Introduction: Escherichia coli (E. coli) is considered one of the most frequent intestinal and extraintestinal pathogen. Methods: A total of 49 isolates of E. coli were collected from different clinical samples, from different hospitals in Northern West Bank-Palestine, during Ja...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130183
Samya Said Rashid, Elizabeth Matey, Tokoro Masaharu, Ichimura Hiroshi, Andrew Nyerere & Willie Sang·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Background: Diarrhoea is the second disease killer after respiratory diseases in children. Globally, there are nearly 1.7 billion cases of diarrheal disease every year. In developing countries, enteric bacterial pathogens are most common causes of morbidity and mortality in child...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130184
Background: Efficient tuberculosis (TB) control is based on an early diagnosis followed by the rapid identification of drug resistance, in order to treat patients adequately, break the chain of transmission, and avoid the spread of resistant strains. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Myc...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130181
G. O. Daramola, T. A. Kumoluyi, H. A. Edogun, A. Fadeyi, A. Awosanya, F. O. Adewumi, E. F. Akerele, O. Ogunfowokan, A. O. Ojerinde & A. A. Shittu·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Life on earth is practically impossible without water, in fact, the presence of water on our planet is one of the critical factors that make life possible on earth. Apart from commercial, agricultural, industrial, domestic and sundry uses of water, humans, like other living organ...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v19i130180
Aim: To analyse the potential risk of hydrocarbon polluted surficial soil, from a heavy-duty generator plant at Delta Campus, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: Conceptual site model (CSM). Methodology: A CSM was designed and applied prior to sample collection i...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430182
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and antibiogram characteristics of bacteria and fungi in urine samples of some selected towns in Ondo State, Nigeria. Study Design: Experimental design. Study Location: Urine samples were collected from patients visiting...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430178
A. N. T. Koné, N. K. N’gbesso, B. K. Guédé, M. B. Ouattara, F. K. Konan, A. Dadié & N. K. Guessennd·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aim: The current study was aimed at evaluating the antibiotic resistance profile of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp isolated from post-weaned piglets treated with penicillin-streptomycin combination therapy. Study Design: Bacteriological study. Place and Duration of Study: L...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430177
Coulibaly Kalpy Julien, Yao Kouame Rene, Dagnogo Komissiri, Tiekoura Konan Bertin, Koffi Kouassi Eugène, Ajayi Abraham, Djaman Allico Joseph, Dosso Mireille & Yapi Houphouet Felix·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2019
Aims: The overall objective of this study was to study antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella in livestock sales sites in the Abidjan district. Place and Duration of Study: Researchers team from Institute Pasteur of Ivory Coast and their students collected samples of cattle f...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430176
Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis is caused by the invasion of the vagina by pathogenic microbiota with a unique adaptive strategy. Immunodeficiency and immune compromised female patients may have reported cases of this category of infections. Aims: This study evaluated the susce...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i430175
Microbial diseases of pepper (Capsicum species) are the most significant factors contributing to the loss of this economically important vegetable crop. Leaf spot disease caused by Cercospora capsici is one of the major constraints to pepper production in Nigeria. The disease is...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330173
Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis affects millions of women every year and in most developing countries such as Nigeria, vulvovaginal candidiasis is still received with little attention since it is considered to be a trivial disease. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330174
This work compares the effect of alum, a conventional flocculant to the bioflocculant isolated from Bacillus subtilis and Moringa oleifera seed powder (non conventional bioflocculants) and chlorine as disinfectant on microbial contaminants in water purification. Bioflocculant was...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330172
Background/Purpose: Open wound infection is a serious problem especially with extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) producing Gram negative bacteria such as P. aeruginosa. The purpose of this research was to identify open wound infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and also...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330171
Surfactants are a surface-active group of molecular compounds with hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties in one single molecule that distributes themselves between two immiscible fluids, reduce surface/ interfacial tensions and cause the solubility of non-polar compounds in polar...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i330170
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effects of dried Moringa oleifera leaves on Bifidobacteria and Escherichia coli in the gut of albino rats. Location: The rats were habituated under laboratory conditions at the animal house of the Department of Zoology, Faculty of...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2019/v18i230168