Coulibaly Kalpy Julien, Yao Kouame Rene, Dagnogo Komissiri, Tiekoura Konan Bertin, Koffi Kouassi Eugène, Ajayi Abraham, Djaman Allico Joseph, Dosso Mireille & Yapi Houphouet Felix·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aims: The overall objective of this study was to study antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella in livestock sales sites in the Abidjan district. Place and Duration of Study: Researchers team from Institute Pasteur of Ivory Coast and their students collected samples of cattle f...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430176
Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU), the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), skin disease, is considered to be an environmental pathogen. The pathogenic virulence of MU is being linked to the expression of toxin called Mycolactone. The ketoreductase (KR) gene, is one of the synthesis g...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/35752
Background: Recent studies have shown that wastewater is contaminated by salmonella sp., pathogenic antibiotics-resisting bacteria. Using wastewater in periurban agriculture in Abidjan is likely to be the source of food-borne diseases such as salmonellosis. However, what we know...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7499
Introduction: Medicinal plant powders are widely used in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Côte d’Ivoire, as accessible alternatives to conventional medicine. However, their informal trade, often lacking sanitary regulation, promotes microbial contamination. This study aimed to i...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2025/v36i61308
Aims: The present study relates to the hygienic status of medicinal plants sold on markets of the district of Abidjan. This paper focused on Sarcocephalus latifolius used to treat various diseases such as Malaria. Place and Duration of Study: The ethnobotanical survey was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i830260
Aims: Salmonella infection remains a major public health concern worldwide, contributing the economic burden of both industrialized and developing countries through the costs associated with surveillance, prevention, and treatment of disease. This zoonosis has a harmful health an...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i730242
The study focuses on the application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) combined with MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry) for the identification of waterborne pathogenic bacteria in urban water networks. In this comprehen...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i111494
Diaby Aboubakar Sidik, Bagré Issa, Gbonon Valérie Carole, Yao Kouamé Eric, Coulibaly Kalpy Julien, Vakou N’dri Sabine, Dosso Mireille & Djaman Allico Joseph·South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology·2023
The microbiological quality of urban wastewater presents important environmental, health and political challenges. The lack of a water treatment system leads to a lack of knowledge about the variability of the microbiological quality of wastewater in the major cities of Côte d'Iv...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2023/v15i2281
Aims: The aim of this study is to produce information on the diversity and abundance of ectoparasites in bats in Côte d'Ivoire. Place and Duration of Study: It was carried out from December 22, 2020, to January 28, 2021, in the Abidjan district, within the forest relics of the Ab...
Tetty Aya Marie Pascale, Konan Fernique, Kady Ouattara, Yao Kouamé Eric, Vakou N’dri Sabine & Coulibaly Kalpy Julien·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2024
This descriptive study investigates the phenotypic variability of 50 Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonies isolated from wastewater, identified using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The contamination of wastewater by opportunistic pathogens like P. aeruginosa poses significant public heal...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2024/v24i11860
Tetty Aya Marie Pascale, Gnali Gbohounou Fabrice, Yao Djeha Rosine, Vakou N’dri Sabine, Yao Kouamé Eric & Coulibaly Kalpy Julien·Microbiology Research Journal International·2024
In Côte d'Ivoire, the sewer network is largely underdeveloped, resulting in the absence or incompleteness of sanitation infrastructure in many urban and rural areas. This lack of infrastructure leads to untreated wastewater being frequently discharged into rivers and other source...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i81473