchweng Kamtchweng Marie Felicite, Kinkela Nzuzi Nkouma Reolayth, Noah Noah Dominique, Minna Maki & Kari Syrjanen·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gastrointestinal diseases including atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated associations between H. pylori infection andextra gastrointestinal organ involvements including corona...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330332
Alonge Ivo Ebule, Valentine Ngum Ndze, Ngouana Kammalac Thierry, Nken Ester, Noah Noah Dominique, Minna Maki & Kari Syrjanen·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) together with chronic atrophic gastritis have also been associated to extragastric manifestations including neurological, dermatological, ocular, cardiovascular, metabolic, allergic diseases and hematologic disorders. Several studies...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i330330
The rapid spread of acquired metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) among major Gram-negative pathogens is an emerging threat and a matter of particular concern worldwide. Carbapenems are among the few useful antibiotics against gram negative bacteria particularly those with extended s...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i230329
There is much concern on spread of pathogenic enteric bacteria and there resistance to commercially available antibiotics. There is a need for development of a new reliable drug for the treatment of diseases caused by these bacteria. This study determines the antimicrobial capabi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i230327
Alonge Ivo Ebule, Valentine Ngum Ndze, Ngouana Kammalac Thierry, Guenou Etienne, Moche Mboudja Morel Ornella, Mboletieu Ateufo Aurelien, Noah Noah Dominique, Minna Maki & Kari Syrjanen·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an atrophic gastritis peptic and duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. Patients with chronic renal diseases usually have dyspeptic symptoms. Several investigations have demonstrated an association between H. pylori infec...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i230328
Background: IgG antibodies may serve as promising targets to detect and evaluate immune responses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Both IgA and IgM antibodies target the spike protein’s receptor binding domain and are rapidly decayed, while IgG antibodies remain relatively stable fo...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i230323
Alonge Ivo Ebule, Valentine Ngum Ndze, Ngouana Kammalac Thierry, Guenou Etienne, Ndja Heu Ines Vanella, Bouorewo Tchinda Naquine Nibeline, Noah Noah Dominique, Minna Maki & Kari Syrjanen·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a microaerophilic gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucosa and provokes inflammation and immune responses throughout life with liberation of diversecytotoxique substances dependent on host. Infection to H. pylori h...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i230324
Cédric Sima Obiang, Rick Léonid Ngoua Meye Misso, Elvis Otogo N’Nang, Joseph Privat Ondo, Guy Roger Ndong Atome, Louis Clément Obame Engonga & Edouard Nsi Emvo·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Two plants used in traditional medicine from Gabon were studied. The aim of this study was to study the biological properties and phytochemical analysis of Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms and Morinda lucida Benth. These extracts were subjected to antimicrobial (diffusion, dilution)...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i230325