African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of dominant bacterial strains isolated from Ntoba mbodi, an indigenous African alkaline-fermented food, and their potential enzyme activities

Didine Priscilla Moutou-Tchitoula
  • Didine Priscilla Moutou-Tchitoula
  • Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Marien NGOUABI, BP 69 – Brazzaville, République du Congo.
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Etienne Nguimbi
  • Etienne Nguimbi
  • Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Marien NGOUABI, BP 69 – Brazzaville, République du Congo.
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Stéphanie Giusti-Miller
  • Stéphanie Giusti-Miller
  • Faculté des Sciences – IEES Paris, Université Paris Est Créteil; 61 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cedex, France.
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Philippe Mora
  • Philippe Mora
  • Faculté des Sciences – IEES Paris, Université Paris Est Créteil; 61 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cedex, France.
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Simon Charles Kobawila
  • Simon Charles Kobawila
  • Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Marien NGOUABI, BP 69 – Brazzaville, République du Congo.
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Edouard Miambi
  • Edouard Miambi
  • Faculté des Sciences – IEES Paris, Université Paris Est Créteil; 61 Avenue du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil cedex, France.
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  •  Received: 26 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 19 July 2018
  •  Published: 28 August 2018

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