The menace of diseases of bacterial origin arising from water sources can be best controlled by probing the factors influencing their prevalence within different localities. A study was carried out to evaluate the bacteriological and physicochemical status of well and borehole wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2026/v15i2442
Staphylococcus aureus is a prevalent pathogen in both hospital and community settings and is frequently implicated in wound infections. In light of its clinical significance, the research was carried out to determine the prevalence of mec-A positive Staphylococcus aureus and PVL...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2026/v9i1183
Smoked fish is a widely consumed food product in Port Harcourt Metropolis due to its affordability, nutritional value, and distinctive flavor but is often compromised by microbial contamination. This study evaluating the bacteriological safety of vended smoked fish in Port Harcou...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i21078
Several factors influence the quality of water for human consumption. Most of these factors are more of anthropogenic origin than nature and thus exercises an untold health effect on the end-users of such water body. Bacteriology and Physicochemical Analysis of Borehole Water in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i6323
Correctional centers have been reported to be associated with several conditions predisposing inmates to health challenges as a result of exposure to disease causing microbial population. This study therefore targeted the Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial susceptibilit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i5348
Public toilet facilities pose serious health threats to those accessing it, as they may be sources of infection to the users. Understanding the bacterial types and their virulence features such as biofilm production and resistance to antibiotics will aid in advancing control meas...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v13i4257
Slaughtering and processing of animal products at abattoirs generate different waste that may be transported into the nearby water bodies through runoff and other processes. Evaluating the soil characteristics within the abattoir will provide critical information regarding the so...
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Research Article10.9734/asrj/2022/v6i4114
Palm wine has been severally reported for its nutritional, medical, religious and social uses in Nigeria. The ever increasing importance of this product has resulted in an increased demand and consumption of the product. The aim of this study therefore, was to investigate the pat...
Floods are high volumes of water over areas that are normally dry land, and are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters. The aim of this work was to evaluate the impact of flooding on the bacteriological quality of a water body in a rural Niger Delta Community in Del...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v12i230268
The microbiome of the vagina is characterized by a community bacteria playing important roles in the overall health status of the female genital tract. This study was conducted to isolate and characterize bacteria from the female genital tract and as well evaluate the antibiotics...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v7i130173
Recreational water bodies are water bodies used for recreational activities such as swimming, surfing, water skiing, water diving and sailing. They include rivers, lakes, beaches, spas and swimming pools. This work was therefore aimed at determining the bacteriological profile of...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v9i330209
Aim: This was carried out to characterize Pseudomonas species isolated from the West African Mud Creeper (Tympanotonus fuscatus) molecularly and as well detect the possible presence of inducible AmpC gene that mediates resistance to cephalosporins and most penicillins. Sample: Ty...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i630252
A large proportion of human population spend significant part of their life in the outdoor environment due to activities relating to occupation and other lifestyle related events. This work was carried out fundamentally, to identify the bacterial community influencing the quality...
Candidiasis is increasingly affecting women in developing countries, due to several factors relating to environmental and physiological conditions of the individual. Knowledge of the factors influencing the epidemiology of Candida spp. will be useful in formulating public health...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2019/v3i430098
Exposure to enteric pathogens through direct contact with contaminated toilets surfaces and associated water is one of the major sources of disease transmission in public settings. The bacterial profile of toilet seats in students’ dormitories was investigated to determine the pa...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i430200
Aim: To identify the community composition of a crude oil impacted soil in Gbarain Kingdom of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Study Design: A crude oil-impacted soil sample (0-10 cm depth) was collected from Etelebuo-Ogboloma, flow station in Yenagoa L.G.A. of Bayelsa State and taken to...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/41605
Double Impact Model for Deciphering Substrate Uptake by Bacteria under Controlled Nutrient Release Conditions Aim: Bacterial growth kinetics under slow nutrient delivery conditions were studied and evaluated on a model basis in order to determine the impact of substrates on bacte...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/33091
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: Bacterial growth and petroleum hydrocarbon degradation kinetics was studied under controlled laboratory conditions, to determine and numerically simulate the fate of hydrocarbon pollutants. Study Design: A 35-day study was setup to investigate crude oil degradation and bacte...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25956
Aims: The study was carried out to determine the potentials of novel slow-release fertilizers (SRF) in the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-impacted soil, in order to determine their potentials in the bioremediation of petroleum-impacted sites and as well evaluate the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/25955
