Sharmin Rumi Alim, Lubna Jahan Smritee, Ahadul Hassan Bhuiyan Konok, Antora Sadeque, Shahriar Ahmed Saurab, Shashwata Sarker & Sneha Sarwar·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Background: Street vended foods contaminated with antibiotic resistant bacteria poses a great public health concern in developing countries like Bangladesh as foodborne diseases caused by such bacteria are difficult and sometimes impossible to treat. The aim of this review is to...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i330442
Antibiotic resistance, as well as the evolution and spread of new strains of disease causing agents are of great concern to the global health community. The high cost of antibiotics has made it inevitable to search for cheaper sources of antimicrobials. There has been considerabl...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i330441
The utilization of plant materials as alternative therapies to control pathogenic bacteria has recently attracted. The effect of the fresh seed, freeze-dried seed, fresh leaf and freeze-dried leaf of using ethanol and aqueous extracts was tested on some organisms using standard l...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230440
This research was carried out to produce wine from banana (Musa sapientum) pulp using yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) isolated from grape (Vitis vinifera).The fermentation of the banana wine lasted for 21 days. Physico-chemical parameters were determined during fermentation usin...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230439
Jude Oluwapelumi Alao, Ifeoluwa Opeyemi Bejide, Omotosho Isaac Komolafe, Oluwaseyi Joy Alao, Oluwapelumi Breakthrough Oyetunde & Matthew Olujenyo Oni·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of viral hepatitis in developing countries. HEV is particularly problematic in pregnancy due to the vulnerability of pregnant women to infections and often causes spontaneous abortion, premature delivery, maternal (≤ 20%), and infa...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230438
Aim: Laboratory coats may act as fomites for the continued dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This study aimed at detecting the level and type of antibiotic resistant microorganisms’ on laboratory coats of students of Dora Akunyili College of Pharmacy, Igbinedion Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230437
Aladejana, Oluwatoyin Modupe, Oluduro, Antonia Olufunke, Thonda, Oluwakemi Abike, Ogunlade Ayodele Oluwayemisi & Famurewa, Oladiran·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
Escherichia coli is one of the primary intestinal commensal organisms found in endothermic animals and hence, it is widely disseminated in the environment. A total of 36 (10.68%) Escherichia coli was isolated from 101 faecal samples collected from straw coloure...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230436
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriacaeae (CRE) are a serious new public-health problem. Carbapenem medicines are a class of antibiotics that are often used to treat severe infections caused by bacteria that are antibiotic-resistant. The goal of this study was to use both conventi...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230435
The traditional fermented cereal-porridge ‘ogi’ is an important dietary staple food popularly consumed in Nigeria. The fermentation is mainly driven by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts during spontaneous fermentation. This study aimed to isolate and ascertain the phenotypic and ge...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230434
Eliandra Mirlei Rossi, Sara Luft, Jéssica Pâmela Moehle, Jessica Fernanda Barreto Honorato, Jackson Fábio Preuss, Shara Sakira Becker Kessler & Ricardo Brandão·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2022
The lack of basic sanitation is still a problem in Brazil, only about half of all sewage produced undergoes treatment, due to difficulties in introducing sanitary effluent treatment plants considering that most Brazilian cities do not have financial resources for implementation a...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i230433