March 2013

Ridding Phytophthora palmivora cultures of contamination by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

  0, 75, 100, 125 and 150 ppm a.i. concentrations of benomyl in Green Cocoa Mucilage Agar (GCMA) plates were evaluated for suppression of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides inPhytophthora palmivora plates contaminated by C. gloeosporioides. To do this, GCMA plates amended with the above concentrations of benomyl were seeded with mycelia plugs from a contaminated P....

Author(s): S. L. Koranteng and R. T. Awuah

March 2013

Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern in adult hospitalized patients and medical staff in some hospitals in Cameroon

  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have evolved as a major health care-acquired pathogen worldwide during the last three decades. A prospective study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of nasal carriage of MRSA in health care workers and in hospitalized adult patients and their antibiotic susceptibility profile in Cameroon. The bacterial strains were identified by...

Author(s): Gonsu K. H., Kouemo S. L., Toukam M., Ndze V. N. and Koulla S. S.,