Aims: Microorganisms in milk and milk products are considered to pose certain hygienic risks for human health. The study aim was to assess the microbial load of cows’ milk from free-grazing cattle and local cheeses (wara) produced from milk. Study Design: Samples of milk and soft...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13469
Aims: Embryo sexing is one of the important ways for sex selection of offspring. This is a potential method to considerably improve animal breeding and the efficiency of dairy and meat production. A novel repeated sequence specific to male cattle has been identified and named S4....
Open access
Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/13828
Aims: To identify the Candida species that cause vulvovaginal candidiasis and determine their antifungal susceptibility patterns. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of Mbarara Regional Refe...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13804
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of sulphur-based amino acids with or without formic acid on performance and microbial load of broiler chickens in a 56-day feeding trial. One hundred and ninety-two one-day old unsexed Arbor Acre broilers were used. The birds wer...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13841
Prabhavati Edulamudi, Anthony Johnson Antony Masilamani, Venkata Ramana Sai Gopal Divi, Vishnuvardhan Zakkula & Veera Mallaiah Konada·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aim: To genetically characterize rhizobia collected from the root nodules of Horse gram plants grown in different soil samples by using the methods RAPD and RFLP. Place and Duration of Study: Root nodules were collected from the plants grown in soil samples collected from differe...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11457
Aim: To study the emergence of the community-acquire CTX-M beta-lactamase genes among the residents in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Study Design: To determine the prevalence rate of CTX-M beta-lactamase genes in enteric multi-resistant ESBL isolates found among the Abeokuta residents. Pla...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/5622
The performance of rice husk-based activated carbon prepared by carbonization and chemical activation with zinc chloride was tested with effluent from 7UP Bottling Company, Ngwo, Enugu State, Nigeria, using standard protocols. The result indicated a significant (P<0.05) increa...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/12318
Aims: The aim of the study is to isolate moulds from spoilt samples of three fermented cereal foods (ogi, eko, pap) and screen the mould for amylase production. Study Design: Primary screening for amylase production by the mould isolates was determined on starch agar. Isolates ha...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11190
Triboelectric charging of insulating materials has traditionally been considered a physics problem, but chemistry is playing a rapidly increasing role. Several important advances have been made since the last reviews. These developments, together with description of the role of c...
Aims: Growing incidences of the pathogens producing Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) has been observed in many countries including India. They are carbapenemases that are capable of hydrolysing carbapenems that are often considered as a last resort antibiotic, for infections caused by...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13762
The quantum hydrodynamic-like equations as a function of two real sets of variables (i.e., the 4x4 action matrix and the 4-dimensional wave function modulus vector) of the Dirac equation are derived in the present work. The paper shows that in the low velocity limit the equation...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/12534
Aim: To study prevalence of the different strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) circulating among sick poultry flocks, NDV detected from disease outbreaks in Nsukka-Nigeria were characterized into the three main NDV strains. Materials and Methods: NDV was detected from 63 case...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/7129
Aims: This study was designed to characterize verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC), important food-borne pathogens, in relation to virulence genes found in large plasmids harboured by disease-associated strains. Our aim was to detect these genes and possible combinations of them...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13905
Today the issue of food safety is global problem that gets main concern in setting public health policy. The eruption of diseases caused by food contamination occurs in places where sanitation and hygiene conditions are generally poor. Reliable identification of bacteria remains...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13792
In today’s ever-changing world, effective management of human resources is a necessity, but are accompanied with differing management philosophies and methods. This study addresses the growing body of psychological capital research, defined as a positive situation for personal de...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12574