Lung diseases have been a worldwide health problem, with high endemicity in developing countries. Bronchopneumonia remains the main disease of the lung. Despite advances in modern medicines, there is no effective drug available that stimulate lung function, offer protection to the lung from damage or help to regenerate pulmonary cells destroyed by disseminated...
Showing posts with label Microbiology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Microbiology. Show all posts
Friday, 15 October 2021
Thursday, 14 October 2021
The In Vivo Effects of Asplenum Bulbiferum Ethanolic Leaf Extracts on Four Common Bacteria Associated with Lung Diseases
Team IJTSRD
October 14, 2021
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Lung diseases have been a worldwide health problem, with high endemicity in developing countries. Bronchopneumonia remains the main disease of the lung. Despite advances in modern medicines, there is no effective drug available that stimulate lung function, offer protection to the lung from damage or help to regenerate pulmonary cells destroyed by disseminated...
Monday, 11 October 2021
Nutritional and Proximate Assessment of Milk Blends Formulated from Tiger Nut and Soy Beans
Team IJTSRD
October 11, 2021
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The need for vegetable milk as substitute for dairy milk to meet consumers' needs has been on the rise. This is because plant protein has been found to be an alternative to people suffering from lactose intolerance. This study analyzed the nutritive and proximate qualities of milk formulated from Tiger nut and soy beans milk using standard methods. Fresh tiger...
Sunday, 3 October 2021
Phytotoxicity and Microbial Activities of Crude Oil Polluted Pristine Soil during Bioremediation with Saw Dust Amendment from Awka, Nigeria
Team IJTSRD
October 03, 2021
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The continuous drive to increase the production, distribution and utilization of petroleum and natural gas products to meet the energy demands of the population is usually associated with some environmental pollution problems especially on the lithosphere soil and the physicochemical remediation approaches such as evaporation, dissolution, dispersion with chemical...
Sunday, 26 September 2021
Medicinal Effects of Solanum Aethiopicum Leaf Ethanolic Extracts on Renal and Hepatic Function of Wistar Rats
Team IJTSRD
September 26, 2021
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The effect of Solanum aethiopicum leaf extracts on, hepatic and renal function was studied. Twenty five wistar albino rats were divided into five groups of five rats each. Apart from the control group, the experimental groups were given compounded feed of ground Solanum aethiopicum leaf and normal pelletized rats feed. Results obtained for hepatic and renal...
Friday, 17 September 2021
Microbiological and Physico chemical Examination of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil from Awka Anambra State Nigeria
Team IJTSRD
September 17, 2021
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Crude oil is a complex mixture of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons that causes a variety of risks when released into agricultural and aquatic environment. This oil can alter population dynamics and disrupt tropic integrations and the structure of natural communities within ecosystems during spills. Microbiological and Physico chemical properties of crude...
Saturday, 4 September 2021
Evaluation of the Wort Properties of Four Improved Sorghum Varieties Mashed with and Without Commercial Enzyme
Team IJTSRD
September 04, 2021
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To determine the wort properties of recently improved sorghum properties, the malt of four sorghum varieties namely Samsorg 46, Samsorg 47, Samsorg 48 and Samsorg 49 were analyzed. The grains were malted and mashed with and without commercial enzyme, using the single decoction mashing technique. The wort derived from the mashing was filtered and boiled, then...
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pullulanase Producing Bacillus Strains
Team IJTSRD
August 24, 2021
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Pullulanase is an extracellular carbohydrase responsible for the hydrolysis of pullulan and amylopectin toproduce maltotriose. The product maltotriose is used in detergent industry, bakery industry and in the production of biotechnological products. In the present investigation pullulanase producing bacillus species were isolated and characterized using different...
Monday, 23 August 2021
Isolation and Identification of Bacteria from Peeled and Ready to Eat Pineapple Ananas Comosus Fruits Retailed at Eke Awka Market, Anambra State, Nigeria
Team IJTSRD
August 23, 2021
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Pineapple Ananas comosus is an indispensible fruit that is cherished by many people due to its huge health benefits. It is peeled and sold in many markets and road sides for easy accessibility. The presence of bacteria in the peeled and ready to eat fruits was checked in this study. Peeled, sliced and cellophane packaged pineapple fruits were purchased from...
Sunday, 22 August 2021
Biodegradation Potentials of Aspergillus Flavipes Isolated from Uburu and Okposi Salt Lakes
Team IJTSRD
August 22, 2021
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Saline lakes are water bodies with salinity greater than 3 g l 0.3 , while hypersaline lakes are water bodies that surpass the moderate 35 g l 3.5 salt of oceans. Hypersaline lakes, could either be thalassohaline which are creations of evaporation of seawater and as such contain sodium chloride as the major salt, with a salinity that surpasses that of seawater...
