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    Molecular identification and amylolytic potential of a thermophilic bacteria species from refuse dump in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
    (journal of molecular, 2014-10) Omoboye, Olumide; Kolawole, Bakare Mufutau; Olusanjo, Adewale Isaac; Olaoluwa, Oyedeji
    Molecular identification and amylolytic potential of a thermophilic bacterium species isolated from refuse dump was investigated. Bacte-rial isolates were identified by morphological and biochemical characterization while amylolytic bacterium of interest was identified by molecular analysis using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The bacterium with the highest α-amylase activity was selected for enzyme pro-duction. The optimal conditions for α-amylase secretion were determined by varying the pH, temperature, percentage soluble starch, nitrogen sources and carbon sources. The isolated and identified bacteria were Bacillus alvei (40%) Bacillus licheniformis (40%) and Bacillus brevis (20%) while Bacillus licheniformis RD24 was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The peak of amylase production was at 20 h of incubation (925 μg/ml/min). The optimum pH and temperature for the enzyme production were 7 and 45oC respectively. Enzyme production medium with 1% starch gave highest enzyme activity of 102 ± 5.3 μg/ml/min. Peptone gave an enzyme activity of 165 ± 8.97 μg/ml/min and yeast extract gave 52.26 ± 2.86 μg/ml/min. Of the raw starches, cassava flour gave the highest specific activity of 72 ± 0.07 Units/mg proteins, while sorghum starch gave the lowest specific activity of 5 ± 1.52 Units/mg proteins. The study conclud-ed that starch-rich household waste can be employed for amylase production using Bacillus licheniformis RD24
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    Preponderance of bacterial isolates in urine of HIV-positive malaria-infected pregnant women with urinary tract infection
    (2014) Osho, Patrick; Adejuyigbe, Ebunoluwa; Ebhodaghe, Blessing Itohan; Ajibade, Kwashie; Ako, Nai
    This study examined HIV and malaria co-infection as a risk factor for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnancy. The study group included 74 pregnant women, 20 to 42 years of age, who attended the antenatal clinic at the Specialist Hospital at Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Forty-four of the pregnant women were either HIV seropositive with malaria infection (HIV+Mal+) or HIV seropositive without malaria (HIV+Mal-). The remaining thirty pregnant women served as controls and included women HIV seronegative but with malaria (HIV-Mal+) and women HIV seronegative without malaria. UTI was indicated by a bacterial colony count of greater than 105/mL of urine, using cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient medium (CLED) as the primary isolation medium. Bacterial isolates were characterized using convectional bacteriological methods, and antibiotics sensitivity tests were carried out using the disk diffusion method. A total of 246 bacterial isolates were recovered from the cultures, with a mean of 3.53 isolates per subject. Women who were HIV+Mal+ had the most diverse group of bacterial isolates and the highest frequency of UTIs. The bacterial isolates from the HIV+Mal+ women also showed the highest degree of antibiotic resistance. While pregnancy and HIV infection may each represent a risk factor for UTI, HIV and malaria co-infection may increase its frequency in pregnancy. The higher frequency of multiple antibiotic resistance observed among the isolates, particularly isolates from HIV+Mal+ subjects, poses a serious public health concern as these strains may aggravate the prognosis of both UTI and HIV infection.