Introduction: Foodborne illnesses are becoming an increasingly significant public health challenge in both developed and developing countries. The most common causes of foodborne illnesses worldwide are bacteria pathogens, among them Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococc...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i121688
Clostridia are Gram-positive anaerobic, spore-forming rods, found in soil, water as well as gastro-intestinal tract of human and animals worldwide. Clostridial infections are among the most prevalent diseases in Iran. Clostridium causes botulism, tetanus, food poisoning,...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i1230285
This study was conducted to survey and identify bacteria and fungi associated withb two major dumpsites in Akure metropolis from the months of April, June and August, 2014. Soil samples were taken from the two waste-dump sites at different intervals. A random sample of the tw...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/29376
Background/Objective: Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem. Fruits and vegetables are good sources of micronutrient to fight hidden hunger and several chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/40243
Surfactants are synthetic chemicals which are utilized as crude material in cleanser production. Sodium dodecyl sulfate, (SDS) is an anionic surfactant that broadly utilized everywhere throughout the world. Which represent severe hazards effects on the ambient environment. Bacter...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/41436
Aim: The study was conducted to identify and characterize antibiotic resistant bacteria isolates from in-patients at Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 245 patients with community-acquired infections, admitted into the vario...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38253
Aims: The problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as a major threat to the health and development in all countries. This study was conducted to determine pathogenic bacteria associated with clinical cases of bovine mastitis and their antimicrobial resistance p...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28838
The objective of this work was to isolate, characterize physiologically, and identify yeasts associated with foods from Assiut city, Egypt. Fifty-two colonies of yeasts associated with orange, mandarin, tomato, squash, sobia drink, mango juice, sugarcane juice, yogurt and butterm...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24170
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the lactic acid bacteria composition of type II sourdough produced in Nigerian from different brands of wheat flour. Study Design: Sourdoughs were produced by spontaneous fermentation at 31°C and 40°C for five days from three popular bra...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/16631
Molecular analyses were performed on 14 isolates of Penicillium species. The Penicillium isolates examined were collected from different localities and habitats of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and maintained on Czapek Dox's and Waksman's media. Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/13657
Aims: The present work was designed to investigate the production of proteases from an Egyptian bacterial isolate. Study Design: Samples were collected from soil, water and food, and screened for the isolation of proteases producing bacteria. The highest proteases producing isola...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15435
The popular food, dairy products like curds are consumed by many people in its various forms in Bangladesh. Infact, these different types of curds are made without real respect for basic standards of technology and hygiene. This situation will be improved if lactic ferments are w...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14424
Aims: To optimize fermentation conditions for microbial production of levan polymer on a low-price productive medium. Also to purified levan from Bacillus sp. V8 strain, characterization the levan polymer by 13C NMR spectroscopy and physicochemical properties. Study Design: Optim...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12448