Volume 4, Issue 1 (2013) | Current Research in Microbiology

Antidiarrheal Activity of Apus Bamboo (Gigantochloa apus) Leaf Extract and its Bioactive Compounds

Noryawati Mulyono — 2013-01-19

Current Research in Microbiology, Published online: 19 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajmsp.2013.1.8

Most of every part of bamboo plants had economical value. The wood is used as building and furniture, the shoot is processed as health foods and medicines, the root and culms are used as traditional m...

Bacteriological Examination of Computer Keyboards and Mouse Devices and Their Susceptibility Patterns to Disinfectants

Onochie Charles Chimezie — 2013-01-19

Current Research in Microbiology, Published online: 19 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajmsp.2013.9.19

Computers are ubiquitous and have been shown to be contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria in some communities. There is no economical way to test all the keyboards and mouse out there, but ...

Sero-Prevalence of Malaria, Hepatitis B and Syphilis Among Pregnant Women

Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke — 2013-01-19

Current Research in Microbiology, Published online: 19 January 2013; doi:10.3844/ajmsp.2013.20.23

Malaria, syphilis and Hepatitis B during pregnancy are detrimental to the life of the pregnant women and the foetus. In this study, we documented the prevalence of the three diseases among pregnant wo...

Identification and Characterization of Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes Isolates

Meera Kumari — 2013-06-25

Current Research in Microbiology, Published online: 25 June 2013; doi:10.3844/ajmsp.2013.24.31

Actinomycetes are a gram-positive, filamentous subgroup of bacteria most known for antibiotic production. In fact, most of the antibiotics available today have originated from actinomycetes, namely fr...