1Food Security and Safety Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa
2Department of Biological Sciences, Kings University, Ode-Omu, Nigeria
3Department of Biological Sciences, Microbiology Unit, School of Science, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria
4Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda
5Department of Agricultural Technology, Ekiti State Polytechnic, Isan-Ekiti, Nigeria
6Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
7Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
8Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
9Microbiology Unit, Department of Applied Sciences, Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Nigeria
10Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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