S. I. Awala

Evaluation of Antimicrobial Potency and Phytochemical Screening of Persea americana Leaf Extracts against Selected Bacterial and Fungal Isolates of Clinical Importance

O. E. Ajayi, S. I. Awala, O. T. Olalekan & O. A. Alabi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2017

Aim: The quest for novel bioactive from natural sources informed the evaluation of the antimicrobial alongside the phytochemical composition of leaf extracts of Persea americana obtained from Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Study Design: This study assessed the prospective antimicrob...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/24508

Anticandidal Effect of Extracts of Wild Polypore, Trametes elegans, on Candida Species Isolated from Pregnant Women in Selected Hospitals in Southwest Nigeria

A. T. Adeyelu, V. O. Oyetayo, T. A. Onile & S. I. Awala · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2017

Aim: Considering the significance of candidiasis among pregnant women, the study was designed to investigate the anticandidal effect of extracts of Trametes elegans (Spreng: Fr.) Fr. (fam.: Polyporaceae) against Candida species isolated from pregnant women and to screen for the p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/32914