Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health challenge, particularly the emergence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase -producing Escherichia coli, which compromises the efficacy of beta-lactam antibiotics. The increased in acquisition of resistant genes by this o...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i10469
Chinedu Nweke Idakari, Ikechukwu Francis Agwu, Patrick Chinazam Nwosu, Uche-Omovoh Ifeoma Cecilia, Ogochukwu Chioma, Chidiebere Brown Ene, Winifred Chinwendu Akpa, Uchenna Samuel Okparaoka, Chinedum Christabel Amagwu, Christian Obasi Akpa, Emelobe Godwin Macueley, Ogechukwu Rejoice Idakari & Ezekwesili MaryJane Ngozi·South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology·2025
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a significant global public health challenge, with a particularly high burden in Africa, especially Nigeria. Secondary school adolescents constitute a high-risk group for HBV infection, primarily because they often lack adequate vaccinati...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i10468
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the sero-prevalence of HBV and HCV among patients attending general outpatient clinics in Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) Aba. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Conducted at Abia State University...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i10467
Malaria occurrence and its severity have been related to many host factors including ABO blood groups. Timely transfusion of blood products is crucial, particularly in critical medical situations. This study explores the relationship between Plasmodium infection and ABO blood gro...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i10466
Aim: Assess the nutritional and microbiological quality of local dairy products marketed in the Kozah municipalities. Study Design: This research focused on evaluating the nutritional and microbiological quality of dairy products from Kozah municipalities. Aleatory sampling was u...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i10465
Aim: This study is aimed at characterizing antibiotic-resistant Salmonella species from Municipal wastewater in Jos, Plateau State. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used in this research. Place and Duration of Study: One hundred and fifty (150) wastewater sam...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i9464
Yakubu S, Ngwai Y. B, Nkene I. H, Abdulmumin R. I, Galleh, R. P, Igbawua I. N, Bolarinwa O. F, Danjuma, J, Tama, S. C, Fagbola O. F, Imokhe G. A & Okpalaeke N. B·South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology·2025
Aims: This study investigates the molecular detection of of PVL and mecA gene in cefoxitin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from Emergency Units of selected Hospitals in Abuja Municipal Area, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: D...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i9463
This study was designed to isolate bacterial pathogens from meat pie and determine the antimicrobial activities of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts on the isolates. Different meat pie samples were purchased from different locations in Aba while the Moringa oleifera leaf was gotten...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i9462
Sustainable management of perennial orchard soils is critically dependent on strategies that enhance soil fungal diversity and ecosystem services, given their central role in nutrient cycling, soil health, and long-term agricultural productivity. This study evaluated the interact...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i9461
Aims: To investigate the production, extraction, and characterization of bioactive metabolites from Trichoderma viride, to evaluate their antimicrobial and anticancer potential. This study aims to validate the applicability of Trichoderma viride metabolites as therapeutic and agr...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i9460
Aims: This study aimed to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Lactobacillus gasseri and to evaluate their antimicrobial, anti-biofilm, and cytotoxic properties after formulation into a Carbopol-based nanoemulsion. Study Design: This was an experimental laboratory-based...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i8459
Agricultural waste is recorded to be approximately 625 million tons in India annually including sugarcane bagasse, ground nut cake, rice bran, rice straw, wheat bran, cotton leaf scraps, fruits and vegetable wastes, etc. The management of these wastes effectively and economicall...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i8458
The bio-product and its application have series of setback due to selection and maintenance of strains in Nigeria today. In this study, isolation, identification and screening of lipase producing fungi from palm oil mill effluent (POME) impacted soil was carried out. The Emohua a...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i8457
Background: Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) is located in Haroa area of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India in the ancient port city of Chandraketugarh, representing the Gangaridai of Greaco-Roman accounts. Originally a Buddhist Stupa, which was afterwards converted into a Masjid, comm...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i8456
Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common yeast mucosal infection mostly caused by fungi belonging to the Genus “Candida”. Women in their reproductive years commonly experience at least 1-2 episodes of this infection due to repeated exposure to risk factors such as tight-f...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2025/v19i8455