Mechanic workshops constitute significant sources of soil pollution, primarily owing to automotive repair activities coupled with persistent discharge spent hydrocarbons, heavy metals, etc. The frequency of exposure impose selective pressures on indigenous microbial communities,...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111663
Marie-Paule Aboueuh Atse, Mako François De Paul N’gbesso, Allepo Innocent Abe, Noupé Diakaria Coulibaly, Katiénapariga Tayourou Yeo, Louis Butare & Ibrahim Konate·Microbiology Research Journal International·2024
Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) is an agriculturally important legume that benefits from a symbiosis with bacteria belonging to the genus Rhizobium. Growing interest in the use of rhizobia as biofertilizers has led to the identification of a large number of rhizobia strains a...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i71457
Aims: Reliance on unhealthy water sources such as hand dug wells and streams have led to the occurrence of waterborne diseases such as amoebic dysentery, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever and cholera among several communities in Rivers State. This study tends to identify selected mu...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i91342
Two endophytic bacterial isolates were obtained from root nodules of clover plants grown in salt affected clay soil of Egypt. The isolates were closely linked to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains IPR-Pv696 and 262XG2 based on the sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRN...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i81336
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifaceted group of neurodevelopmental disorders. Gastrointestinal problems are commonly reported in children with autism and may correlate with autism severity. A recent study reported that Sutterella species were frequently foun...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/37988
Aim: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are categorised as potentially harmful chemicals of environmental and health apprehension. Microbial degradation is the principle practice for effective elimination and abolition of PAHs from polluted environment. Phenanthrene, a PAH c...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/30484
Today the issue of food safety is global problem that gets main concern in setting public health policy. The eruption of diseases caused by food contamination occurs in places where sanitation and hygiene conditions are generally poor. Reliable identification of bacteria remains...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13792
Aims: To identify novel antibiotic-producing microbial strains with unprecedented pertinence. We hypothesize that site-specific soil samples will contain a variety of antibiotic-producing species (APS) with diverse specificity of molecular elements. Place and Duration of Study: L...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3205