Oilfield wastewater contains poisonous and dangerous compounds that harm microorganisms and the quality of the water. According to estimates, Nigerian oil industry operations generate significant amounts of wastewater that are improperly treated before being released into the env...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2023/v23i1699
This research is focused on evaluating the impact of crude oil and kerosene on soil microbiota. The enumeration of total heterotrophic bacterial count revealed that the soil impacted with crude oil and kerosene yielded low microbial counts ranged from 3.2 × 106 CFU/g, 3.2 × 105 t...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12733
The potential of margarine production from blends of melon, coconut and palm kernel oil, and the microbiological qualities and physicochemical parameters of the product were studied. The microbiological evaluation was carried out at the Microbiology Laboratory, Cross River Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12712
Aims: evaluate the effect of the nutrient content of the medium on the sporulation percentage and the efficiency of ethanolic activation on the outgrowth of Bacillus spp. Place and Duration: Department of Microbiology of the University of Yaoundé I between june 2020 and September...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12697
Aim: This research is aimed at evaluating the antifungal activity of Curcuma longa, and Azadirachta indica extracts on dematiaceous fungi isolated from environmental samples at Uli community, Anambra State, Nigeria. Methods: Soil, rotten wood, and water samples were randomly col...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12696
Several diagnostic approaches are available for the detection of Helicobacter pylori The aim of this study was to evaluate the non-invasive and invasive methods of diagnosing H. pylori infections. A total of three hundred (300) samples each for stool and blood were subjected to n...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12695
M. Y. Iliyasu, M. R. Sahal, T. Inusa, S. Ismail, R. D. Umar, H. Tahir, Z. M. Kabeer, H. S. Musa, N. A. Isah & U. A. Mikaeel·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is a significant public health problem in the world and is more common among most vulnerable individuals such as pregnant women in developing countries. Design and Duration: This is a cross-sectional study involving pregnant women attending...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12694
Introduction: The short falls in the distribution of treated pipe borne water leads to resort to alternative sources of drinking water. Comparative analysis of sachet, bottle and tap water supply sources in Port Harcourt Metropolis Rivers State, Nigeria, was conducted by applying...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12693
Blessing Ifeoluwa Adetunji, Samuel Oluwatimilehin Adeyemi, Eunice Oluwadamilola Adegboye, Samuel Ayodeji Adetunji, Rachel Oluwaseyi Idakwo & Stephen Oluwasegun Adetunji·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Background: The chronicity and rising asymptomatic population with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious health concern which has overtime impeded true diagnosis, the actual prevalence of infection, early onset of clinical management and the actualization of the 2030 Wor...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12692
Salinity is one of the most potent abiotic elements in nature and is damaging to both plants and microbes. Osmostress response in bacteria involves the accumulation of small organic compounds called compatible solutes as trehalose. In this work the synthesis and accumulation of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i12690