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The world reliance on fossil fuel for transport is unsustainable. In addition, fossil fuels are the main reason for global warming,a process that practically all climate scientists say...
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Safe and potable water supplies in urban centres in Nigeria are still inadequate in spite of over five decades of independence and several efforts from various governments. This study was...
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the antibiotic susceptibility profile of Salmonella and Escherichia coli isolated from poultry farms in Umuahia, Abia State. A total of Two hundered and...
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Rivers are vital and vulnerable freshwater systems that are critical for the sustenance of all life. However, the declining quality of the water in these systems threatens their...
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This study examines the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from primary school pupils in Umudike. One hundred samples for culture of ear and nose swabs...
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The food potentials of tiger nut tubers (Cyperus esculentus) locally known as “aki- hausa” in Igbo, “aya” in Hausa and “ofio” in Yoruba were evaluated. The proximate composition of 5g of...
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Antimicrobial agents have been as chemotherapeutic agents to improve oral health. This in-vitro study was carried out to determine antimicrobial efficacy of different toothpastes against...
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The microbial quality of ready to eat locally prepared “okpa” sold in Umuahia metropolis was evaluated by standard microbiological methods. The samples were analyzed for the total aerobic...
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Microbiological and physicochemical analysis were carried out on 50% samples of different brands of dextrose water intravenous infusions sold in major Pharmacies in Umuahia. All samples...
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This study investigated the differences in growth and susceptibility pattern of coliform bacteria isolated from fish pond, stream and borehole waters. This was done by determining the...
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This study evaluates vaginal candidiasis and bacteriuria among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Umuahia, Abia State. A total of 80 samples of high vaginal swab and mid-stream urine...
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This study was carried to determine the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in yoghurt and ice cream and also to determine their susceptibility to antibiotics and the...
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This study focuses on the isolation and identification of fungi species associated with cocoyam spoilage (Colocasia esculenta). A total of twenty (20) cocoyam samples were selected from...
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Phytochemistry of Acalypha wilkisiana maginata leaf was studied as well as an evaluation of antimicrobial activities of the leaf extracts in different solvents, against Methycilin...
This study therefore was to evaluate the effects of microbes on used and unused textile materials. From this study a total of nine bacterial and three fungal species were isolated from used and...
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This study was conducted to isolate of microorganisms associated with different poultry feeds in Umuahia Metropolis. A total of thirty-six (36) feed samples were collected from different...
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Bacterial isolates from wounds and their antibiotic profiles were investigated. The wound specimens were cultured on different media such as Nutrient agar, MacConkey agar, Mannitol salt...
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Different ready to eat food samples from within and around Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Umuahia were investigated for bacteria of public health importance. The samples...
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This work was aimed at determining the occurrence of aflatoxin producing fungi in three (3) foods: Rice (Oryza sativa), Maize (Zea mays) and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) sold in and around...
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Water is an essential natural resource for sustainability of life on earth. The aim of this study is to evaluate the bacteriological quality and safety of the two major streams in Ihitte...
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In this work, the bioconversion of Citrus sinensis peels for the production of ethanol using Sacchromyces cerevisae underwent fermentation process for eleven days. The foliowing parameters...
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The aim of this study was to isolate endophytic bacteria from Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) roots. Root tubers of healthy irish potato were bought from the market located in...
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This research work was carried out to examine the physicochemical and phytochemical constituents of honey and Shea butter samples respectively and their antibacterial effect on...