International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017

  • Economic Valuation of Rhizobium Bio-fertilizer for Production of Haricot Bean in Wolayta Zone, SNNP Region, Ethiopia

    Anteneh Tamirat, Binyam Goshu, Girum Faris, Zeleke Woldetenssay

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 31 August 2016
    Accepted: 24 November 2016
    Published: 10 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.11
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    Abstract: Microorganisms as components of biodiversity play important roles in different economic sectors including agriculture, pharmaceutical and in other industrial products. In Agriculture they are used as bio fertilizers and biological control agents. The biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium species and other bacteria is safe and cheap source of ni... Show More
  • Presence of Campylobacter spp. in Whole Chickens and Viscera Marketed in the Municipality Girardot Aragua State, Venezuela

    Bracho-Espinoza Héctor, Lemus-Córdova Publio, Justacara Iris

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 7-11
    Received: 16 October 2016
    Accepted: 02 December 2016
    Published: 10 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.12
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    Abstract: Consumers of food products of animal origin, require compliance with good manufacturing practices, to ensure their safety. The presence of pathogens able to produce food (ETAs) transmitted diseases, justify the urgent need to determine the presence of Campylobacter spp. This research descriptive transversal, aimed at detecting the presence of Campy... Show More
  • Screening of Fermentative Potency of Yeast Isolates from Indigenous Sources for Dough Leavening

    Balarabe Musa Maryam, Sani Sambo Datsugwai Mohammed, Orukotan Abimbola Ayodeji

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 12-17
    Received: 28 October 2016
    Accepted: 01 December 2016
    Published: 10 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.13
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    Abstract: Baker’s yeast is one of the most essential imported ingredients in baking industries/bakery in Nigeria. Yeast as a common organism in our environment, there is a greater possibility to recover and identify baker’s yeast from various indigenous sources. This study was focused on isolating, identifying and assessing the dough fermenting abilities of ... Show More
  • Demonstration and Participatory Evaluation of Different Honey Bee Queen Rearing Techniques at Ramada Station of Shebedino Woreda, Sidama Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia

    Teklu Gebretsadik, Bangu Bekele, Asrat Tera

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 18-21
    Received: 31 October 2016
    Accepted: 09 December 2016
    Published: 10 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.14
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    Abstract: The objectives of this study was to determent the type of queen rearing technique which was more appropriate to local conditions, productive, simple and practice. To conduct the study Strong and uniform colony population was selected and bought from beekeepers. Then after bee colonies were transferred to Kenya top bar hives /KTBH/ and Zander model ... Show More
  • Effects of Feeding Palm Kernel Cake with Crude Enzyme Supplementation on Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Broiler Chicken

    Hassan Usman Zamani, Teck Chwen Loh, Hooi Ling Foo, Samsudin A. A., Alshelmani M. I.

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 22-28
    Received: 31 October 2016
    Accepted: 02 December 2016
    Published: 10 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.15
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    Abstract: Ingredients used in monogastric diet contain certain quantity of anti-nutritional factors, such as high fiber content in PKC, and complex carbohydrate in corn and soybean meal which cannot be degraded easily by poultry. Exogenous enzyme can be used to supplement enzymes available in the digestive tract of the birds to a certain level that is effect... Show More
  • Inhibitory Effects of Juniperus oxycedrus Essential Oils Against Some Pathogens

    Bachir Raho G., Otsmane M., Sebaa F.

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 29-33
    Received: 09 September 2016
    Accepted: 12 December 2016
    Published: 12 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.16
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    Abstract: In the current study, in vitro antimicrobial activity of Juniperus oxycedrus essential oils was screened against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp, Bacillus sp, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia and Candida albicans by using disc and well diffusion, minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimum microbiocidal ... Show More
  • Effects of Rhizobium, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers on Growth, Nodulation, Yield and Yield Attributes of Soybean at Pawe Northwestern Ethiopia

    Masresha Abitew Tarekegn, Kibebew Kibret

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 34-42
    Received: 11 November 2016
    Accepted: 28 December 2016
    Published: 14 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.17
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    Abstract: Owing to the rising costs of chemical fertilizers and the growing environmental concerns, there is an ever increasing interest in the role of soil microorganisms in crop nutrition and soil fertility restoration. A field study was therefore conducted to determine the influence of Bradyrhizobium inoculation, N and P fertilizers application on nodulat... Show More
  • Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis Among Females Visiting Some Selected Hospitals in Makurdi, Benue State Nigeria

    Okoh Martina Enyanwu, Igbaaka Isaac Marsoon

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 43-47
    Received: 25 November 2016
    Accepted: 26 December 2016
    Published: 16 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.18
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    Abstract: A study of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among females visiting some selected hospitals in Makurdi metropolis, Benue State was carried out. A total of 200 females of 15 years and above, who attended BSUTH, City Hospital Makurdi, Bishop Murray Medical Centre and Immaculate Conception Hospital were involved in the study. Structured questionnaires w... Show More
  • Review Paper on Determining Stocking Rate in Tropical Countries by the Use of Tropical Animal Unit Month (Taum)

    Mulisa Faji Dida

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 48-51
    Received: 21 November 2016
    Accepted: 28 December 2016
    Published: 18 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20170201.19
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    Abstract: This review paper is prepared with objective of to revise scientific information about how carrying capacity of a grazing land calculated in tropical Africa. An animal unit month (AUM) is the amount of dry forage one mature cow of approximately 250kg with a calf requires for one month in the tropical countries. Stocking rate is commonly stated as h... Show More