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This study was undertaken to investigate the microbiological quality of a type of vended food such as moi-moi. Five samples of moi-moi were randomly collected from vendors in cafeteria and...
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The antibacterial effects of some commercially available tooth pastes (Colgate, Close-up, Angola, Florish, Holdent, and Maclean) were carried out on some oral pathogens (Bacillus spp,...
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The prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among prison in-mates at Aba Federal Prisons, in Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria, was conducted between September-October, 2013. Out of a total...
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The effects of toothpaste on oral bacterial load were tested using different brands of tooth paste, Colgate, Oral B pro-health, Red Close Up, Close Up Herbal, Darbur Herbal,...
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The methanolic bark and leave extracts of Azadirachta indica were screened for antimicrobial activity. The extract of the barks and leaves were tested against Escherichia coli,...
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Soursop was cleaned, peeled, decored, deseeded, the pulp was blended and filtered to extract the juice which was fermented with Palm wine yeast (PMY) and commercial baker's yeast...
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The water purification potential of the seeds of Moringa oleifera (drumstick plant) on two surface waters was assessed using standard microbiological and physicochemical techniques....
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This research work was carried out to evaluate the degree of contamination of salad vegetables sold in Umuahia main market. Six Samples of salad vegetables (Cabbage. Carrot, Cucumber,...
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Microbiological qualities of some swimming pools found in Umuahia was evaluated for the presence of bacteria and fungi. A total of 8 swimming pools was used in this investigation....
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The prevalence of Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli { isolated from high vaginal swabs of female students in MOUAU was carri,·d. Samples of high vagina...
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Isolation and identification of bacteria from diesel contaminated soil was carried out using Nutrient agar for total heterotrophic counts and mineral salt agar for diesel degrading...
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Palm Oil is edible oil which is known to have originated from West Africa. It has the botanical name Elaeis guineensis, derived from the Greek word Elaion; meaning oil, while the...
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The comparative studies of extracts of leaves, of Combretum erythrophylum and Nauc/ea latifolia with respect to their phytochemical and antimicrobial properties was carried out....
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The medicinal potentials of three honey samples from three geographical zones were evaluated by assessing their antimicrobial properties. The microorganism tested include...
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Phytochemical composition and antibacterial activity of ethanolic and water extract of newboudia laevis were studied. Four known human bacterial pathpgens were used. They include...
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The antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the palms of food handlers in Umuahia was analysed. Sixty(60) samples were collected, and of the sixty samples,...
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The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Gram negative bacteria isolated from urine samples from Ekeoma Specialist Hospital, Aba was done between November-December, 2013. A total...
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The effect of some antibacterial soaps; Delta, Dettol, Duduosun, Tura and Zee were evaluated on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus isolates using disc diffusion method. Analysis of...
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Twenty four samples of each of eight fresh fruits and vegetables (tomatoes, carrot, pepper, apple, garden egg, guava, green bean and cucumber) were randomly selected from three different...
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The isolation and identification of cellulose degrading microorganism from sawdust in Umuahia Ahia State was carried out. The media used in were nutrient agar, for total aerobic plate...
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The palm oil contaminated soil was evaluated for the presence of viable bacteria, fungi, and lipolytic microorgnnisms. The bacteria isolated included Staphylococcus sp, Micrococcus sp.,...
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The distribution of various pathogens causing wound infection was evaluated in different hospitals in Umuahia. A total of sixty wound swabs were collected and cultured. Six different...
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Fermented maize flour (“Ogi”) is a traditional porridge prepared from maize, sorghum or millet grains majorly used as important weaning food for infants in West Africa but poor in protein...
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The incidence of diabetes mellitus is increasing globally and there is a concomitant increase in the prevalence of infections associated with it. Diabetic ulcers have become a major...