Aims: The medicinal herb Argemone mexicana L. possess significant medicinal values and being used to treat various infections. The research on exploring endophytic fungal diversity of the A. mexicana and their pharmacological applications remains limited. This study aimed to inve...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111657
Aims: The goal of this work was to emulate the antifungal properties of some newly collected weeds against important phytopathogenic fungi: Pythium ultimum, Penicillium expansum and Fusarium solani. The mode of action through which the extracts could affect the target fungi was s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26629
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial and biochemical changes in fermenting urine, a practice used by farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa before its application as a soil fertility input. Methodology: Two 5-litre sterile plastic containers, with a closable ends were...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18323
Background: Tannery soils are very rich in keratinous materials such as fur, wool and hair that are by-products of the tanning industry where hides and skins are processed. A keratinase producing fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium was isolated from soils containing tannery...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16339
Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the cause of death associated with lung abscesses of dead dromedary camels. Materials and Methods: Lung biopsy was examined by culturing onto Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA) media supplemented with chloramphenicol. Colony develo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13925
Aims: To investigate fungal contamination in ethnographic objects from the Museu do Índio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), from a particular indian community named Urubu-Kaapor. Results were compared to the same investigation on objects from other indian tribes, to determine possible cr...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7174
Introduction: Citrinin is a mycotoxin originally isolated from Penicillium citrinum. It has been found to be produced by a variety of other fungi (Aspergillus niveus, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus terreus, Monascus ruber, Monascus purpureus and Penicilliu...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1269