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Preliminary Phytochemical Screening and Physiochemical Studies of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Ocimum tenuiflorum

Mogili Komali, Siddhartha Lolla, PILLALAMARRI MADHAVI, Kallam Veena Maheshwar Reddy, Outkur Bhagya Sri, Maddati Prasanna, Borgau sai Vaishali & Nagula Ranjith · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

This study examines the anti-inflammatory activities of bark from Eucalyptus camaldulensis and leaves from Ocimum tenuiflorum. Phytochemical extraction was done using methanol and water, followed by extraction, and thorough phytochemical screening. The analysis confirmed the pres...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i71268

Knowledge and Perception of HealthCare Workers on Antibiotic Resistance and Predictors of Antibiotic Prescription in Benue State, Nigeria

Ambrose Nnaemeka Nwagbo, Taofik Ademola Oloyede, Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe, Emmanuel Edache Anyebe, Nasiru Sani, Daniel Aondona David, Akwaras Nndunno Asheku, Ifeoma Nancy Nzelu, Abubakar Ojone Woziri & Ruth Nabe Bello · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Aim: The present study was aimed to assess the knowledge gaps in healthcare professionals on antibiotic resistance and determine the predictors of antibiotic prescription in Benue State, Nigeria Study Design:  Using a facility-based cross-sectional study, Place and Duration of th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i21171

Impact of Emerging Pathogens in Crop Production

Sourav Oraon, Rajkumari Padamini, Yumkhaibam Sonia Shahni, Nikita Das, Debolina Sinha, Sujatha G S, Oinam Bobochand Singh & Rajshree Karanwal · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2024

Emerging pathogens are not a new concern in agriculture but have gained more attention due to their increasing frequency and severity. A well-known example is the potato late blight, which was brought on by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and is infamous for causing the Irish...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i71460

Prevalence of Common Microbiological Pathogen Contamination in Processed Milk and Milk Products in Nairobi County, Kenya

Adhiambo Lilian, Lucy G. Njue & George O. Abong · Asian Food Science Journal · 2023

Milk has an outstanding nutritional quality but it is also an excellent medium for bacterial growth and an important source of bacterial infection when consumed without pasteurization. This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of Total Viable Count (TVC), Escherichia coli,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i12688

Bushmeat Consumption in Africa: A Microbiological Safety Challenge?

Gwladys Gloria Amen Ahouanse, Abdulsudi Issa-Zacharia & Nuria Majaliwa · Asian Food Science Journal · 2023

Objective: This review analyzed the microbiological safety of bushmeat consumed in Africa over the past decades. Methodology: Previous Studies mainly focused on large animals like antelopes and smaller ones like grasscutter. Most microbes studied were similar to those in domestic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i9667

Microbial Quality of Frozen Chicken Parts from three Import Countries into the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

Denis Dekugmen Yar, William Kwajo Jimah Kwenin, Winfred Kwame Zanu, Gadafi Iddrisu Balali, Enos Kwame Adepa & Gyapong Francis · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

There is an upsurge in the consumption of chicken meat leading to a high influx of imported frozen chicken parts into the Ghanaian markets with little information on their microbial qualities. This study examined the microbial quality of imported frozen chicken parts from three m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i630326

Pathogenic and Spoilage Causing Microorganisms Associated with Traditional Seafood Product Jaadi Manufactured in Southern and Western Coastal Belt of Sri Lanka

Divisekera Mudiyanselage Wasundara Devanmini Divisekera, Samantha Sanath Kumara Madage, Thalawaththe Muhandiramlage Dilini Ayesha Jayawardana, Warnakulasuriyawadumesthrige Uditha Darshana Medis, Ramasinghe Kurunegala Pathiranage Nadeesha Indunil & Jaanaki Gooneratne · Asian Food Science Journal · 2021

Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate on microbial related food safety issues and microorganisms associated with the production of Sri Lankan traditional seafood Jaadi. Place and Duration of Study: Food Technology Section, Industrial Technology Institute, Colombo,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2021/v20i1030356

