1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Kaduna State, Nigeria
2. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Kaduna State, Nigeria
3. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Modibbo Adama University, Yola 640231, Adamawa State, Nigeria
4. School of Life Sciences (SLS), B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai 600048, Tamil Nādu, India