The Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (PfCRT) is localised on the parasite digestive vacuole, an organelle that maintains an acidic lumen. Here we demonstrated the isolation of HEK-293F cells stably expressing wild type 3D7 and mutant Pfcrt alleles. Immuno-...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i1030352
Background: Poultry is one of most consumed meat products in Ghana. Outbreaks of Salmonella spp infections due to consumption of contaminated undercooked poultry products are of high risk to human health. This study determined the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i1030347
Aims: To discover an alternative chemical that could potentially be used in combination with antibiotics to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A. Study Design: The studies of the growth inhibition in both the biofilm forming strain of S. epidermidis RP62A and th...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i1030346
Aims: The study aimed at enumerating, identifying and showing similarities and variation of microbial species found on the palms of drivers and steering wheels. Methodology: Twenty-one (21) samples each from steering and palms were randomly collected into sterile bags and transp...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i930345
Background: One health approach aimed at solving global health crisis links human, animal, and environmental health. This inclusive strategy has contributed to antibiotic classification in both human and animal medicine. Aims: The aims of this research work are to determine the p...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i930344
Background of Study: Plant waste such as rice husk and groundnut shell are generated in large amounts, these waste presents a tremendous pollution to the environment. Worldwide, these wastes are often simply dumped into landfills and oceans or used as animal feeds. The recovery o...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i930342
Introduction: Contamination of milk products can result to severe intestinal and extra-intestinal diseases in man. This study was aimed at evaluating the bacteriological quality of various milk products sold in Nnewi. Materials and Methods: Using the Cluster sampling technique,...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i930343
Gislaine Aurelie Kemegne, Aurore Vanessa Nana Ngahmi, Abraham Nkoue Tong, Sylvain Leroy Sado Kamdem & Jean Justin Essia Ngang·Microbiology Research Journal International·2021
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the in vitro antibacterial activity of selected antibiotics and essential oils alone or in combination, on selected presumptive probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Study Design: Experimental studies. Place and Duration of Study: Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i930341
Background: Geohelminths are groups of four intestinal soil transmitted parasites.They are of public health concern due to their serious morbidity they cause in children which are the major groups affected. Aim/Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic perfor...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i830339
Background: Majority of the human population in semi-urban and urban areas in Nigeria are heavily reliant on well and stream water as the main source of water supply for drinking and domestic use due to the inadequate provision of potable pipe borne water. These groundwater sourc...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i830340
The study reported isolation, identification and antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from raw meat from Modakeke and Ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria, with the view to determining the antibiogram profiling of the bacterial isolates. In this study, five samples of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i830337
Aim: To assess the Physicochemical indices of Phytoremediated Crude Oil polluted amended soil using grass plant Cyperus esculentus (Cyp) and Phyllanthus amarus (Phy). Study Design: The study employs experimental design, statistical analysis of the data and interpretation. Place a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i830338
Safou (Dacryodes edulis) is a fruit with very interesting nutritional and pharmacological properties. However, this fruit remains rather unknown to the Ivorian population. Aims: The objective of this study was to highlight the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of the seed a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i830336
Wetlands can intercept runoff from surfaces prior to reaching open water and remove pollutants through physical, chemical, and biological processes thereby protecting and preserving the environment. Because of unsustainable oil exploration activities, most wetlands in Rivers Sta...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i730334
Aims: Vegetables provide a favourable habitat for diverse populations of microorganisms. Some vegetables, especially the ones used in salads are ready-to-eat food products and some phyllosphere bacteria might contribute to the prolonged presence of human food-borne pathogens in t...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i730333