Coulibaly Kalpy Julien, Yao Kouame Rene, Dagnogo Komissiri, Tiekoura Konan Bertin, Koffi Kouassi Eugène, Ajayi Abraham, Djaman Allico Joseph, Dosso Mireille & Yapi Houphouet Felix·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aims: The overall objective of this study was to study antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella in livestock sales sites in the Abidjan district. Place and Duration of Study: Researchers team from Institute Pasteur of Ivory Coast and their students collected samples of cattle f...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430176
Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis is caused by the invasion of the vagina by pathogenic microbiota with a unique adaptive strategy. Immunodeficiency and immune compromised female patients may have reported cases of this category of infections. Aims: This study evaluated the susce...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430175
Microbial diseases of pepper (Capsicum species) are the most significant factors contributing to the loss of this economically important vegetable crop. Leaf spot disease caused by Cercospora capsici is one of the major constraints to pepper production in Nigeria. The disease is...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330173
Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis affects millions of women every year and in most developing countries such as Nigeria, vulvovaginal candidiasis is still received with little attention since it is considered to be a trivial disease. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330174
This work compares the effect of alum, a conventional flocculant to the bioflocculant isolated from Bacillus subtilis and Moringa oleifera seed powder (non conventional bioflocculants) and chlorine as disinfectant on microbial contaminants in water purification. Bioflocculant was...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330172
Background/Purpose: Open wound infection is a serious problem especially with extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) producing Gram negative bacteria such as P. aeruginosa. The purpose of this research was to identify open wound infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and also...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330171
Surfactants are a surface-active group of molecular compounds with hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties in one single molecule that distributes themselves between two immiscible fluids, reduce surface/ interfacial tensions and cause the solubility of non-polar compounds in polar...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330170
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effects of dried Moringa oleifera leaves on Bifidobacteria and Escherichia coli in the gut of albino rats. Location: The rats were habituated under laboratory conditions at the animal house of the Department of Zoology, Faculty of...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230168
Background: Malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Zimbabwe due to transmission of Plasmodium parasite by the Anopheles mosquitoes. Globally, several species of Plasmodium parasite have been identified, but only P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. vivax, P. malariae...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230167
Background and Objective: Extended Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an important public health issue due to lack of therapeutic antibiotic options and the danger it portends to the pregnant woman. This study was carried out to determine the p...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230166