Microbiological Analysis Of Weaning Foods Consumed In Umuariaga Community, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State:- Nwozor, Nwanneka C
ABSTRACT
Microbial
analysis of weaning foods given to infants aged between two and ten months from
Umuariaga community was carried out. Organisms. isolated from the food samples
were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus plantarum,
Streptococcus thermophilus, I . . Penicillium sp Aspergillus sp and Rhizopus
Sp. The microbial counts of the food samples were highest for Dawa and pap with
counts : 4.5 x 1Ocfu/ml and 4.1 x 10 5 cfu/ml ree spectively while the least
counts were recorded for Golden morn and Quaker oats with counts 2.3 x 10°
cfu/ml and 2.1 .x I 05 cfu/ml respectively. Contamjnations were highest among
uneducated mothers and market» women and lowest among the educated mothers. The
presence of these organisms, especially the fo,od pathogens poses a big threat
to the heath of the infant, therefore hygienic handling of weaning foods from
production to consumption is recommended
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NW, C (2024). Microbiological Analysis Of Weaning Foods Consumed In Umuariaga Community, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State:- Nwozor, Nwanneka C. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbiological-analysis-of-weaning-foods-consumed-in-umuariaga-community-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-nwozor-nwanneka-c-7-2
CHINAZOR, NW. "Microbiological Analysis Of Weaning Foods Consumed In Umuariaga Community, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State:- Nwozor, Nwanneka C" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 09 Aug. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbiological-analysis-of-weaning-foods-consumed-in-umuariaga-community-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-nwozor-nwanneka-c-7-2. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
CHINAZOR, NW. "Microbiological Analysis Of Weaning Foods Consumed In Umuariaga Community, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State:- Nwozor, Nwanneka C". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 09 Aug. 2024. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbiological-analysis-of-weaning-foods-consumed-in-umuariaga-community-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-nwozor-nwanneka-c-7-2 >.
CHINAZOR, NW. "Microbiological Analysis Of Weaning Foods Consumed In Umuariaga Community, Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State:- Nwozor, Nwanneka C" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 24 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbiological-analysis-of-weaning-foods-consumed-in-umuariaga-community-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-nwozor-nwanneka-c-7-2