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Advances in Microbiology (AIM) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in Microbiology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Microbiology. Al…
Hassan Mohamed Abdi, Mukhtar Ismail Hassan, Helmy Elsayed Abdulaziz, Nadira Harir Omer
Background: Urinary tract infection is a common disease in Somaliland society. The predominant causative organism of Urinary tract infection is Escherichia coli . This research studies antibiotic resistance of uropathogenic E. coli in patients of Hargeisa Gro…
Tanvi Panwala, Yogita Mistry, Summaiya Mullan
Aim of Study: Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease transmitted through contact with animals that are harbouring leptospira. Knowledge of prevalent leptospira in a particular animal of a particular geographical area is essential to understand the epiz…
Sixtus A. Okafor, Innocent C. Ekuma, Chioma C. Okey-Mbata, Uche L. Ezeamaku, Afoma L. Okafor, Felicity N. Arukalam, Ebere O. Eziefuna
Microbes inhabit every surface, reproduce, and if undisturbed, could form biofilm. Hospital contact surfaces have been reported to play a major role in the spread of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). Most studies on these surfaces as a route for the spre…
Dan Waithiru, John Mwaniki Njeru, John M. Maingi, Erastus Mulinge, Benjamin Ngugi, John Maina, John Kiiru
The use of antibiotics for prophylaxis and growth enhancement in livestock farming is on the increase globally. This practice has led to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in livestock. Only limited research has been done to establis…
Duchel Jeanedvi Kinouani Kinavouidi, Christian Aimé Kayath, Nicole Prisca Makaya Dangui Nieko, Saturnin Nicaise Mokemiabeka, David Charles Roland Moukala, Etienne Nguimbi
According to the World Health Organization, foodborne diseases are a major public health problem, particularly in developing countries including the Republic of Congo. They are responsible for several episodes of diarrhea, especially in children under five ye…
Yuji Doi, Daigo Wakana, Hisashi Takeda, Eiji Tanaka, Tomoo Hosoe
Ergot alkaloids (EAs) are secondary metabolites produced by ergot fungi (e.g., Claviceps purpurea ), which are parasites of Gramineae grasses. EAs and their analogs are used to treat migraine, postpartum uterine bleeding, and Parkinson's syndrome. Recent stud…
Uchenna Iloghalu, Sara Miller, Akamu Ewunkem, Janak Khatiwada, Leonard Williams
Noroviruses are positive-sense, single-stranded, non-enveloped RNA virus that measures approximately 27 - 35 nm in diameter. It affects humans of all ages and races causing most cases of viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Infection results from ingestion of con…
Bukola Margaret Popoola, Afolake Atinuke Olanbiwoninu, Rachael Oluyemisi Fashogbon
Vegetable oil spills are becoming frequent and are potentially more challenging than petroleum hydrocarbon spills. Microbial lipases occupy a place of prominence among biocatalysts and are often used for the remediation of vegetable oil spills. There is a nee…
Dama Faniriantsoa Henrio Marcellin, Limin Guo, Haiyang Yu, Shuchao Wang, Paul Pielnaa, Adonira Saro, Ismail Bilal Masokano, Malik Muhammad Adil, Ling Yuan, Yanxia Huang, Deyang Cai, Ruping Zheng, Zhongjun Huang, Aixiang Luo, Cyrollah Disoma, Pinjia Liu, Zanxian Xia, Jufang Huang
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus that can be identified as a small envelope with a positive-stranded RNA and an important medical pathogen, which causes deadly human diseases. The virus is carried by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes through a blood meal and it is al…
Eder R. Juárez-Durán, Sabrina Escandón-Pérez, Fritz Cajuste-Sequeira, Luis M. Sánchez-Navarro, Carlos A. Barrera-Ochoa, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro, Roberto Arenas
Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by the Sporothrix schenckii complex. It has three classic clinical variants: fixed, lymphangitic, and systemic. Treatment in most cases has been itraconazole or potassium iodide. The aim of this paper is to comm…
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Advances in Microbiology (AIM) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in Microbiology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of Microbiology. Al… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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