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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...
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The aim of this study is to determine microorganisms found in the Ear, Throat and Nose of Michael Okpara Unversity of Agriculture students. A total of 30 swab samples of throat swab, nasal...
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The investigation of the ethanol tolerant yeast in palm wine was carried out .isolation of yeast from fresh palm wine was examined with the use of Sabraud agar and glucose yeast agar. Yeast...
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This study evaluated the microbiological quality of fruits sold in Umuahia metropolis. A total of fifteen (15) sliced fruit samples consisting of 5 watermelon, 5 pawpaw and 5 pineapples...
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The noodles were fortified using ogiri and ugba, the fortified noodles was further cultured using spread plate method. The bacteria insolated include species of Bacillus, staphylococcus,...
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Microbial and Physicochemical quality of soil receiving cassava effluent in Umudike, Abia state was studied. Soils from five different contaminated areas and pristine soils were analysed...
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Microbiological analysis of different locally fermented African oil bean seeds (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth) sold in three markets in Isuochi was carried out and compared. The...
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This study was carried out to isolate and identify the microbial pathogens in the internal surface of ladies handbags, in Umuahia, Abia State. One hundred and forty samples were collected...
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Microorganisms associated with decayed pawpaw fruits were isolated and identified. Following sample preparation and serial dilutions, diluents of each sample were plated out in duplicates...
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Microbiological and physicochemical quality of borehole water from Agbama Housing Estate, Umuahia was studied. A total of fifty water samples were collected and analyzed comprising ten...
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Assessment of the microbial and physicochemical qualities of Umuosoro stream in NnonoOboro was carried out. Three sample water were collected from three stations of the stream. Pour plate...
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The increasing prevalence of side effects of synthetic antibacterial agents and the rise of so many resistances of bacteria to multi drugs has spurred scientists on the research of using...
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Isolation and identification of microorganism on various denominations of the Nigerian paper money (N5, N10, N20, N50, N100, N200, N500, N1000), the money sample were collected randomly from...
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Gram negative bacteria are the most prevalent cause of urinary tract infection when compared to gram positive bacteria. The gram negative organisms commonly implicated are E. coli,...
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A survey of pathogenic bacteria associated with five leafy vegetables Atama (Hensia crinte), Editan (Bisuteria africand)., Nturukpa (Pteracarpus millred), Anara (Solanium qficana), and...
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The disposal of waste paper has become a great challenge for many countries as it constitute an environmental hazard because it is a major solid by-product. Waste paper have a high content...
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African pear (Dacryodes edulis) stores badly and in many cases is consumed raw without washing. The study was carried out to evaluate the presence of pathogenic bacterial contaminant and...