Abdullah Ansari

Mineral Profiling and Antimicrobial Effects of the West Indian Cherry (Malpighia emarginata DC.) Fruit Extracts Against Selected Pathogenic Bacteria

Shaquana October, Abdullah Ansari, Sirpaul Jaikishun & Ramwant Gupta · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2024

Bioactive compounds are found throughout the cherry fruit and these compounds give the fruits their antimicrobial properties. The objective of this study was to determine the mineral profile of M. emarginata for four maturity stages. The mineral potassium (K), phosphorus (P), and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i1787

Effect of Earthworm (Perionyx excavatus) Powder on Selected Bacteria and Fungi

Govindra P. Punu, Abdullah Ansari, Sirpaul Jaikishun & Diana Seecharran · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2015

Aims: Investigations were carried out at University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus during the year 2014-15 and focused on the chemical composition of earthworm (Perionyx excavatus) powder and its effect on microbes. Study Design and Methodology: Dried earthworm powder was prepared fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2016/22572

Taxonomy of Earthworm Species Collected from East Coast of Guyana

Sirpaul Jaikishun, Abdullah Ansari, Govindra P. Punu & Diana Seecharran · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2015

Earthworms contribute significantly towards the proper functioning of our ecosystem and are environmentally and economically beneficial to the well-being of other organisms. These soil dwelling organisms serve to enhance vegetation growth in an eco-friendly manner among other ben...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/22573