Bath towels have the ability to retain microbes, moist and warm environment offers microbes a favorable place to grow and survive. These microbes can be transmitted through direct contact with our hands and other inanimate objects within the environment. This study aimed at exami...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i830374
This study assessed the microbial and physicochemical properties of fermented maize flour (Ogi) and Pentaclethra macrophylla seeds (Ugba). The microbial analyses were done based on microbiological standards. The samples were monitored at points of preparation from 0 to 96 hours o...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i830373
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are all blood borne pathogens that are still global health challenges and were known to be endemic in Nigeria. Little work had been done on Hepatitis-B and C co-infection among HIV positive p...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i830371
Aim: The study was conducted to determine the gastrointestinal parasites among slaughtered Chicken at Yam Zone Market, Creek Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: Gastrointestinal tracts of slaughtered chicken were collected weekly from a vendor. Each part of...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i830372
Siméon Pierre Chegaing Fodouop, Beatrice Gingir, Steve Francky Sohanang Nodem, Fadimatou Mouni Yaou, Tepongning Nzangue Roselyne, Binjamen Tangue Talom & Gatsing Donatien·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Water related disease is defined as any significant or widespread adverse effects on human health, such as death, disability, illness or disorders, caused directly or indirectly by the condition, or changes in the quantity or quality of any water. This crossectional and analytica...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i730370
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of vancomycin resistance among Enterococcal species isolated from clinical specimens of patients attending two hospitals in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Study Design: The study employs statistical analysis of the data and in...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i730369
Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. (Crassulaceae) called ‘Oda-opue’ in Igbo, ‘Eru-odundunin Yoruba and ‘Abomoda’ in Hausa languages are widely used as food and as medicines in traditional medical practice. They are found widely in tropical Africa, America, India and China. This study inve...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i730368
Aims: There have been links between healthcare-acquired infections, contaminated surfaces, and medical instruments. The aim of this study was to: (i) investigate the variety of microorganisms that persist on inanimate/noncritical devices at Benue State University Teaching Hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i730367
Introduction: Toxigenic aspergilli are storage contaminants of poultry feeds and feed ingredients which produce secondary metabolites known as mycotoxins in these products. This research is aimed at detecting and characterizing mycotoxin producing aspergillus species present in f...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i730366
Kouamé Kohi Alfred, Bouatenin Koffi Maïzan Jean-Paul, Djué Yao Fabrice, Coulibaly Karnon & Djè Koffi Marcellin·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
To fight malnutrition, which is a public health problem in the world, it is to use local foods as a cost-effective strategy to improve health. The aim of this study was to characterize taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves for their valorization in human food. Sampling took place in...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i730365