September 2015
Immunity towards tuberculosis infection: A review
Immune response represents the initial arm of host defense against Koch’s bacillus. This review describes and discusses current knowledge of the host’s immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. To improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis, more rapid diagnostic techniques have been investigated in recent years, such as mediators, receptors and activators of immunity, gamma-interferon, tumor...
September 2015
Drug resistance pattern of Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from selected hospitals in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria
This work was designed to assess the status of Salmonella and Shigella infections in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria with a view to making informed statements that may guide policy makers and public health experts in the containment efforts against these infections. Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from human faecal samples were examined for resistance to some antibiotic agents using disc diffusion methods. Drug...
September 2015
Rhizobium tropici exopolysaccharides as carriers improve the symbiosis of cowpea-Bradyrhizobium-Paenibacillus
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) may represent a viable inoculant carrier to replace peat and reduce production costs. In addition, the use of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), as Paenibacillus, in association with rhizobia represents a new technology that can improve the biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and crop productivity. Thus, the present research aimed to characterize the EPS that are produced by R. tropici and...
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