Background: Since their discovery in 1928, antibiotics have revolutionized modern human medicine. A direct consequence of their widespread use and abuse is the concomitant development of sophisticated resistance mechanisms by microbes to most of these antibiotic agents. With a sh...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i530241
Onions (Allium cepa), a vegetable plant is consumed globally for its culinary and medicinal importance. Despite the various health benefits ascribed to onions, several rumours have been spread, especially on the online media as regards its ability to act as a sponge absorbing mic...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i530239
This study was conducted to determine the antibacterial effect of crude extracts of Annona muricata, comparing the leaf and stem bark extracts using the same extraction solvents. The bacteria isolates were obtained from the hospital. The isolates obtained are Staphylococcus aureu...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i530240
Background: Antibiotic resistance is increasingly an issue in both human health and veterinary medicine. It is important to regularly assess the resistance of strains which have high potential to transmit this resistance. Numerous researches have shown so far that coli forms are...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430242
G. O. Daramola, H. A. Edogun, O. Alex-Abioudun, Q. M. Umukoro, A. O. Ojerinde, O. D. Ajayi, A. Fatoki, A. H. Egbebi & O. O. Ogunfolakan·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2020
It was a major breakthrough for human medicine when Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system. But with the discovery of ABO and Rhesus systems, this major hindrance to safe blood transfusion- and by extension surgery- was effectively put behind humanity. Centuries after...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430238
Antimicrobial activities of the leaves and stem bark in aqueouse and ethanol extracts of Alchornea cordifolia were evaluated using tube dilution assay to determine the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) and Minimum Fungicidal Conce...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430237
Andrée Emmanuelle Sika, Yolande Aké-Assi, Therese Anoman, Ollo Kambire, Rose Koffi-Nevry & Koffi Marcellin Djè·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2020
Aims: The aim of this work was to study the effect of lactic acid on the growth of pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli (ETEC) isolated from tuna loins. Study Design: Bacteriological study. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Microbiology of the Central Laboratory of Foo...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430235
Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the sublethal (chronic) Ecotoxicological effects ofpetroleum refinery sludge pollution on the biota of the terrestrial environment using the effects on bacteria nitrogen transformation activity and growth rate of the soil fauna, Earthworm (A...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430234
Aim: To study the growth rate and antifungal activities of acetone extracts of Ocimum gratissimum (scent leaf) and Allium sativum (garlic) on cassava and banana peels formulated media. Study Design: Nine treatments and control designs were set up in triplicates and incubated at 2...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430233
Aim: To assess the antibacterial activity of crude honey obtained from Ishielu Local Government of Ebonyi State on pathogenic bacterial species (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus pyogenes) isolated from wounds. Study Design: An experimental study which in...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430236
Background: Citric acid production through fermentation is economical but meeting its increasing global demand has been challenging in recent times. Aim: This study aimed to screen Aspergillus and Candida sp. isolated from different sources with potentials of producing citric aci...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430232
Andry Maharo Andrianarivelo, Christian Emmanuel Mahavy, Blandine Andrianarisoa & Tsiry Rasamiravaka·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2020
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has the ability to resist almost all available antibiotics by rapidly accumulating multiple resistance mechanisms and thus lead to a therapeutic impasse and higher mortality in infected patients. The objective of this study was to assess the phenotypic vari...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i430231
Diplodia gummosis disease caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae is an economically important postharvest fruit decay that occurs on all types of citrus grown in Bangladesh. The present investigation was conducted to isolate and identify the pathogenic fungus responsible for postharv...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i330230
Introduction: Escherichia coli, an indicator of feacal contamination has been proven to be the cause of several disease outbreaks in countries and continents around the world. Aim: To determine the genotypic variants of Escherichia coli present in Oyun River and provide informati...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i330228
The hygiene status of most abattoirs and retail outlets in Nigeria is very poor, and it contributes to the unacceptable level of bacteria load in beef, and poses a health risk to consumers. This study examined the bacteriological analysis of beef production chain in Birnin Kebbi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i330229