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A study on prevalence of bacterial gastroenteritis in children attending hospitals in Obowo Local government Area of Imo State, Nigeria was conducted in four hospitals in Obowo. They are...
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Good quality wine was produced from honey. The honey sample was mixed with water in the ratio of 1:4 to form the must. The must was fortified with ammonium sulphate which compensated for...
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The microbial quality of sixteen selected samples of "kulikuli" sold in Umuahia main market was determined. The total heterotrophic count ranges from 5.09x104to 8.28x104, while the...
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Three of the isolates were from three different wound samples (60%) identified as A, B nod ( one isolate was pie (20%) and autotimer was fioum ear infection (20%). The isolates were tested...
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of gram negative bacteria isolated from urine samples was studied. Urine samples 50 collected from patients were examined bacteriologically for the presence...
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Fresh mushroom was processed and fermented to produce ogiriero, a type of Nigeria food condiment. During fermentation, bacterial populations, changes in pH, titrable acidity and proximate...
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A total 180 ear and nasal swabs were collected from clinically healthy goats, sheep, cattle, pigs and rabbits at the university farm arid were examined for Staph aureus using mannitol...
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A total of 70 ear and nasal swab samples collected from 35 persons, 16 hospital population and 19 non-hospital population were examined for Staphylococcus aureus using mannitol salt...
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Palm wine is the collective name for alcoholic beverages prepared from fermented sap derived from various palms (Okafor, 1972). Alcoholic properties of palm wine result from microbial...
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Three varieties of gamma (y) irradiated and non-gamma irradiated cassava (SMS 909-25, COL 2215 and COL 1734) were investigated for susceptibility to post-harvest fungal rot by ...
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Fifty samples often different brands of cough syrups were amazed for microbial quality during storage at ambient temperature (28±2°C) and refrigeration temperature (4±2°C). ...
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The antimicrobial resistant patterns of urinary tract bacterial isolates in females oichilc! bearing age was carried out. Mid stream urine samples from 200 pregnant women...
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A bioremediation study was canied out on soil experimentally polluted with Bonny Light crude oil by supplementation with organic and inorganic nutrients (poultry manure, goat dung, sawdust...
ABSTRACT The incidence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coil among children with or without diarrhoea in Aba Nigeria. Two hundred stool samples were collected from infants and children with...
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The bacteriological and physicochemical characteristics of the Eziama River, Aba was investigated to assess the extent of pollution of the water due to effluent discharge from...
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The antimicrobial properties of ethanol, aqueous, hot and cold extracts of some mushroom species (Russula vesca, A uricularia auricular, Pleurotus squarrosulus and Volvariaella ...
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The effects of Saco glottis gaboneses on fermentation kinetics and growth of palmwine yeast•are compared in treated and untreated palmwine samples Yeast from palmwine was...
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The effects of Zn and Pb contamination due to mining activities on the microbial diversity and physicochemical properties of soil in the Pb and Zn mining area of Ishiagu Ebonyi...
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A study was carried out on the stability to microbial deterioration of car engine lubricating oil. Six samples which were classified into used and unused oil were employed....
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Samples of melon seed cake snacks "usu" were purchased from two different states Abia and Imo of Nigeria .The snack samples were analyzed for fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1...
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Fresh water crab (Sudanonoutes sp) was naturally fermented for 72 hours in the laboratory for condiment (ogiri nshiko) and the metabolic activities of the microbial flora involved...
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A total of nine-palm wine samples, three each from Umudike, Mbaise and Obowo were collected using small sterile jerry cans of 1.5 litres capacity from different palm wine tappers....
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The isolation and characterization of human enteric pathogens from ten different drinking water sources (Ahi-A, Ogbanelu-B, Thie-C, Agbama-D, Umudike-E, Iyi-AiUzukwu-F,...
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A total of 120 isolates collected from five animal sources were examined for Staphylococcus aureus using mannitol salt agar. Of the isolates 69.8% harboured the organism both...
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The biodegradation of effluent generated from palm oil mills were evaluated. The optimization of cultural conditions for degradation by the isolated organisms and assessment of...