Aims: To evaluate the antibiotic sensitivity profile of bacteria isolated from swimming pools in Akure, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, The Federal University of Technology, Akure Ondo state Nigeria between May and July, 2018. Methodology: Water...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i1130305
Clinical data of patients with wounds attending government hospitals in Ondo state, Nigeria was investigated. It was observed that most patients with wound that visited government hospitals in Ondo state were 45-54 years age group with percentage of 41.0%. The most gender that vi...
The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus genotypes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive women attending selected Government Hospitals in Ondo state, Nigeria. Questionnaires containing information about age, sex, parity, occupation...
This study was conducted to determine the antibacterial effect of crude and fractionated extracts of leaves of Vernonia amygdalina against multiple antibiotic resistant bacteria isolate from wounds. The bacteria isolates obtained are: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i130114
Plasmid profile of multidrug resistant Helicobacter pylori isolated from ulcer patients in Ondo State, Nigeria was investigated. It was observed that the H. pylori isolated from ulcer patients in the course of the research were resistance to certain antibiotics. Consequently on t...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v16i130115
Investigations were carried out to determine the antibiotic resistance patterns of Salmonella spp isolated from clinical and water samples in Akure metropolis. Isolation of Salmonella spp was carried out using standard procedures and isolates were identified by various biochemica...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/36277
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Microorganisms Isolated from the Intestine and Body Parts of the African Giant Land Snail (Achatina achatina) Sold in Akure, Nigeria Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of microorganisms isolated from the intestine of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40621
A. K. Onifade, F. O. Omoya, O. I. Afolami, P. O. Fabowale, O. Ladenika, O. Agunloye, D. O. Akinjayeju, A. B. Oloye, J. E. Olanrewaju, L Isunu, A Ogunsakin, T Adesanya, D Muhammed, A Akinsanmi, O Fadiji, I AdekanmbI, A Alo, M Adetule, T Abodunrin & H Adeleye·Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology·2017
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to comparatively investigate the soil and air mycoflora of selected densely populated locations within the Federal University of Akure (F.U.T.A) Campus. Isolation of fungi from soil and air was done for each sample point using p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJB2T/2017/38561
Molecular techniques were used for studying the epidemiology of Escherichia coli from five major towns in Ondo state, namely; Akure and Ondo, Owo, Okiutipupa and Ikare-Akoko. In total, 807 urine and faecal samples of apparently healthy primary school pupils were gathered between...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14535
Fermentation with microorganisms is the principal technology for manufacturing a vast array of food products and alcoholic beverages. The process is synonymous with the process involving microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds that transform carbohydrates into a vast spec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i4345
The carrier rate and production of β-lactamase Extended Spectrum by Bacillus cereus isolated from patients with wounds attending government hospitals in Ondo State was investigated. The bacteria isolated from the wounds were Bacillus cereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2025/v16i6460
Euphorbia heterophylla has been reported to possess enormous medicinal benefits hence there is a need for holistic research on its toxicological effects. Four different solvents (cold and hot water, chloroform and 80% methanol) were used to extract the aerial parts of Euphorbia h...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i330207
This study was conducted to determine the antibacterial effect of crude extracts of Annona muricata, comparing the leaf and stem bark extracts using the same extraction solvents. The bacteria isolates were obtained from the hospital. The isolates obtained are Staphylococcus aureu...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i530240
Nosocomial infection is a rising problem in developing countries. Microorganisms Isolated from three private and public hospital environmental surfaces in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State, Nigeria were investigated in this study. Bacterial and fungal organisms were isolated and compa...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v15i330104
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
A total of 200 clinical and water samples from Akure metropolis were subjected to bacteriological analysis, of which 37 isolates of lactose fermenting Salmonella were obtained; Antibiotic sensitivity tests were carried out on the lactose fermenting isolates of Salmonella spp obta...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/35475
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
Replication-competent oncolytic viruses (OVs) have been widely employed as vectors for cancer therapy because they possess the ability to selectively infect, replicate in and destroy tumor cells, while sparing their normal counterparts. Among OVs, the Rodent protoparvovirus 1 (Ro...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/36776
Salmonella spp are etiological agents of diarrhea and systemic infections in humans, most commonly as secondary contaminants of food originating from animals and the environment or irrigated by faecal wastes. Decades of indiscriminate use and abuse of antibiotics have resulted in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/35958
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of liver cancer-related death in humans; it can be a malignant or localized tumor of liver cells (hepatocytes) and development is by a multistep complex process called Hepatocarcinogenesis. Etiological agents of HCC inclu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35944
The antimicrobial activity of methanol, hot water and cold water extracts of the leaf of Emilia pratermissawas evaluated against organisms isolated from patients with otitis media using agar well diffusion method. The isolated bacteria were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/31241
Leaf blight and corm rot of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) caused by Phytophthora colocasiae Raciborski is the most disparaging disease of taro inducing severe losses in yield and quality of taro corms. Investigations were carried out in Umudike in 2016 and 2017 to determ...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2022/v9i230221