Hydrocarbonoclastic microorganisms elaborate a number of hydrocarbons utilising genes that enable them to use crude oil hydrocarbons as carbon sources. These genes could either be located on the plasmid or chromosome. The primary aim of this study was, therefore, to isolate hydro...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3786
Aims: The aims of this study were to screen for potential broad-spectrum antimicrobial-producing actinomycetes from the tropical rain forest of Oyo State, Nigeria, to assess the effects of cultural conditions on antimicrobial metabolites, characterize the metabolites and determin...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3785
T. S. P. J. Jayaweera, J. L. P. C. Randika, H. G. C. L. Gamage, N. N. Udawatta, W. U. N. T. S. Ellepola, H. A. D. Ruwanjith & H. A. D. Ruwandeepika·South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology·2018
Aims: Mastitis is one of the very important and most common diseases among dairy cattle globally which leads to severe economical losses in the dairy industry. For the sustainability of the dairy sector it is critical that efficient, economically feasible treatment regime is avai...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i2766
Carbapenem resistance mediated by NDM is particularly gruesome as this carbapenemase can hydrolyze a wide range of β-lactam antibiotics. Aim: This study aims to detect NDM mediated carbapenem resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Materials and Methods: 50 mul...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i3775
This study evaluated the microbiological effects of hospital wastewater discharged into the soil environment using standard microbiological procedures. The highest total bacterial count (8.3±0.5×1010 cfu/ml) of the wastewater samples was observed in the collation point sample whi...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i2755
Aims: This study aimed to identify the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of the commonly isolated uropathogens in Sana’a city, Yemen. Study Design: A cross-sectional and descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the hospitals and clin...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i2759
A total of 14 different fungal species belonging to 7 genera were isolated from the upland and lowland soils of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, between October to December, 2015. The mycoflora were isolated using dilution plate technique on Potato dextrose agar amended by 1%...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i2747
Influence of biostimulation treatment using composted plant biomass on bacterial diversity of an aged crude oil contaminated soil (ACOCS) was determined using culture-dependent and 16S rRNA gene PCR-DGGE based identification methods. Seven treatment plots were designed and includ...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i2740
Aim: This study was aimed at the production of citric acid by Trichoderma viride (T. viride) isolated from soil in keffi, Nigeria, using glucose enhanced substrate. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Microbiology Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences Nassarawa State...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i1737
Aims: This study examined the prevalence of filamentous fungi in Onyearugbulem abattoir wastewater samples in Akure, Nigeria. Methodology: The abattoir’s water source, 5 m away from animal washings, the incinerator, 10 m upstream, 10 m downstream and 100 m downstream were sample...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2018/v1i1734