July 2018

Biofertilising, plant-stimulating and biocontrol potentials of maize plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated in central and northern Benin

Plants constantly interact with a multitude of microorganisms that they select among other things through their roots. Some bacteria, known as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), are able to stimulate growth and control plant diseases, thanks to the expression of a wide range of beneficial properties to the plant. The aim of this work was to search for biofertilizing, plant-stimulating and biocontrol potentials...

Author(s): Nadège Adoukè Agbodjato, Olaréwadjou Amogou, Pacôme Agossou Noumavo, Gustave Dagbénonbakin, Hafiz Adio Salami,  Rachidath Karimou, Abdel-Madjid Alladé, Oyedele Adedayo, Farid Baba-Moussa, Adolphe Adjanohoun  and Lamine Saïd Baba-Moussa  

July 2018

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Enterobacteriaceae recovered from wastewater, sludge and dumpsite environments in Kakamega town, Kenya

Enteric bacterial resistance to antibiotics and the emergence of resistant pathogens in the environment is a global threat to public health. In Kenya, sewage treatment plants are not designed to eliminate enteric microbes, whereas domestic, medical and other hazardous wastes are all discarded in common solid-waste dump sites. Arising from these practices, waste treatment sites in developing countries may be important...

Author(s): Clarice Malaho, Sifuna Anthony Wawire, and William A. Shivoga,