The Rise of Fungi: Evidence on the Global Scale. Old Known Silences or Mysterious Threats to the Planet

Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, Gisela Lara da Costa, Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas, Diana Costa Nascimento, Debora Moreira, Ronaldo Sousa Pereira, Regina Teixeira Barbieri Ramos, Mário Mendes Bonci, Margareth Léa da Silva Maia, Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra, Marcos Ereno Auler, Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem & Claudete Rodrigues Paula · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Introduction: Fungi are organisms that present themselves in multicellular macroscopic and unicellular microscopic forms. They are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, reproduce asexually/sexually, cosmopolitan, achlorophyllates and are present in various climatic conditions and found in a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i1030272

Epidemiology of Bacterial Contamination of Inert Hospital Surfaces and Equipment in Critical and Non-critical Care Units: A Brazilian Study

Dayane Otero Rodrigues, Laís da Paixao Peixoto, Erica Tatiane Mourao Barros, Julianne Rodrigues Guimaraes, Bruna Clemente Gontijo, Jaisa Leite Almeida, Lucas Guimaraes de Azevedo, Julia Cristina Oliveira e Lima & Deyse Silva Camara · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Aims: The hospital environment is an important reservoir of microorganisms, including multidrug-resistant pathogens, which can cause in-patient contamination and healthcare-related infections.  The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of bacterial contaminatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i730237

Molecular Identification of Virulence Genes of Escherichia coli Isolated from Cow Milk and Its Products in Abuja, Nigeria

E. C. Okechukwu, E. U. Amuta, G. M. Gberikon, N. Chima, B. Yakubu, J. C. Igwe & M. Njoku · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli have been identified as an emerging foodborne pathogen which portends serious risk to human health. Cow milk and its products are potential sources of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. A relatively small number from the family of shiga...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i630226

Diversity and Antibiotics Susceptibility of Bacterial Species on Hand Surfaces in Public Buses Plying Kenyatta National Hospital Route 7c in Nairobi

Samson Chebon & Jackline Chelangat Sonoiya · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Aims: To determine the pathogenic and the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates on hand surfaces in public buses in Nairobi. Study Design: A random sampling technique was utilized and targeted public buses plying Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) and K...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v27i230096

Prevalence and Control of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) Nosocomial Pathogens Isolated from Hospital Wards (Surgical, Medical, Paediatric and Labor Unit)

Aqsa Jamil, Nain Taara Bukhari, Yasmeen Lashari, Urooj Rajput, Tasmia Anis, Anum Muneer, Atiya Hussain, Arif Jamil Khan, Hamid Hussain Khan & Shahana Urooj Kazmi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Introduction: Nosocomial infection have increased and gained attention because of high isolation rates of multi drug resistant (MDR) organism in admitted and out patients in hospitals with complicated infectious ailments. The spread of multi drug resistant organisms among critica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/45312

Antibacterial and Phytochemical Activity of Gliricidia sepium against Poultry Pathogens

Oladunmoye Muftau Kolawole, Ayantola Kehinde Joseph & Ogunleye Adefemi George · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

Aim: To examine antibacterial and phytochemical activity of Gliricidia sepium in the treatment of poultry pathogens. Place and Duration of Study: the work was carried out in the Department of Microbiology Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, between January 2013 to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/24104

Incidence of Enterobacteriaceae in Retail Meat Samples and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility

Shreyasi Dubey, Pinki Saini, Divyanshi Singh & Priyanka Singh · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

The study aims at accounting the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae in retail meat samples. Eighty samples were collected from four different locations of Allahabad region. Isolation was done using selective plating according to ISO Standard; I...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/40767

Staphylococcus aureus Profile of Some Selected Processed Foods

A. Lennox, Josiah, B. J. O. Efiuvwevwere, John, Godwin Egbe, Peters, Henry & Asanye, Melinda · Asian Food Science Journal · 2018

Processed foods are supposed to be free of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms but this is not always true. This study is, therefore, designed to determine the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in some locally processed foods. One hundred and sixty samples of sixteen different...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39579