Background: Soil fungi from diverse and understudied environments such as Akure, Nigeria, represent a promising yet underexplored source of novel antibiotic-producing microorganisms with potential applications against antimicrobial resistance. Aim: The emergence and spread of ant...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i51744
Bonaventure Babinne-Graobe, Bouba Gake, Martin Maidadi-Foudi, Laura Kangi-Achugho, Guiswe-Gnowe, Mohamadou Mansour & Albert Ngakou·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
The contamination of fresh vegetables with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is a threat to food safety, especially in regions with poor agricultural hygienic practices. To investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistant (AMR) Escherichia coli in selected farms around the B...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i11696
Plastic pollution has become a pressing environmental concern due to its widespread presence and persistence in terrestrial ecosystems. This study isolated and identified the microplastic-degrading bacteria from plastic-polluted soils in Osun State, Nigeria. Soil samples were col...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i41561
An experiment was conducted “to determine the influence of different level of NPK and Rhizobium on physico-chemical properties of soil, growth and yield attribute to black gram (Vigna mungo L. var. Shekhar-2) during Zaid season 2023-2024 at the Research farm Department of Soil Sc...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i51445
Context: The growing presence of environmental plastic has garnered escalating attention and worry in recent decades. While ease of production, durability, cost-effectiveness, and resistance to corrosion are valued attributes for consumer goods, they contribute to the persistent...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i81398
Fargesia nitida is a cold-resistant evergreen bamboo and is a pioneer plant in the secondary succession after the native trees were destroyed in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. However, little is known about the effects of this plant on soil conditions and about its microbiomes. Aim...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i11358
Proteases are one of the most industrially important enzymes, which account for about 60% of total enzyme market. Protease production by submerged fermentation in shake flasks using Bacillus sp. isolated from the soil was studied. Soil samples were collected from different locati...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i101350
In recent scenario, fluorosis is now going to be a severe problem throughout the globe due to toxic effects of fluoride (F) on both plants, animals and humans. Natural geological sources and increased industrialization have contributed greatly to the increasing incidence of F-ind...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i830220
In this area of agricultural transformation by the government of Nigeria, every opportunity in order to achieve food security should not be ignored. Most studies on soil characteristics had centered on the suitability of the soil for agricultural production and it is observed t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i430111
Aim: To isolate, characterise and identify detergent degrading bacteria from the detergent contaminated soil in Ondo State, Nigeria and also to compare and quantify enzyme production and biodegrading potentials of each of the bacterial isolate. ...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/43167
Aim: To isolate and identify fungal flora from the detergent contaminated soil in Ondo State, Nigeria and also to evaluate biodegrading potentials of the potent isolates by comparing and quantifying their enzyme activity. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/43218
The wide spread use of petroleum products leads to contamination of soil and aquatic environments, thereby posing a serious threat to all life forms including humans. Therefore, isolation of oil-degrading microorganisms and optimizing conditions for biodegradation process are imp...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34158
The present research aimed to isolate soil Bacillus spp. from Al-Ahsa Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and test their potential of antibiotics production. Out of 21 soil samples, 34 bacterial isolates were obtained and following identification tests, 26 bacterial isolates in an...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29126
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of inorganic nutrient sources in crude oil degradation. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at Environmental Microbiology Department, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, between January and June 2015. Methodology: Hydrocarbon pol...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26027
Aim: The bioavailability and toxicity of plastic contaminants to soil and soil bacteria was investigated to detect the presence of plastic contaminants in the soil and to evaluate the toxic effects of plastic contaminants to soil and soil bacteria. Methodology: Five plastic comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25128