Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial potential of the male flowers of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm tree) against five Gram-positive and five Gram-negative bacteria. Methods: Male flowers were collected and extracted by maceration using 80% methanol...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i230081
Aims: The objective of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of ginger extracts against some pathogenic bacteria responsible for Urinary tract infection. Study Design: A total of 35 samples were collected from patients wit...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i230080
Aim: This study aimed at evaluating the microbial quality and proximate composition of pita samples from Akure metropolis. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology and Industrial Chemistry laboratories of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State, Nigeria, b...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i130079
Solanum tubersum is the fourth most challenging plant in Egypt, affected by several fungi, viral and bacterial diseases. Bacterial and fungal isolates (Brown rot disease (Ralstonia solaniserum), soft root disease (Pectobacterium carotovora) and dry rot disease (Fusarium oxisporum...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i130077
Aim: To determine microbiological quality of fresh water in Isiokpo community. Study Design: This study employs standard scientific methods, statistical analysis and interpretation. Place and duration of the Study: Fresh water samples were collected from Isiokpo community in Ikwe...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i130078
Fifty-eight fungal isolates were isolated from salt soil, whey and salt fish on medium supplemented with 0.5% NaCl. Out of 58 isolates, 49 were capable to grow on medium supplemented with 1 % NaCl. These halo-tolerant isolates were tested to produce plant growth regulators (PGR)...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i130076
A study on the antibacterial activities of Bryophylum pinnatum against multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens was carried out in this research. Air-dried and powered Bryophylum pinnatum leaves was extracted using ethanol and aqueous solvents. Five bacteria strains including Stap...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v3i130075
This study was carried out to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacterial pathogens isolated from human hair in barbing salon. Hair samples were collected from ten different barbing saloons in Benin City and immediately transported to the laboratory for microbi...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i430074
Poor nutritional status show physical, mental and health wise consequences such as diarrhoea, stunting, wasting and underweight and often times lead to death, depending on their severity. This study evaluated the nutritional status of diarrhoeic children under five years in Kadun...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i430073
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of abattoir effluent on microbiological quality of the receiving Tagangu River and the susceptibility of the isolates to commonly-used antibiotics. The most probable number (MPN) as well as the Kirby-Bauer method of antibiotic susceptibilit...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i430072
Aims: To compare the antimicrobial potential of branded and unbranded disinfectants on clinical bacterial isolates. Study Design: The agar-well diffusion and micro broth dilution were adopted for the study. Ten disinfectants of which five were branded (industrial prepared) and fi...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i430071
Aims: Currently there is a high demand on novel anti-microbial agents derived from natural sources due to low cost and less adverse effects. The present study was designed to screen the anti-microbial activity of different extracts of Oldenlandia auricularia against common pathog...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i429898
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the ability of Aspergillus niger to break down theobromine in cocoa by-products, for its possible use in animal feeds. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biological Sciences, Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria between...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i329265
Hepatitis B is a life threatening infectious liver disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV among food vendors in Wurukum, a highly commercial section of metropolitan Makurdi in Benue State. The test was carried out w...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i329262
Typha australis (Typha grass) obtained from Kware Lake was used in this research to produce bioethanol. Different pretreatment methods including dilute acid (0.2M H2SO4), dilute alkaline (0.2M NaOH) and liquid hot water pretreatments were used to pretreat the Typha grass sample b...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i329261