Sunday, 15 August 2021
Cost effective Analysis of Different Soil Samples to Check their Potential for Producing Cellulose Degrading Bacteria
Team IJTSRD
August 15, 2021
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The present investigation was undertaken to isolate and screen the cellulase producing bacteria from soil. Cellulose is considered to be the most abundant carbohydrate on earth along with hemicelluloses and lignin, which constitutes the plant cell wall. Cellulolytic enzymes are the backbone of various industries including food, animal feed, brewing, wine, agricultural...
Monday, 9 August 2021
Investigation in the use of a Yeast Specie Isolated from a Fermented Beverage for Mixed Fruit Wine Production
Team IJTSRD
August 09, 2021
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The juice from well ripped pawpaw fruit Carica papaya and watermelon Citrullus lanatus were extracted, mixed and used to produce wine by fermentation using a yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from a fermented local beverage drink “burukuutu-. The “must- and wine were analyzed daily during fermentation to determine the pH, specific gravity, titratable...
Cassava Retting Water An Alternative Source for Industrial Cellulase Enzyme
Team IJTSRD
August 09, 2021
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Cassava fermentation is one of the teaming businesses in almost all the tribes of Nigeria. Among all the methods of cassava processing to food, fermentation is the most used. This produces foul smelling waste water that causes environmental pollution to man and animals. The retted cassava water was checked for cellulase enzyme activity to see if it can be a...
Saturday, 24 July 2021
Isolation and Screening for Citric Acid Production by Aspergillus Niger Using Sucrose as a Carbon Source
Team IJTSRD
July 24, 2021
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The numerous applications of citric acid have increased its demand. It is of great importance to produce citric acid using adequate monosaccharides and dissacharides as they have proven to be easily catabolyzed and decomposed by Fungi when compared to polysaccharides. The superiority of sucrose to other sugars is a result of strong extracellular mycelium bound...
Friday, 23 July 2021
Screening of Biosurfactant Bioemulsifier Producing Bacteria from Petroleum Contaminated Soil
Team IJTSRD
July 23, 2021
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The release of impurities in the environment, containing petroleum and petroleum cogitated products, is engenders of global being taint. It is also a hazardous for human and animal health, since many of these impurities have evidenced to be toxic and oncogenic. Hydrocarbon particles that are secreted into the environment are hard to get rid of, since they change...
Monday, 12 July 2021
Coronavirus and its Preventive Measures
Team IJTSRD
July 12, 2021
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COVID 19 is a type of coronavirus belonging to the family Coronaviridae.it is thought to originate from bats and spread to people in Wuhan, China. It is spread by inhalation or close interaction with droplets form the infected person which have an incubation period of 2 to 14 days. The symptoms of the infection include fever, cough, sneezing, difficulty in breathing,...
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Antibiotic Enteric Resistant Bacteria are Abundant on Lettuce from Urban Agriculture in the City of Yaounde
Team IJTSRD
April 13, 2021
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The presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria on lettuce from wastewater irrigated fileds in the town of Yaounde was investigated. Lettuce samples were collected from three agricultural fields located in three districts Ekounou, Ezazou and Nkolbisson , over a period of four months. Resistance to amoxicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim...
Microbial Status and Identification with Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Enteric Pathogen Escherichia Coli and Vibrio Cholerae Isolated from Different Street Foods Sold in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Team IJTSRD
April 13, 2021
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There are various benefits offered by street vended foods, but street foods are contaminated with many foodborne pathogens includes enteric pathogenic bacteria like Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae has become a potential health hazard problem all over the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the complete microbial status of common foodborne pathogens...
Production of Oral IgY Antibody A Novel Immunotherapy against Clostridium Difficile
Team IJTSRD
April 13, 2021
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Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious Antibiotic – Associated Diarrhea AAD . Like most other enteric bacterial pathogens, Clostridium difficile causes disease with a wide spectrum of severity ranging from mild‘nuisance’ diarrhea with a normal colonic mucosa to pseudo membranous colitis, which is characterized by severe abdominal...
Saturday, 10 April 2021
DNA Fingerprinting and Phylogenetic Relationship of the Genus Chlorophytum Ker Gawl, from India using AFLP
Team IJTSRD
April 10, 2021
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Chlorophytum Ker Gawl, is a medicinally important plant genus employed since ancient time as a key component in Ayurvedic and Unani medicine. Genus represented with more than 217 species out of which 17 species have been reported from India. The main objective of this study is to evaluate molecular phylogeny of Chlorophytum species. In this study phylogenetic...
