Listeriosis remains a foodborne disease to be reckoned with courtesy of its high mortality rate among high-risk persons. This study, therefore, examined the occurrence and the phylogenetic relationship of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from different samples. A total of 175 samp...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/43046
Proximate Composition of corn bran was studied to determine its viability or efficacy as a potential substrate for the cultivation of A. niger. Corn bran for this study was obtained from a local milling house in Kaduna metropolis Nigeria and the Association of Analytical Chemist...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/43804
Antibiotics have been used appropriately and inappropriately in animal husbandry. In abattoir, faeces generated as wastes may contain coliforms and/or antibiotics which seep through the soil into ground water or runoff into surface water, thereby contaminating the water. This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/44202
Replication-competent oncolytic viruses (OVs) have been widely employed as vectors for cancer therapy because they possess the ability to selectively infect, replicate in and destroy tumor cells, while sparing their normal counterparts. Among OVs, the Rodent protoparvovirus 1 (Ro...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/36776
Aim: To analyse and compare the effect of two products of spent phone batteries on bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.) and fungi (Mucor sp.) in marine, brackish and freshwater using standard toxicological bioassay. Study Design: The study employs experimental design, statistical analys...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/44033
Aims: This study aimed to determine the biodegradative potential of crude oil by Chryseobacterium sp. and Lysinibacillus fusiformis isolated from Crude Oil site in Gokana LGA, of Rivers State. Study Design: Research was designed to evaluate the speed of degradation of crude oil b...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/42680
The efficacy of antifungal property of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Alligator pepper (Aframomum melegueta), Aidan fruit (Tetrapleura tetraptera) and Black pepper (Piper nigrum) was tested against three fungal isolates implicated in food spoilage. The fungal isolates from sta...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/41998
Fabrice Ezo’o Mengo, Stéphanie Claire Tchonang, Hermann Ludovic Kemaleu, Sylvain Leroy Sado Kamdem & Jean Justin Essia Ngang·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
Introduction: Several authors have associated the development of antibiotic resistance to the use of antibiotics. But this development of resistance could also be associated with plant extracts. This article explores the impact of exposure to different plant extracts of Salmonell...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/43446
Aim: To examine the phytochemical properties and chemical profile of the methanol and ethanol extracts of the initial shoot of Borassus aethiopium and to evaluate its antimicrobial activity on selected multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria and dermatophytes. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/43199
Layane Gabrielle Coelho de Lima, Michele Alves Sanches, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez & João Vicente Braga de Souza·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2018
Background and Objectives: It is very common that hospital environment is colonised by microorganisms. This colonisation is a potential threat for hospitalised patients, especially in high-risk services. Quantification of microorganisms from surfaces is an important strategy to c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/42991