Objective: Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) rhizome is a well-known food spice and flavoring ingredient with wide range of medicinal properties. The rhizome of ginger consists of unique secondary metabolites compounds. The study evaluates the secondary metabolites profiling of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i730397
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a major public health problem. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections are often asymptomatic, thus leading to a high risk of transmission in subjects with risky behaviors. The objective of this stu...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i730398
Mohmmed Abd Alrhman Algubarh, Enas A. NaemAllah, Esraa A. Y. Musbah, Abubakr Hamed Abdallh Elsheikh, Mazin Babekir Musa Bashir, Ghanem Mohammed Mahjaf & Babbiker Mohammed Taher Gorish·Microbiology Research Journal International·2022
Background: The prevalence of nosocomial infections has continued to rise due to microbial contamination of the hospital environment. Operating room contamination, on the other hand, is one of the most common and life-threatening sources of nosocomial infections. Objective: The g...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i730396
Enterobacteriaceae are the most common causes of community-acquired and nosocomial infections. They are usually treated with beta-lactam antibiotics, i.e., penicillins, broad-spectrum cephalosporins, and carbapenems (Imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem). In order to evaluate the resis...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630395
Mosquitoes are a menace for millions of people around the world, they are vectors for destructive microorganisms which cause diseases like Malaria, Dengue fever and Lymphatic filariasis, affecting people in developing countries and areas with tropical climates. Anopheles, a predo...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630394
Aim: The proportion of food borne disease outbreaks as a result of contaminated products has increased over the years. In this study, the genetic characteristics of antibiotic resistant Gram-negative bacteria from different fresh retail vegetables in Okada, Edo state Nigeria was...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630393
Resistance bacteria may be transferred to humans through the consumption of fishes and shellfishes. Hence, this study characterised E. coli isolates from fishes and shellfishes in Creek Road/Bonny Estuary, with the use of molecular techniques. Seventy two (72) fishes and shellfis...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630392
Background: Gastrointestinal parasites are important health problems among most societies. Objectives: Prevalence and risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites among inmates of Port Harcourt children home. Methods: This prospective study was carried out in August an...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i630391
David Guillermo Pérez Ishiwara, Mineko Shibayama, Kumiko Nakada-Tsukui, Ghulam Jeelani, María del Consuelo Gómez-García, Olivia Medel Flores & Tomoyoshi Nozaki·Microbiology Research Journal International·2022
Aim: In the present study, we exploited DNA microarray-based transcriptome analysis and showed overall changes in gene expression in vivo of amoebic trophozoites that interact with animal soluble factors using an intraperitoneal dialysis bag model to elucidate putative molecular...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i530390
Higher-fungi (Hf) of the polypore mushrooms are considered to have unique secondary metabolites, making them reservoirs of therapeutically significant bioactive compounds. Phytochemical and antioxidant properties of the Hf were accessed in this study. Four Hf, which were found in...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i530389