Antibiogram Of Bacteria Isolated From Door Handles Of Public Transport Vehicles In Umuahia, Abia State :- Ajaegbu, Casmir C
ABSTRACT
The
handles of car doors are one of the most important environmental places for
microbial infection and disease transmission through a direct contact on a
daily basis. The aim of this study is to isolate bacteria from door handles,
identify the isolated bacteria and carry out antibiotic sensitivity test on the
isolated organisms. A total number of twenty (20) bacterial genera were
isolated from door handle of public transport vehicles in Umuahia, Abia state
of which four (4) different species were identified as Staphylococcus aureus,
Bacillus spp, Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. The percentage occurrence of
the bacterial isolates indicated that the Staphylococcus aureus had the highest
percentage occurrence of 40% while the least percentage occurrence of 15% was
recorded for Escherichia coli. The antibiotic sensitivity test shows that
Bacillus spp had the highest sensitivity of 22mm with Ciprofloxacin while the
sensitivity of 0mm was recorded for Augmentin and Ofloxacin respectively.
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AJAEGBU, AJAEGBU. "Antibiogram Of Bacteria Isolated From Door Handles Of Public Transport Vehicles In Umuahia, Abia State :- Ajaegbu, Casmir C" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2025). Accessed 20 Apr. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiogram-of-bacteria-isolated-from-door-handles-of-public-transport-vehicles-in-umuahia-abia-state-ajaegbu-casmir-c-7-2