E.I. DURU, J. Okpalla, M.C. NWANKWO, C.C. UBAJEKWE, V.E. IKE, E.C.S OKOYE, C. E. ONWUEKWE, N.M. MADUKWUWENWE, I.C. NDU-OSUOJI & C.C. CHUKWUMA·Microbiology Research Journal International·2025
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are the most important bacteria in desirable food fermentations, being responsible for the fermentation of sourdough bread, fermented foods and beverages, all fermented milks and fermented vegetables. They play essential roles in the production of all d...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121684
Aims: Dahi, or curd, is a common fermented milk product in West Bengal and throughout India. In the unorganised business, the "back-slopping" approach is still used to produce it using an unidentified range of strain starters, which could result in batch variation that affects sa...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i51577
In recent years, fungal endophytes are being studied extensively for their crucial role in plants growth promotion as well as their role in antagonistic activity against many plant pathogens. In the present investigation, focus was made to study fungal endophytes, to isolate and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i31552
Amongst the many landraces of chilli that are cultivated in the North east region of India, the Naga king chilli (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) is one of the best known worldwide and is widely grown in the state of Nagaland.27 rhizospheric bacteria of Naga king chilli was isolated fo...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i11536
Background: Despite control measures to curtailed salmonella fruit contamination over the years, pathogenic disease outbreaks caused by the ingestion of Salmonella contaminated fresh-cut-fruits pose a significant problem to human health by the consumption of fresh and minimally p...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11362
Aims: The study aimed to isolate and characterize 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae from fruits to establish distinctive bread making technology using wild-type yeasts in the future. Study Design: The research was conducted experimentally. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v12i330085
Aims: This study was designed to investigate the plasmid bearing multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria from different aquatic sources. Place and Duration of Study: This research work was carried out in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state, Nigeria between January and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i430103
Fresh fruit products eaten raw and minimally processed are important component of a daily diet. The study intends to isolate and characterized bacterial isolates cultured from selected fresh fruit samples in Esa-Oke Metropolis. Streak plate method was employed to isolate the bact...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/45753
This study was carried out to identify microorganisms associated with deterioration of books from three (3) libraries in Makurdi Benue state. Thirty-four (34) swabs collected from spoilt books from Francis Idachaba Library, College of Science and Veterinary Medicine Libraries, al...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42630
Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of fungal organisms causing postharvest spoilage of tomato fruits during storage was carried out. Tomato fruits showing symptoms of rot were collected from the store house. Small sizes were cut and surface sterilized in 1% of Sodium hyd...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41804
Surfactants are synthetic chemicals which are utilized as crude material in cleanser production. Sodium dodecyl sulfate, (SDS) is an anionic surfactant that broadly utilized everywhere throughout the world. Which represent severe hazards effects on the ambient environment. Bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41436
This study detected and enumerated moulds associated with seeds and cereal grains under different packaging systems displayed for sale at two different purchasing sites; open market and supermarket. Two popular open markets and supermarkets were used for the investigation. The mo...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/21883
Aim: The aim of this research study was to isolate and serologically characterize Haemophilus influenzaeserotypes with view to determine antibiotic susceptibility profile of the isolated bacterium and compare the effectiveness of the antibiotics used on the capsulated and unencap...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26779
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the lactic acid bacteria composition of type II sourdough produced in Nigerian from different brands of wheat flour. Study Design: Sourdoughs were produced by spontaneous fermentation at 31°C and 40°C for five days from three popular bra...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/16631