Aims: To investigate and compare the antibacterial activity of sorghum “ogi” slurry, liquor and that of conventional antibiotics against diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli. Place and Duration of Study: This research work was carried out at the Department of Microbiology Laboratory,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/44011
In this study, the biosafety of the consumption of coconut water and oil was investigated. This was carried out by assessing their effects on the types and population of bacterial flora in the ileum of Apparently Healthy Wistar (AHW) rats. Both the in vitro and in vivo assays wer...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i730268
In this study, the effects of the consumption of Cocos nucifera L. water and oil on the haematological parameters of apparently healthy wistar albino rats were investigated using standard methods. The albino rats (n= 100) were divided into 8 groups (A-H) of 12 rats each while the...
This study was designed to determine the antibiogram of bacteria isolated from post - operative wound samples of mothers who underwent caesarean section at the Mother and Child Hospital, Akure. The collected samples were subjected to microbiological analysis and bacterial isolate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2017/37685
Staphylococcins are bacteriocins produced by Staphylococcus aureus and it has been proven that they have antibacterial potential. The purpose of this study was to compare the staphylococcin producing potential of S. aureus isolated from different environments and the antibacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/31477
Diarrhoea continues to be the scourge of children across the world. Despite efforts by the World Health Organisation and other agencies, much still remains to be done in combating diarrhoeal diseases in the developing world, including Nigeria. This study was conducted to determin...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/30849
In this study, the types of bacteria associated with diarrhoeal cases among children in Akure, Nigeria and their antibiogram profile were investigated using standard techniques. The bacterial species isolated are; Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pnuemoniae, S...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/31469
This research aims to investigate the antioxidant property and oral glucose tolerance of stem extract of Andrographis paniculata using standard methods. The antioxidant activity of the extracts were assessed using total phenol, total flavonoid, ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzot...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i1030389
The aim of this research is to investigate the antibacterial and phytochemical properties of stem extract of Andrographis paniculata (Nees). The phytochemical and antibacterial activities of the stem of Andrographis paniculata were determined using standard methods. The phytochem...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i230188
Background and Objective: Newcastle disease (ND) is a viral disease of economic importance in poultry industry worldwide. This study was conducted to investigate the antiviral potential of n-hexane leaf extract from Phyllanthus amarus (P. amarus). Methodology: A hundred and twent...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2019/v2i430053
Newcastle disease (ND) is a severe and fatal disease of poultry caused by Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV). The disease is of economic and public health importance and has been a threat to the growth of poultry industry. A hundred and twenty day-old broiler chickens were procured fr...