Metagenome-Assembled Genome Sequence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strain UJ_SKK_5.5, Obtained from the Gut Microbiome of a Macrotermes bellicosus Termite Collected from Hot, Arid Nigeria.

The metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) sequence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain UJ_SKK_5.5 was obtained from the gut microbiome of Macrotermes bellicosus (termite) from hot, arid Nigeria. The assembled genome (4,313,335 bp) contains 157 contigs, the is 41,072 bp, the GC content is 66.

Metagenome-Assembled Genome Sequence of a Strain of Burkholderia cepacia Isolated from the Gut of Macrotermes bellicosus in Nigeria.

The efficiency of the termite Macrotermes bellicosus at digesting lignocellulose is due to its gut bacterial symbionts. We report the metagenome-assembled genome sequence of Burkholderia cepacia UJ_SKK_1.2, reconstructed from metagenomes produced from gut microbiota.

Assembly of sp. Strain UJ_SKK_5.1 Genome Sequence, Isolated from Metagenomes of Guts Collected from Hot, Arid Nigeria.

The metagenome-assembled genome sequence of sp. strain UJ_SKK_5.1 was generated from the metagenome of a Macrotermes bellicosus (termites) gut collected from Nigeria's hot, arid environment.

Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AS_23, Isolated from Petroleum-Contaminated Soil in Delta State, Nigeria.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa AS_23 was isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil in Nigeria. Here, we present the draft genome sequence, consisting of an 6,760,157-bp genome with 6,348 protein-coding sequences, 6,253 functionally assigned genes, and 61 RNA genes. Average nucleotide identity-based whole-genome comparisons suggest that this is a new strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Draft Genome Sequence of sp. Strain BPa_S21, Isolated from Petroleum-Contaminated Soil in Delta State, Nigeria.

sp. strain BPa_S21 was isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil in Nigeria. Here, we present the draft genome sequence, consisting of a 4,813,249-bp genome with 4,666 protein-coding sequences, 4,580 functionally assigned genes, and 74 RNA genes.

Health Risks for a Rural Community in Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria, Exposed to Potentially Toxic Elements from an Abandoned Tin Mine.

The past mining activities in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) were performed in an uncontrolled way and gave rise to many abandoned ponds now serving as domestic and irrigation water sources. Past research focused mainly on the environmental impact, and we show for the first time what the human health risk through consumption of contaminated food crops is in these communities. This study was designed to determine the level of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) contamination in pond water, soil, and food crops and assess the health risk of inhabitants in the abandoned tin mining community in Bokkos LGA.

Chloroform extract and acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid from Boswellia dalzielii stem bark induce apoptosis and cell cycle blockage in AW8507 cells.

Background: Globally, head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer. Despite the advancement in treatment, drug resistance remains a major cause for setback. In an earlier work, the authors reported that Boswellia dalzielii (Hutch) stem bark exhibited dose-dependent cytotoxicity in head and neck cancer cells, AW8507.

Benzo[a]pyrene and Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide induced locomotor and reproductive senescence and altered biochemical parameters of oxidative damage in Canton-S .

Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) commonly found in cigarette smoke, automobile exhaust fumes, grilled meat, and smoked food among others. Exposure to B[a]P is associated with a range of toxic effects including developmental, neurological, oxidative, inflammatory, mutagenic, carcinogenic and mortal. Efficient and more affordable experimental models like could provide more insight into the mechanism of PAH toxicity and help develop new strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of PAH-related conditions.

High-Complexity Plasmodium falciparum Infections, North Central Nigeria, 2015-2018.

The mass migration that occurred during 2009-2013 and after the insurgency in northeastern Nigeria could have increased malaria incidence and Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity in North Central Nigeria. To determine P. falciparum sequence diversity in this region, we screened 282 samples collected in regional clinics during 2015-2018 for Plasmodium spp.