Microbiology

ANTIBIOGRAM OF ORGANISMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE FROM VEGETABLE WASH WATER

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The antibiogram of organisms of public health importance from vegetable wash water was investigated. Twenty five (25) samples of vegetable wash water from five markets in Umuahia were...

59 pages (13208 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

FOLATE AND COBALAMIN LEVELS IN CULTURES OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA FROM PENTHACLETHRA MACROPHYLLA (UGBA) SEEDS

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The B vitamins are essential in the human diet. Many food-grade bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria produce excess of B vitamins such as folate (vitamin B9) and cobalamin (vitamin B12)....

59 pages (11243 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIAL AIR QUALITY IN SELECTED NURSERY SCHOOLS IN UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE.

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The Microbial quality of five nursery schools in Umuahia was examined. The five schools were chosen to cover the different parts of Umuahia, they include; We-Care International School in...

54 pages (9360 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF Staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM PIGS AND PIG FARMERS IN MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE

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Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that causes serious infections both in hospitals and communities globally due to its multi-drug resistance tendency. This study was...

51 pages (10121 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DISSSOLVED OXYGEN (DO) AND TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC) IN DETERMINATION OF LEVEL OF POLLUTION OF IMO RIVER (ONU-IMO

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Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content of Imo River was studied as a means of determining the level of pollution in the river. Water samples were collected aseptically...

47 pages (9176 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERN OF MICROBIAL FLORA OF SKIN AND NOSE OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND NON HEALTH CARE WORKERS

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The normal flora of healthcare workers may serve as reservoirs for causing healthcare associated infections (nosocomial infections). Nosocomial(hospital- acquired) infections are...

137 pages (8072 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF ROSEMARY (Rosmarianus officinalis) EUCALYPTUS (Eucalyptus globulus) AND LEMON (Citrus limon) ESSENTIAL OILS ON FUNGI ISOLATED FROM SPOILT BREAD

In baking industry, bread occupies a unique position both in production and utilization as compared to other bakery products. The ingredients of bread are supportive to growth of microorganisms and...

42 pages (7449 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

MICROBIAL EXAMINATION OF FRIED RICE SOLD IN FAST FOOD CENTRES IN UMUAHIA

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The Microbial quality of fried rice sold in fast food centers in Umuahia was examined. Twenty-Five fried rice samples each was obtained from 5 randomly selected fast food centers. To ensure...

57 pages (7529 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ASSESSMENT ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPONENT AND ANTIBACTERIAL SCREENING ANALYSIS OF Cucumis sativus (CUCUMBER)

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The research work was carried out to evaluate the assessment on the phytochemical component and antibacterial screening analysis of Cucumis sativus (cucumber).Methods adopted include streak...

38 pages (6180 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SOME LIQUID HERBS SOLD IN UMUAHIA METROPLIS

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Liquid herbal medicinal products are crude preparations of various kinds of medicinal plants involving leaves, roots, flowers and seeds. Ten liquid herbal medicinal products sold in Umuahia...

50 pages (8527 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM Cymbopogon citratus (LEMON GRASS) AGAINST ENTERIC ORGANISMS

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Plants produce certain bioactive compounds which are naturally toxic to microorganisms and so have been investigated as therapeutic agents. The study was carried out to determine the...

44 pages (8379 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF SOME DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS ON Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

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Antiseptics  and Disinfectants are chemicals used extensively in hospitals, other health care centres and in homes to control the growth of microorganisms on  living tissues and...

59 pages (9496 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

SOIL ENZYME ESTIMATION

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Soil enzymes play essential roles in catalyzing reactions necessary for nutrient cycling in the biosphere. The purpose of this study is to estimate soil microbial enzymes activities of...

145 pages (11369 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM POULTRY FARMS IN UMUAHIA

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This study investigated the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria from poultry farms in Umuahia, Abia state and the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of the isolates using the disk diffusion...

50 pages (8237 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

MICROBIAL QUALITY OF YAM FLOUR SOLD IN ABA, ABIA STATE

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The microbial load and quality of yam flour purchased from three markets in Aba was examined using standard microbiological method. The total viable count of market A ranges from...

50 pages (8951 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANIMS FROM PALM WINE SOLD IN UMUAHIA

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A total of ten (10) fresh palm wine samples were collected at guided random from local palm wine tappers in Umuahia, Abia State Nigeria. A total of 29 microbial species made up of 21...

43 pages (8624 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) AMONG VARIOUS BANKS IN UMUAHIA METROPOLIS

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Several studies of the human environment have demonstrated colonization and contamination of objects such as door handles, faucets, phones, money, fabrics, and plastics. This study...

51 pages (10015 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

EVALUATION OF BIOFILM IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

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Biofilm in waste water treatment system was evaluated. Slime (film) formers were isolated from water samples collected from treated waste water; from brewery and bottling company in Aba....

49 pages (9162 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTION AMONG MALE STUDENTS IN MOUAU

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This study was carried out to evaluate the types and prevalence of bacteria causing Urinary tract infection(UTI) among male students in the University. A total of 65 randomly...

40 pages (7100 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ALOE VERA EXTRACT ON SOME BACTERIAL PATHOGENS

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The antibacterial activity of aloe vera extract was tested on pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus) at different concentration of 40, 80,...

43 pages (7891 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

PRODUCTION OF BANANA WINE USING PALM WINE YEASTS AND BAKER’S YEASTS

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Wines were produced from banana fruits using Baker’s yeasts and Palm wine yeasts. After extraction, banana fruit juice was found to contain low sugar content 9.2%, addition of 68g of sugar...

46 pages (7241 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACTS OF Colocasia esculenta AND Caladium bicolor ON CLINICAL ISOLATES

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Two extracts from two Nigeria medicinal plants, Colocasia esculenta and Caladium bicolor were screened for antibacterial activities using disc diffusion and micro dilution broth assays....

46 pages (7226 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY PATTERN OF COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI ISOLATED FROM FARM ANIMALS IN MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE

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Staphylococcus aureus, an opportunistic pathogen is a Gram positive, spherical bacterium that causes serious diseases in animals. The prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of...

71 pages (14084 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

INCIDENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE UMUDIKE

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The study was aimed at assessing asymptomatic bacteriuria among female students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. Randomly sampled clean catch midstream...

55 pages (12181 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ETHANOLIC AND AQEUOUS LEAF EXTRACTS OF Alchornea cordifolia (Euphorbiaceae) AND Sida acuta (Malvaceae) AGAINST SOME BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM MEAT

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The ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Alchornea cordifolia and Sida acuta were screened for antibacterial activities against some bacterial isolates from meat. Five (5) genera of...

99 pages (26047 words) · Projects · 4 years ago
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