Salma Elfaki Modathir Mohammed, Razan Abdulkader Fadul, Yosria Mohammed Elsiddig, Susan Ali Zroog, Salma Osman Noorelhuda Mohammed, Sara Abdalla Ali Elhag, Nadar Bashir Moalim, Babbiker Mohammed Taher Gorish & Abdelhakam H. Ali·South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology·2024
Objective: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the main causative agents of nosocomial infections that has posed a major threat to those with compromised immune systems beside health care workers (HCWs) which may act as carriers. This study was aimed to...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i6368
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the third most common type of infection in humans globally. Gram-positive bacteria are said to be responsible for ten percent of urinary tract (UTI) infections. The study's goal was to profile gram-positive cocci-associated UTIs and...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i6366
Background: Inadequate indoor air quality poses significant challenges in school environments, stemming from factors such as overcrowded classrooms, insufficient ventilation, and substandard construction and maintenance practices. Bacterial and fungal contaminants in indoor air p...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i6365
Geraldine Micah Nworie, Anthony Nathaniel Umo, Ekom Ndifreke Edem, Ifeoluwa Abraham Adeagbo, Olajide Joseph Akinjogunla, Geoffrey Ekonugwem Uzono, Nyakno Friday Jimmy, Adejumobi Olawale Abiodun, Rachel Sylvester Okon & Ene Omenyi Bawonda·South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology·2024
Background: Vegetables are essential part of people’s diet and are sometimes consumed raw and often without heat treatment or thorough washing, hence some studies suggested it serves as vehicle for the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms like Helicobacter pylori. The source...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i6364
This study isolated and identified microorganisms associated with pap and stored corn starch. This was done to help portray spoilage microorganisms associated with stored corn starch and pap. The study was achieved through laboratory analysis of pap sample and stored sample over...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i6363
Introduction: Fungi - associated respiratory Infections are serious health challenges that have become inextricably linked with handling of paper currencies in some countries of the world Dermici et al., [1]. Given the quantity of Old-worn-out and mutilated Naira notes in circula...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5362
The degree of a pathogen to cause infection is termed virulence. Anti-virulence substances are substances that could inhibit the expression of virulence by these pathogens thereby limiting the degree of diseases caused. The study aimed to evaluate the anti-virulence of Zingiber o...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5367
Piggery habitats are a substantial reservoir and are frequently asymptomatic carriers of the bacterium, Salmonella. Salmonella can be shed in faeces, urine allowing infection to spread to other pigs and the environment. Therefore, there is a need to determine the prevalence and s...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5361
Public health is seriously threatened by the emergence of antibiotic resistance, especially in food products. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Microbiological Quality and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacterial Isolates from locally and Industrially Processed N...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5360
This research investigated the prevalence of Salmonella species in meat, chicken, fish, prawn, and milk samples, and their resistance to antibiotics was examined. The study findings demonstrated varying levels of Salmonella contamination in different food types, including meat an...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5359
There is a wide range of diverse soil and aquatic microbes reside in different deltas of the world that mainly exhibit in various forms such as bacteria, fungi, parasites, archaeans, actinomycetes, virus etc. They contribute to the environment in various ways to maintain the bala...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5358
Antibiotics are natural or synthetic substances used to inhibit or kill susceptible microorganisms. Due to the increase rate of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, there is the need to venture in other methods involving the coalescence effect of antibiotics and other substances...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i4357
Aim: the aim of this work is to determine the Phenotypic and Genotypic Virulence Potentials of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Different Food Samples in Yola. Study Design: the study was a randomized study; the samples (sources of organisms) were collected at random from di...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i4356
Over the years, the water quality continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate, in fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) unsafe water are responsible for an estimated 485,000 deaths worldwide. Thus, this study aimed to determine the water quality of water sources...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i4355
The study assessed the effect of some brands of hair creams coded MBB and SDR on the flora density of the human scalp in parts of Port Harcourt. Twenty volunteered persons subjected their scalp aseptically; for swap collection before and after application of the coded hair creams...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i4354