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Food stuffs can be contaminated with fungi in the field, during drying, processing, transportation and subsequent storage, which may lead to secretion of mycotoxins under favorable...
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Salmonella is among the most important foodborne pathogens worldwide with fresh vegetables as major route of transmission to man. Samples of cabbage vegetable samples were analyzed...
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Antimicrobial sensitivity potency of pasteurized honey was evaluated on some bacterial (Staphyiococus aures and Esherichia coil) and fungal pathogens (E floccosum, T. Verrucosum and M....
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Cereal beverages are desired in many parts of' the world particularly in Atrica(Holzapt'el, 1989). Kunun-zaki" and other cereal beverages! beers including "Busa" of Uganda and "Kaffir" of...
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A total of 50 carcass swab samples were collected and screened. But 3 2(64%) isolates of E. coil were identified by colony identification and confirmed by biochemical tests. The E....
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The incidence of food-bone illness is increasing worldwide. This may in part be attributed to a change in commercial food production such a mineral processing as well as ...
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This study was undertaken to screen agricultural soils for potential antimicrobial metabolites. A total of nine different species of soil microorganisms were isolated from ninety (90)...
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This study was conducted to evaluate and analyze the short term impacts of replacing mineral by organic fertilizers on the soil microbial and biochemical parameters relevant for soil...
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Ten (10) samples of steamed Bambara groundnut pudding were analysed, nine were obtained from Umuahia main market white control was aseptically prepared to determine their microbial quality....
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The antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in Umuahia metropolis was investigated. A total of 32 isolates were collected from 1 0 medical laboratories in Umuahia metropolis....
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The antibacterial activity of Psidium guajava var iittorale.L. was evaluated on some enteric bacteria like Escherichia coil, Salmonella spp, Shigella spp, Kiebsiella spp and other human...
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Four extracts from Nigerian plants, Euphorbia heterophylla and Jairopha curcas were screened for antibacterial activities using disc diffusion and micro dilution broth assays....
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The disposal of groundnut shells as waste has become a major concern that constitute an environmental hazard for many countries because it is a major solid by-product. Dried groundnut...
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The traditional method of burukutu production involves mailing, mashing addition of an adjunct, fermentation of sorghum using an old brew as a starter culture for 4 hours, pasteurization...
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Ringworm infections are common diseases of the stratum corneum of the skin, hair and nail. They are also referred to as dermatomycosis (demotophytosis) or tinea, a name which is qualified...
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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 ...