African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5236

Table of Content: 21 October, 2016; 10(39)

October 2016

Effectiveness of augmented consortia of Bacillus coagulans, Citrobacter koseri and Serratia ficaria in the degradation of diesel polluted soil supplemented with pig dung

Laboratory studies were developed to compare the effectiveness of inoculated bacteria consortia and indigenous microorganisms on diesel-polluted soil for 18 days. Bacteria isolated from the unpolluted soil sample were: Pseudomonas spp. (LBI), Pseudomonas cepacia (LB5), Micrococcus luetus (LB2), Bacillus subtilis (LB3) and Bacillus cereus (LB4). Their ability to degrade different substrates were first studied by the...

Author(s): Fagbemi O. Kehinde and Sanusi A. Isaac

October 2016

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Egyptian hospitals

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an opportunistic pathogen and a leading cause of hospital- acquired infections. Characterization of the isolates from different infection sites might help to control infections caused by the pathogen. The aim of the present work is to characterize P. aeruginosa isolates recovered from different clinical specimens at two hospitals in Cairo with regard to their antibiogram,...

Author(s): Marwa M. Raafat, Marwa Ali-Tammam and Amal E. Ali,

October 2016

Bacterial association and oral biofilm formation: A bibliometric analysis

Biofilms are complex aggregations of microorganisms formed in any situation where there is contact with superfaces solids, liquids or gases. This study aims to map the international scientific literature on the formation, bacterial adhesion, prevention and treatment of oral biofilms. There were 921 published articles in 274 different journals indexed in the Web of Science, in the 1991-2015 year period. These articles...

Author(s): Luana Kelle Batista Moura, Fabrício Ibiapina Tapety, Mitra Mobim, Eliana Campelo Lago, Eduardo Souza de Lobão Veras, Carla Maria de Carvalho Leite Leal Nunes, Tanit Clementino Santos and Thiago Lima Monte

October 2016

Campylobacter in sheep, calves and broiler chickens in the central region of Algeria: Phenotypic and antimicrobial resistance profiles

The study was conducted in four slaughterhouses in Bouira Province, central region of Algeria. Campylobacter in the main food animals (sheep, calves and broilers) were studied to evaluate the prevalence, phenotypic characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of isolated strains. Out of 200 sheep, 200 calves and 100 broilers swab samples collected. 150 strains were isolated and identified. A study of sensitivity to 14...

Author(s): Meryem Guessoum, Zehor Guechi, Fares Aigoun, Sadjia Mahrane and Amina Hachemi

October 2016

Effects of immunoglobulin Y (IgY) serum against plaque bacteria

Dental caries is an infectious disease caused by plaque bacteria, especially Streptoccus mutans. Many studies were conducted to develop methods or material for dental caries prevention. It was using passive immunization that will produce specific antibodies. Yolk immunoglobulin (IgY) is antibody in the serum and egg yolk. This study aimed to determine the effect of IgY serum against the growth of dental plaque bacterial...

Author(s): Juni Handajani, Dhinintya Hyta Narissi, Mufidana Azis and Aurita Siwi Rahmawati