Resistance bacteria may be transferred to humans through the consumption of fishes and shellfishes. Hence, this study characterised E. coli isolates from fishes and shellfishes in Creek Road/Bonny Estuary, with the use of molecular techniques. Seventy two (72) fishes and shellfis...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630392
Background: The acceptance of traditional medicine as an alternative form of healthcare and the development of microbial resistance to the available antibiotics has led researchers to investigate the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts. Aim: This was to evaluate antibacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i330379
Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the antibacterial properties and efficacy of mango (Mangifera indica) leaf extracts on some clinical isolates as test rganisms. Study Design: The study employed statistic...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i430378
Aims: Flies are known to spread antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), especially from farms to cities; but they may also play a role in the intra-urban dispersion of ARB, in conjunction with poor sanitary conditions. Here, we characterized gram-negative ARB isolated from urban fli...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i630328
Aim: Pig farmers use antibiotics for therapeutic, metaphylaxis, prophylaxis and growth promotion in their farm animals. This work was aimed to determine the antibiogram of Escherichia coli isolated from pig faecal samples from pig farms in the three senatorial zones of Anambra St...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i530320
Pratima Thapa, Anita Sunar, Dipendra Lamichanne, Apeksha K. C., Arjan Dhungana, Rajan Paudel, Suresh Jaiswal & Bishnu Raj Tiwari·Microbiology Research Journal International·2020
Urinary tract infection means the presence and active multiplication of microorganisms within the urinary tract that affects any part of urinary tract. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on 601 urine sample to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of bacteri...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i1030276
Animals have been used in the evaluation of probiotic potentials of lactic acid bacteria for the development of functional food as only in-vitro tests may not be enough to ascertain the probiotic ability of an organism and its safety in a living host. The action of a probiotic Pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930240
Aims: Identification and grading of the Escherichia coli according to their biofilm production capability. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This was conducted in Department Microbiology at M.S. Ramaiah Medical college and Hospital, Bengaluru from...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i130187
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating the effect of Algo-Bio® use on Escherichia coli resistance strains isolated from piglets intestinal flora. Study Design: Bacteriological study. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of the National Reference Center for antibiotics at Institu...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i330164
Background: Cow urine has been widely used as therapeutic or additive agents in different parts of Nepal, mainly to treat infections, cuts, burns, etc. Cow urine has been considered as sacred and holy water and used in many rituals and worshipping purposes. Apart from therapeutic...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i230158
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major bacterial infection causing serious health problem in pregnant women. The physiological and anatomical changes in pregnancy facilitate urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is associated with...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i230128
Antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) and Infection Control Team (ICT) have recently been linked Infectious diseases (ID) physicians, and implemented in clinical settings in Japan. The microbiological effects of an AST and ICT, in addition to Diagnostic stewardship team (DST) supp...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i130121
The present study was carried out to determine the influence of dietary probiotic source feed (fungal-yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the ability of E. coli 0157:H7 to attach and efface healthy young broilers at different feeding periods (7, 10, 14, 21, and 28 days of age). T...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2018/v26i430074
Aims: Here, we analyse biofilm formation in relation to multiple drug resistance among nosocomial isolates of Escherichia coli. Study Design: Randomized study design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was a cross sectional study conducted at the Department of Microbiology, U...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45696
Victoire Gadou, Nathalie Kouadio Guessennd, Abalé A.Toty, Fernique Konan, Mohamed Baguy Ouattara, Mireille Dosso, Seydina M. Diène, Joseph Allico Djaman & Jean-Marc Rolain·Microbiology Research Journal International·2018
Aims: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the presence of rifampicin resistance arr-2 gene in certain enterobacteria of clinical origin from various biological products. Place and Duration of Study: National Reference Center for Antibiotics of Pasteur Institute of Côte d'Ivo...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/40552