Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA), vancomycin resistant or vancomycin intermediate resistant S. aurues (aureus) (VRSA/VISA) among clinical isolates. Study Design: S.aureus isolates used in this study were randoml...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4836
Aim: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of Salmonella serovars from poultry and poultry farm-handlers. Study Design: Investigative Place and Duration of Study: Samples were analyzed at the Central Diagnostic Laboratory, Nationa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5872
Microbial lipases have been heightened in bioremediation and various industries. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, between September 2010 and August 2011. To identify the lipolytic enzyme producing mi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6587
Rashed A. Zaghloul, Moustafa A. El-Shenawy, Naseem A. Neweigy, Hamed E. Abou-Aly, Raouf K. El-dairouty, Wagih I. El-Kholy, Mohamed T. Fouad, J. M. Soriano, J. Mañes & Lydia Micó·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims: To evaluate the Egyptian street-vended sandwiches of meat and meat products for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Enterobacteriaceae group. To evaluate the microbiological quality of street-vended sandwiches of meat and meat products sold in Cairo-Egypt. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7417
Aims: To isolate and optimize the culture conditions for thermo stable and alkaline amylase production from bacteria. Study Design: Optimization of different physiological and nutritional parameters for amylase production and kinetic studies of amylase. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6873
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess probiotic attributes such as adhesion, auto aggregation, hydrophobicity and antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus strains from dairy products. Methodology: In this study, the autoaggregation, coaggregation, hydrophobicity and adhering a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6462
Aim: The aim of this study was to ascertain the effect of temperature on nutrient uptake ability of four bacterial species. Methodology: A total of four bacterial species (Klebsiella sp., Pseudomonas sp., Lysinibacillus sp. and Staphylococcus sp.) were used for the study. The med...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6407
Aims: To study storage rots in yam varieties cultivated in South East Nigeria and to determine under conditions of experimental storage, the influence of fungal rot on their post harvest storage losses. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratories, Department of Applied Microbiology...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7121
Aims: This study was focused on using Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) isolated from fresh vegetables which has been molecularly identified for in vitro control of some tomato pathogens. Study Design: The inhibitory potentials of supernatant obtained from previously characterized LAB i...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5423
Milk has good quality protein and is a unique substance in that it is consumed as fluid milk with minimal processing and also it is the raw material used to manufacture a wide variety of products. Milk is susceptible to contamination by many pathogenic microorganisms, which resul...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6596