Background: Canine parvoviral (CPV) infection is an important cause of acute haemorrhagic enteritis in dogs and may be accompanied by marked haematological, biochemical, and metabolic disturbances. Aims: The present study was conducted to diagnose canine parvoviral infection by a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101791
Jasmin Grewal, Jaiveer Singh, Rather Izhar Ul Haq, Ricky Jhambh, Nadeem Shabir, Showkat Ahmad Shah, Shahid Hussain Dar, Amatul Muhee & Mohd Iqbal Yatoo·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a coronaviral disease of cats with diverse forms and a global presence. However, areas with an increasing trend in feline pet ownership face problems arising from inadequate epidemiological data and diagnostic difficulties. Hence, this study...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101790
Malaria control has become dependent on two technologies whose limitations are now well documented: light microscopy, which cannot reliably detect the low-density infections that sustain transmission, and antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests, whose principal target is being d...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i101789
Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana is one of the major constraints limiting barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) production worldwide. The present study evaluated the antifungal efficacy of eight botanical extracts against B. sorokiniana under laboratory and field conditions to i...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91788
An in vitro and pot experiment was conducted to evaluate selected fungicides and organic amendments against Rhizoctonia bataticola associated with soybean root rot. Diseased soybean samples were collected from fields at the Agriculture Research Station, Ummedganj, Kota, and proce...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91787
Comoé Koffi Donatien Benie, Solange AKA-GBEZO, Moussa Konate, Koffi Maïzan Jean Paul Bouatenin, Kraidy Athanase Otchoumou, Aya Carole Bonny, Kossa Marie Josée Yao, Anoh Xavier Kouamelan, Nohya Delvina Okondza, Dissinviel Stéphane Kpoda, Koua Atobla, Nathalie Guessennd, Camara Fatoumata Épouse Fadika & Adjéhi Dadie·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
The production and marketing of kola nuts are affected by health-related constraints despite their socio-economic and cultural importance. This study aimed to identify health risk indicators associated with Cola nitida nuts consumed in Côte d’Ivoire. A total of 150 nuts, comprisi...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91786
Eric-Olivier TIENEBO, Kan Ulrich Urbain Konan, Echua Elisabeth Jasmine Bilé, Kouadio Kan Arnaud Parfait Koffi, Kouakou Théodore KOUADIO & Kouabenan ABO·Microbiology Research Journal International·2026
Background: Water deficit is a major constraint on maize growth, while the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can vary with host genotype and experimental context. Aims: This study evaluated biomass stability and supporting physiological responses of B73, EV8728SR, and W438...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91785
Skin wounds and abscesses are important health and welfare concerns in dromedary camels, and Staphylococcus aureus is frequently associated with suppurative lesions. This study characterised camel-derived S. aureus using phenotypic testing, antimicrobial susceptibility profiling...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91784
Seed cone technology is a promising seed enhancement approach that provides a protective and biologically active microenvironment around the seed, thereby promoting improved crop establishment and productivity. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of microbe-en...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91782
Waterborne and foodborne viruses remain a substantial contributor to diarrhoeal morbidity and to enterically transmitted hepatitis in West Africa, yet the Republic of Guinea occupies an unusual position within this literature. The country combines conditions that would be expecte...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91783
Several multidrug-resistant bacterial strains use biofilm formation to evade antimicrobial therapies. This study aimed to characterise the anti-biofilm bioactivity of Propolis essential oil against multidrug-resistant strains. A total of ninety (90) strains, including S. aureus (...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91780
Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) has been studied for six decades, yet the conceptual framework used to describe infection has changed more rapidly than the diagnostic and epidemiological evidence base that supports it. The binary distinction between persistently viraemic and non-vi...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91781
Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the ability of indigenous fungal isolates (Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus nomius, and Penicillium citrinum) to improve the quality of Nigerian iron ore by removing impurities such as alumina, silica, manganese oxide, and phosphorus. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i91779
Background: Multidrug resistance refers to the ability of bacteria to withstand multiple classes of antibiotics, complicating antibiotic therapy. In clinical practice, it is therefore crucial to understand the resistance profiles of the pathogens commonly implicated in specific c...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81778
Aims: The consumption of raw milk, although widespread, is a major public health concern due to the risk of contamination by pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this study was to characterise the Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from raw cow’s milk in Côte d’Ivoire. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81777