Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the antibiotic resistance profile and characterize extended spectrum beta-lactamase gene of enterobacteria strains isolated from human biological products, fecal matter of animals and the environment. Materials and Methods: Enterob...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39955
Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, François Zambou Ngoufack, Yan Rui Wang, Li Yin & Taicheng Zhu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
The objective of this work was to isolate, identify and characterize lactobacilli strains from the intestinal tract of honey bees as putative probiotics. We obtained eighty-five isolates. At the end of screening based on physiological properties, 17 isolates were pre-selected and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40780
An investigation was carried out on the microbiological and physicochemical quality of Amadi-ama Creek in Rivers State. Samples taken from the Creek were subjected to some physicochemical analyses like pH, DO, BOD, Hardness, temperature, sulphate, phosphate, turbidity, electrical...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40795
Antibacterial and Ftir Spectral Analysis of Methanolic Extract of Gliricidia sepium Leaves Aim: The present study was carried out with the objective to analyse the methanol extracts of Gliricidia sepium leaves using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic method. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40580
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Microorganisms Isolated from the Intestine and Body Parts of the African Giant Land Snail (Achatina achatina) Sold in Akure, Nigeria Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of microorganisms isolated from the intestine of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40621
Distribution and Identification of Nematodes in Tomato Farmers’ Fields in the Selected Semi-Arid Climates of Central and Northern Tanzania Aims: On farm assessment of nematode infestation in tomato farmers’ fields was carried out by scoring their incidence and severity in the sel...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/38936
Background and Objectives: Although plaques are present in a mixed state of various bacterial species, it is not yet known how antimicrobial efficacy of mixed bacteria against the antimicrobial agent changes compared to susceptibility of individual bacteria to the antimicrobial a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39737
Enterovirus-A76 of South-East Asian Ancestry in a Captive Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Jos, Nigeria Background: Contact points between humans and nonhuman primates (NHPs) during the past decades have increased significantly in Africa. This provides opportunities for largescale...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40008
J. A. Adeniji, U. I. Ibok, O. T. Ayinde, A. O. Oragwa, U. E. George, T. O. C. Faleye & M. O. Adewumi·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
Background and Aim of the Study: Samples showing cytopathic effect (CPE) on initial inoculation into L20B cell line but with no observed or reproducible CPE on passage in L20B or RD are considered negative for both poliovirus and nonpolio enteroviruses (NPEVs). The phenomenon is...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40046
G. O. Daramola, H. A. Edogun, A. O. Ojerinde, A. A. Agbaje, O. Ogunbola, O. O. Ajala, A. Egbebi & E. F. Akerele·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
Use of Condom and Knowledge of Own HIV Status among Undergraduates of Ten Tertiary Schools in Ekiti and Ondo States Southwest, Nigeria Bearing a burden of 66.7% of all global cases, HIV infection has become a major health challenge in Africa in general and sub-Sahara Africa in pa...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/40205