Articles | Nigerian Journal of Microbiology

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.74x3bga8

Screening of Moulds from Soil for Pectinase Production

Ikani Eleojo^*, Ado, A. S, Abdullahi, I.O

Enzymes are increasingly being used in different industrial processes globally as a result of their extreme efficiency and highly specific bio-catalytic activities. Pectinases are among the most important industrial enzymes and their demand is increasing by the day hence the need to search for cheap and readily available sources of the enzyme. Therefore, this study was undertaken with the aim o...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5550-5555

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.ykg282f2

Antimicrobial Activity of Persea americana Seed Extract against Bacteria and Yeast isolated from Patients with Urinary Tract Infection in Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Akpomie O. O^*, Ehwarieme D. A, Enivweru O, Ajise J. E., Kovo G. A., Soumya G.

The study was aimed at investigating the antimicrobial activity of Persea americana (Avocado pear) seed extracts on some clinical isolates from urine. Urine samples (500) were collected from patients with urinary tract infection (UTI) from Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria. Bacteria and fungi were isolated and identified based on standard techniques. Serratiasp., Escheri...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5556-5567

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.h8n8flp1

Assessment of Malaria Prevalence and Haemoglobin Genotypes among Patients Attending Selected Hospitals in the Three Senatorial Districts of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Benjamin G. Y^*, Inabo H. I, Doko M.H.I, Busayo O. O

Malaria is a significant public health problem, especially in developing countries including Nigeria. It has caused the morbidity and death of millions of people; especially pregnant women and children under the age of five years in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malaria and haemoglobin genotypes among patients attending selected hospitals in the three...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5568-5575

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.5mpd6mjj

Characterization and Serotyping of Pasteurella multocida isolated from Deep Litter and Free-range Chickens in Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria

Suleiman A.B^*, Hussaini, I.M., Odumosu B.T, Abubakar W.O

Fowl cholera caused by Pasteurella multocida is a signifant threat to the poultry industry that hampers profit margin for poultry production. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and serotypes of P. multocida among deep litter and free-range chickens in Vom, Nigeria. A total of 200 cloacal swabs, comprising of 100 each from healthy deep litter and free-range chickens were asep...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5576-5585

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.di7umn9q

Detection of DNA Gyrase Mutation among Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi from Some Parts of Adamawa State, Nigeria

Sale, M.^*, Ja’afaru, M. I., Pukuma S. M

The emergence of quinolone resistance among Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is a growing concern in the treatment and management of typhoid fever especially in developing countries. The quinolone resistance is attributed to point mutation in GyrA gene of the organism. This study was aimed at identifying the occurrence of point mutation in the GyrA gene of Salmonella Typhi from some parts of ...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5586-5594

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.3mhx286l

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Patients Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

Hassan, M. S^*, Dutsinma, U.A, Ramadan T., Akande, A. O, Mohammed, Y., Usman, J. N, Babayo, A, Idris, A. M, Abdullahi A. I, Ilah I. N, Safiyanu, M. B, Dayyab D., Umar, A. A

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major disease burden on the world and man is the only known natural host of HCV. HCV infection depends on age, sex, and immune-competence at the time of infection. In most immuno-competent adults, 75% to 85% develop chronic HCV infection. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases the pathological effect of HCV infection and potentiates the re activation of latent...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5595-5602

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.b5g1plu4

Comparative Production, Analysis and Shelf life Studies of Fermented African Oil Bean Seed

Eluchie, C.N^*, Ogbulie J.N, Braide, Wesley, Nwachukwu, I.N.

Bacillus species were isolated from Ugba produced from naturally fermented African oil bean seed. Proximate composition of the traditional Ugba and Ugba produced using controlled fermentation was carried out at different fermentation time (0hr, 24hr, 48hr, 72hr) and the results showed that the moisture content ranges from 53.66%+0.00% and 58.50+0.10%, the ash content ranges from 0.56%+0.04 to ...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5603-5613

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.k5taomc8

Microbial and Heavy Metals Contaminations among the Commonly Sold Vegetables in Lagos State, Nigeria

Odumosu B.T^*, Njoku, C. J., Fatunsin, O.T, Adeogun, O.O, Alabi, O.S.

Assessments of heavy metals and microbial contaminations of vegetables cannot be overemphasized as vegetables are important components of human diet. Intake of heavy metal contaminated vegetables poses high risk to human health. Heavy metal concentrations and microbial contamination in twelve (12) most consumed vegetables Talinum triangulare, Telfairia occidentalis, Vernomia amygdalina, Amarant...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5614-5622

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.86qvoa69

Isolation and Characterization of Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from Poultry Litter samples from Selected Farms in Kano metropolis, Nigeria

Ibrahim, A.^*, Habibu, U.A

Escherichia coli is one of the major bacterial entropathogens of public health concerns that cause food-borne diseases, thereby contributing to increased human morbidity and mortality. This study was aimed at isolating and characterizing multidrug-resistant E. coli isolates from both local and agric litter samples from selected poultry farms in Kano state. Questionnaire was administered to obta...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5623-5629

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Research Article DOI: 10.67614/njm.2021.ix4z2c23

Effect of Preparation Method on the Proximate composition and Microbial Quality of Processed/cooked Fermented African Oil Bean Seeds (Ugba)

Eluchie, C.N^*, Ogbulie J.N, Braide, Wesley, Nwachukwu, I.N.

This study was carried out to determine the effect of different cooking methods on the proximate analysis and total microbial content ofUgba, using standard microbiological, proximate and phytochemical methods. Microbiological analysis revealed a progressive increase in the total heterotropic bacteria count and coliform count, from zero hour to the 72 hr for treated samples A,B,C,D. Staphyloco...

Jun, 2021 pp. 5630-5638