International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2025

  • Research Article

    Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Associated Risk Factors Among Pre-school Children in a Deprived Community in Amasaman, Accra-Ghana

    Isaac Anim-Baidoo*, Ruth Mamle Afful, Akua Obeng Forson, Enid Owusu, Michael Olu-Taiwo, Emmanuel Afutu, Eric Sampene-Donkor

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 1-10
    Received: 25 November 2024
    Accepted: 9 December 2024
    Published: 10 February 2025
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    Abstract: Intestinal parasites (IPs) affect health, growth and development of children worldwide. At child daycare centres, children are potentially exposed to infections due to close interpersonal contact and contact with environment including soil they play with. In the city of Accra, Ghana, daycare centres are very common and many parents leave their chil... Show More
  • Review Article

    A Compilation of the Traditional Processing Techniques and Microbiome in Ghanaian Fermented Milk Products

    Fortune Akabanda*

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 11-16
    Received: 14 February 2025
    Accepted: 25 February 2025
    Published: 11 March 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20251001.12
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    Abstract: Traditional milk fermentation is an integral part of Ghana’s food heritage, contributing to both the nutrition and cultural identity of the people. Fermented milk products are of great importance in that they help in alleviating lactose intolerance, have social value and serve as a means of generating income for the producers. The benefits of ferme... Show More
  • Research Article

    Detection of Mobile Genetic Elements in Enteric Bacteria and Physicochemical Characteristics of Water from River Ala in Akure, Nigeria

    Adewale Oluwasogo Olalemi*, Okunade Stephen Oyeoluwa

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 17-29
    Received: 20 January 2025
    Accepted: 3 February 2025
    Published: 28 March 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmb.20251001.13
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    Abstract: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can release resistance genes into the rivers, potentially spreading them through mobile genetic elements such as transposable elements, bacteriophages, plasmids, and gene cassettes play a crucial role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance and horizontal gene transfer. This study investigated the mobile genetic ... Show More