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Bacteriological Evaluation of Indoor Air Quality in Some Selected Units at the University of Cape Coast Hospital in Ghana

Geoffrey Saah Botchway, Hubert Danquah Nyarko, Juliana Amoah & Emmanuel Birikorang · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2023

A hospital is an environment solely for diagnosing and treating patients. Contemporary research, however, reveals the possibility of users contracting diseases due to many factors, such as poor air quality. This research, therefore, delves into the critical indoor air quality ass...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11-121411

Persistent Microbial Contaminants in Hawked ‘OGI’ and Public Health Concerns in COVID-19 Era

O. A. Ajayi & O. M. Ogunleye · Asian Food Science Journal · 2022

Aim: The guarantee of quality and safety of foods and all the agents involved in the processes of the food chain in the covid times is of public health concern. This study aimed to evaluate the safety quality of street vended ‘Ogi’ from selected Street hawkers in Iwo, Nigeria in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i930452

Polyethylene Biodegradation Potentials of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Micrococcus sp. Isolated from Waste Dumps and Farmlands in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

Vincent Chigor, Chidiebele Nwankwo, Uchenna Ogbodo & Joseph Ugwu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Background: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) are plastic materials extensively used in packaging, constituting recalcitrant environmental pollutants that defy natural degradation processes. Aim: This study isolated bacteria from a Nigerian environment and assessed their potential...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i430208

Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water in Zamfara North Senatorial District, Nigeria

A. Y. Fardami, B. Mamuda & I. A. Kangiwa · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Provision of portable drinking water is of public health concern especially in developing countries where this is unavailable. Microbes are ubiquitous and are known to contaminate materials including food and water. Microbial contamination cannot be detected by sight, smell or ta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i530110

Bacterial and Fungal Contaminants in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cultures at National Tuberculosis Referral Laboratory-Kampala

Tushabe John Vianney, Katuura Esther & Iramiot J. Stanley · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2017

Aim: This study was aimed at identification of fungal and bacterial contaminants in Tuberculosis cultures at the Uganda National Reference Laboratory (NTRL). Methods: The cultures were previously grown on Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium in bottle slants. The method used involved co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/32801

Impact of Climate Change on Physical and Biogeochemical Processes in the Hydrologic Cycle: Challenges and Perspectives

Wei Zhang & Ni-Bin Chang · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2013

This special issue “Impact of climate change on physical and biogeochemical processes in the hydrologic cycle” presents a collection of articles on interactions of climatic drivers and hydro-biogeochemical responses as well as the role of biogeochemical processes in controls and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2013/6715