January 2018

Analysis of nitrifying microbial community for organic hydroponics

For many years, the generation of nitrates from organic sources in order to create nutrient solutions for hydroponics had proved a challenge until lately when microorganisms were introduced to perform this task. The objectives of the current study therefore were to use local microbial consortium to nitrify goat manure in water and to determine microbial diversity in the inoculated consortium. Therefore, microorganisms...

Author(s): Edgar Mowa, Levi Akundabweni, Percy Chimwamurombe and Gaddafi Liswaniso

January 2018

Polyphenolic profile, and antioxidant and antifungal activities of honey products in Benin

The aim of this study was to characterize polyphenolic compounds, antifungal and antioxidant activities of polyfloral honey collected from three different phytogeographical zones in Benin duing dry and rainy seasons. Spectrophotometrically at 517 nm, DPPH scavenging activity of tested samples was measured, while antifungal activity, total polyphenols, flavonoids and condensed tannins were evaluted by Dohou, Singleton...

Author(s): François Ezin Azonwadé, Bertin Gbaguidi,  Armand Paraïso,  Durand M. Dah-Nouvlessounon, Elvire Goubalan, Farid Baba-Moussa, Madjid Amoussa, Latifou Lagnika, Victorien Dougnon and Lamine Baba-Moussa

January 2018

In vitro antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from clinical samples of a hospital in Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Pseudomonas spp. are the leading cause of nosocomial infections. Rise in multidrug resistance among clinical isolates limit therapeutic options and hence increase mortality rate.  Clinical samples (6840) from a hospital in Madinah, Saudi Arabia were collected for a duration of 14 months to study the frequency, antimicrobial sensitivity pattern and seasonal variations of Pseudomonas isolates. Conventional...

Author(s): Walaa M. Saeed , Samah Ghanem, Hatem M. El Shafey, and Nikhat Manzoor,