Aim: To assess the microbial quality and safety or otherwise of ‘nono’ sold to the public for consumption. Study Design: A cross sectional study design was employed for the study. Place and Duration of Study: Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State is the study area. The study...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i229245
Plackett-Burman is beneficial design not only in determining the significant variables of bioremediation, but also in optimization of these variables. In this study, Plackett-Burman (PB) experimental model had been applied to assess the significant of some nutritional and environ...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i129242
Aim: The potency of trona against fungi associated with dermatophytes isolated from children in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) local farming community was investigated. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry an...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i129241
Butanol as fuel component has some advantages compared to ethanol. The Study was aimed at isolation of different types of Clostridium species from the soil and screening for their ability to produce bio-butanol. Soil samples were collected from three different areas in keffi. Clo...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i129237
Datura stramonium, known by the common name Jimson weed, belongs to nightshade family; its origin can be traced back to Mexico, it has also been grown in other regions including Nigeria. This plant possesses antimicrobial agents which aid in its efficacy for treatment of ailments...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i1830
The emergence of antibiotic resistance bacteria, necessitated the discovery and development of alternative therapy to bacterial infections. This work assessed the inhibitory property of ethanolic leaf extract of Eucalyptus citriodora against clinical isolate and E. coli ATCC 3521...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i129234
Aim: The study aimed at employing the Microtox test procedure in the current biological monitoring protocol as a reliable, rapid and ecologically relevant bioassay tool for toxicity assessment in environmental compliance monitoring of produced water discharges. Study Design: Inhi...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i4826
This study was designed to investigate the presence of Pfcrt drug- resistance alleles (CQ resistant biomarker) and attempted to analyse the outcome in some states of northern Nigeria. A total of four hundred and thirteen (413) Plasmodium falciparum positive blood samples were col...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i4822
Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal infection of hair and keratinized layers of the epidermis and is caused by keratinophilic and keratinolytic genera such as Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton. It is an endemic infection in many countries throughout the world affec...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i4820
Aims: Production of gellan gum by Sphingomoas paucimobilis from whey was optimized by different fermentation techniques. Study Design: Study the growth behavior of Sphingomoas paucimobilis was cultivated on 40% sweet whey medium in the bioreactor as a batch, fed batch and continu...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i4815
The haphazard use of the chemical fertilizers and pesticides has detrimental effects on soil health, human health, groundwater quality and environment. This will cause more dangerous consequences for future productivity. Present status of all food grain production is in enough qu...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i4813
Presence of microorganisms and relatively high mineral contents mainly heavy metals in waste generated from restaurants and released into the environment may indicate a negative outcome of a microbial metabolic process with serious economic and health implications. Therefore it i...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3810
Clostridium species have been reported as one of the most common groups of bacteria that produce biobutanol. The Study was aimed at isolation of Clostridium species from the soil environment in Keffi Metropolis and screening for their ability to produce biobutanol. Ten different...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3805
Hydrocarbonoclastic microorganisms elaborate a number of hydrocarbons utilising genes that enable them to use crude oil hydrocarbons as carbon sources. These genes could either be located on the plasmid or chromosome. The primary aim of this study was, therefore, to isolate hydro...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3786
Aims: The aims of this study were to screen for potential broad-spectrum antimicrobial-producing actinomycetes from the tropical rain forest of Oyo State, Nigeria, to assess the effects of cultural conditions on antimicrobial metabolites, characterize the metabolites and determin...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3785