The production of waste has increased to such an extent that it generates hurdles in the daily lives of today, and as well serves as a medium for the transmission of disease causing microbial population. This study was aimed at assessing the Impact of Solid Waste Disposal on the...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i10390
Water serves as a vehicle for the transmission of various diseases to man and animals, and have been associated with both acute and chronic health syndromes. This study was carried out to determine the bacteriological quality of borehole water supply in the Hostels of Rivers Stat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i10438
Correctional centers (formerly referred to as prisons, in Nigeria) are facilities where offenders of the law are kept after been convicted of a crime. Many factors have in recent time contributed to an increasing rate of morbidity and mortality in these facilities, including over...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2023/v17i1320
MRSA is a major contributor to skin infections, bloodstream infections, toxic shock syndrome, and joint inflammation. Aspergillus flavus can result in a range of health issues these problems include allergic reactions, aspergilloma, both invasive and non-invasive. infections are...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2023/v16i4313
Water quality analysis is essential in assessing the suitability of different water sources used for various purposes, including industrial and domestic uses. This study was therefore aimed at determining the physicochemical and bacteriological quality of water samples from diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i630355
Water quality determination has become essential in characterising the nature of water used by humans for various purposes. This study was therefore carried out to assess the nitrate to phosphate ratio and other physical and chemical parameters influencing the quality of water us...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2021/v15i130217
Salmonella-related waterborne infections remain a major global health concern, especially due to wet seasons pollutants runoff, highlighting the need for regular monitoring of borehole water quality and safety. The study aimed at determining the seasonal dynamics of Salmonella co...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2025/v14i6421
Aflatoxins are potent mycotoxins produced by certain strains of Aspergillus, which pose significant threats to human and animal health due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. The study therefore targeted the antibiogram and molecular detection of aflatoxigenic gene fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i51425
Public health is seriously threatened by the emergence of antibiotic resistance, especially in food products. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Microbiological Quality and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacterial Isolates from locally and Industrially Processed N...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i5360
Antibiotics are natural or synthetic substances used to inhibit or kill susceptible microorganisms. Due to the increase rate of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, there is the need to venture in other methods involving the coalescence effect of antibiotics and other substances...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2024/v18i4357
Difficulty in the treatment and eradication of bacterial infections as a result of the development of resistance to antibiotics has in recent time remained a serious problem confronting public health. This study investigated the antibiogram of Staphylococcal isolates and molecula...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2023/v33i61386
Objectives: To isolate, identify and determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus among Female Patients attending Rivers State University Teaching Hospital in Port Harcourt using High Vaginal Swab samples. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on total of 103 fema...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2023/v13i1255
Antibiotic resistance has become a subject of global concern to health systems all over the world and the shedding of antibiotic resistant bacteria from humans and animals into the soil is a threat to public health. This research was carried out to molecularly characterize and as...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v13i130289
The contamination of vended food with microorganisms especially pathogenic microbes is a public health hazard that could result to gastroenteritis. The aim of this study was to identify by molecular techniques bacteria associated with vended suya meat in part of Port Harcourt. Fo...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v12i230266
Aims: Infections caused by rubella, though mild and self-limiting, can cause severe complications to newborn babies. It affects pregnant women mainly during their first trimester, invades the fetus leading to congenital rubella syndrome. This study was carried out to assess a pop...
Aim: Rubella virus screening in pregnancy has not been recommended during antenatal clinic days in Nigeria and most African countries. However, Rubella virus has been widely accepted as one of the viral aetiology of congenital transmission. Circulation of Rubella virus in the env...
The menace of opportunistic infections arising from food contamination can be tackled with knowledge of agents effective against the etiologic agents. A bacteriological examination was carried out on Tympanotonos fuscatus (West African Mud Creeper) sold at different markets in Po...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2019/v5i230126
The long history of use of coliforms as indicators of microbiological quality of water and food materials constitutes a veritable rationale for the ascertainment of the microbiological status of locally brewed, liquid herbal remedies, commercially hawked and widely consumed withi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i930386
An essential mandate of food and drug regulatory agencies is to ensure that products offered for public consumption are free from such level of microbial contamination as to endanger the health of consumers. A number of herbal remedies offered to the public were found not to be r...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2021/v10i330232