Introduction: Black eye pea (Vigna unguiculata), because of its preferred taste and nutritional value is one of the commonly eaten beans in Nigeria. Aim: The effect of processing techniques like soaking, dehulling and drying on microbial quality, nutritional and mineral compositi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36554
This study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of locally formulated Effective Microorganisms (EM) in the degradation of organic solid wastes. The study was laid out in a Completely Randomized Block Design with three replicates each. The research was conducted at the Ce...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36292
A survey of tsetse and other biting flies in Kaura LGA of Kaduna State was under taken. The study was undertaken to determine the presence of tsetse flies, species, their infection rate, distribution and other biting flies in the study area. The study was carried out between Sept...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/35455
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Salmonella typhi infection in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Place of Study: Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State; Department of Biological Sciences, Bingham University, Karu. Materials and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/37074
Skeletal tuberculosis accounts for 1-3% of all tuberculosis cases and 10-11% of extra- pulmonary tuberculosis. Ankle and foot involvement presents in less than 5% of all skeletal tuberculosis. Primary tuberculous pyomyositis, bursitis, and tenosynovitis are rare and account for a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/37115
Aim: To produce alpha amylase by Bacillus subtilis using maize husk as substrate. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between August 2016 and December 2016. Methodology: The proximate composition of the maize husk substrate was...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/37137
Background: Blindness is and, apparently always has been, a problem in Egypt. Corneal blindness is a major public health problem in which; 1.5–2.0 million new cases of monocular blindness reported annually in developing countries is secondary to corneal ulceration. Bacterial kera...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/37259
Kouakou Kouakou Victor, Fofie N'guessan Bra Yvette, Opkekon Aboua Thimotee, Yapi Houphouet Felix & Gbassi Komenan Gildas·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2017
The aim of this work was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of of aqueous and hydoethanolic extracts of the stem bark of Erytroxylum emarginatum commonly used by the Ivorian population to treat various infections. Bactericidal efficacy evaluated on strains such as Es...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/34439
Aims: To characterize archived nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) samples previously isolated from humans across Zimbabwe during the 2014 national tuberculosis survey. The rpoB gene of the isolates was targeted for characterization. Study Design: The research was an observational...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36783
The occurrence of bacterial isolates in fin-fishes (Clarias gariepinus and Coptodon guineensis) from the humic ecosystem of Eniong River, Akwa Ibom State was investigated. The results obtained from pour plate analysis showed that the fin-fishes contained bacterial contaminants. T...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36529