Isolation And Identification Of Microbial Pathogens Associated With The External Body Surface Of Periplineta Americana In Umuahia, Abia State.
ABST RACT
This study was carried out to isolate
and identify the microbial pathogcns on the external body surfaces of
Periplaneta americana collected from toilet areas, residential/hostel areas and
health facilities in Umuahia, Abia State. A total of 100 cockroaches from
toilets' (30), residential/hostel areas (46) and health facilities (24) in
Univahia were collected and their external body parts screened for bacterial,
fungal and parasitological carriage. L1sclzcrichia co/i (20.00%) and Kiebsiella
species (17.14%) were the most common bacteria in the cockroaches analyzed
while, Staphylococcus-aureus (21 .74%) assumed rather high values in those
gotten from health facilities. As-pergillus species (33. 16%) was the most
prevalent fungal group. Quantitative analysis of the total viable count and
microbial loads of the bacterial and fungal isolates from the three sites
revealed that the isolates obtained from toilet areas were high as compared to
those from residential areas and health facilities. Parasitological
investigations revealed the preponderance of Ascaris lumbricoides (32%) in all
the sampled areas. Antibiotics susceptibility of all the bacterial organisms
isolated showed that those obtained from health facilities were highly
resistant to the antibiotics used as compared to those from toilet and residential/toilet
areas. This result indicated that Pen plane/a ainericcina is a possible
reservoir of several pathogens via their bodies and thus may spread multiple
drug resistant species.
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ONUSIRUKA, N (2021). Isolation And Identification Of Microbial Pathogens Associated With The External Body Surface Of Periplineta Americana In Umuahia, Abia State. . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-identification-of-microbial-pathogens-associated-with-the-external-body-surface-of-periplineta-americana-in-umuahia-abia-state-7-2
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NMERI, ONUSIRUKA. "Isolation And Identification Of Microbial Pathogens Associated With The External Body Surface Of Periplineta Americana In Umuahia, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/isolation-and-identification-of-microbial-pathogens-associated-with-the-external-body-surface-of-periplineta-americana-in-umuahia-abia-state-7-2