Shrimps are highly valued worldwide. They deteriorate rapidly after harvest except preserved. This study was undertaken to determine the bacterial load and nutritional quality of shrimps subjected to 20% lime juice, 50% garlic extract and distilled water followed by smoking and s...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i530349
Rashmita Das, Shilpa Patil, Kavita Balakrishnan, Chaitali Bhagat, Arunagiri Subramanian, Rajas Warke & Abhay Chowdhary·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Background: Malaria is caused by parasites of genus Plasmodium. It remains a major public health concern around the world. Though various diagnostic tools are available, there is an urgent need to use a more sensitive diagnostic method for early diagnosis to prevent unwanted outc...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i530347
Muhammed Muazu, Karderam Bukar Dikwa, Deborah Madi Dibal, Muhammed Danjuma, Gideon Obaje Sunday & Yahaya Junaidu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
The rapid emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to Artemisinin derivatives and all the conventional antimalarial drugs necessitates the importance of ethnobotany, resulting in need to study the antiplasmodial potentials and the resultant effects of the methanol...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i530348
Fish pond wastewater management is one of the problems having the greatest impact on the environment. This untreated fish pond waste water contains organic materials, pathogenic microorganisms, nutrients and toxic compounds, which when discharged into the environment and it runs...
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Listeriosisranks third in mortality among food-borne bacterial pathogens. The evaluation of antibiogram of Listeria monocytogenes in 5 different areas within Sokoto metropolis was performed in the study. A total of 50 (fifty) samples from cabbage, spring onion, tomatoes, lettuce,...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430344
Kouassi Kra Athanase, Assohoun Marina Christelle Epouse Djeni, Kouassi Kouassi Clément, Coulibaly Ibourahema & Konate Ibrahim·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2021
Bacillus cereus often causes problems in the food industry. It deteriorates the marketable quality of food. Bacillus cereus spores can withstand high temperatures and persist in finished or semi-finished products. The objective of this work was to assess the level of resistance t...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430343
The study aimed to examine the effect of commonly used herbicides on soil microbiota (bacteria and fungi) as well as its physiochemical properties. Topsoil (0 to 5cm depth) samples were collected from different plots at Ayepe, Iwaro Oka Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria with known prior...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430342
Aim: The aim of this study was to isolate, enumerate, identify and ascertain the antibiotic profile of the bacterial isolates associated with key body parts (Cut stalk, Tip, Endocarp, Vascular Tissue and Epicarp) of Banana fruits (Cavendish, Dwarf Cavendish, Red, Lady Finger and...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430341
Background: The novel human coronavirus disease COVID-19 has become the fifth reported pandemic since the global spread of 1918 flu and counted as the first documented coronavirus worldwide spread in the history. The COVID-19 was initially considered as a respiratory disease, but...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430340
Background: The environment plays an important role in the dissemination of multidrug resistant bacteria, especially through the aquatic ecosystem, including hospital effluents, rivers, but also spring water and drinking water. This study aims to determine selected antimicrobial...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i430345