TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents v
List of Tables vii
viii
Abstract ix
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Aims
and objectives 2
CHAPTER
TWO
LITERATURE
REVIEW
2. 1 Microbial ubiquity 3
2.2Skin microbiome 4
2.3 Hand
contamination 5
2.4 Hand
hygiene and personal protection 6
2.5 Characteristics of bacteria staphylococcus species 7
CHAPTER
THREE
MATERIALS
AND METHOD
3.1 Sample collection 13
3.2 Sterilization of glass wares. 13
3.3 Preparation of culture media 13
3.4
Isolation of bacterial 14
3.5
Identification of bacterial 14
3.5.1 Gram staining 14
3.5.2Test of
motility 14
3.5.3 Indole
test 15
3.5.4 Citrate
test 15
3.5.5 Catalase test 15
3.5.6 Coagulase test
3.5.7 Sugar fermentation test 15 15
CHAPTER
FOUR
RESULTS
4.1 Prevalence of bacterial isolates 17
CHAPTER
FIVE
DISCUSSION,
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.
5.1 Discussion 23
5.2 Conclusion 24
5.3 Recommendation 24
References
LIST
OF TABLES
Table Title Page
1: Identification of bacterial isolates 18
2: Carbohydrate utilization test 19
3: Distribution of bacterial isolate
among the various level of students. 20
4: Frequency of occurrence of the
isolates among the various levels
of Microbiology students. 21
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