Microbiology

PREVALENCE OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM THE NOSTRILS OF IN-PATIENTS IN GOVERNMENT OWNED HOSPITALS

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The prevalence of Hospital-acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(HA-MRSA) from in-patients of the Abia State Diagnostic and Specialist Center, Umuahia was investigated. Out...

50 pages (8651 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

STUDIES ON MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH DETERIORATED DIOSCOREA ROTUNDATA L. (WHITE YAM)

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Microorganisms associated with Deteriorated dioscorea rotundata L. (white yam) was studied. Discorea rotundata (white yam) with no symptoms of infection were procured locally from different...

65 pages (14009 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF AIR WITHIN UNDERGRADUATE MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY, COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES, MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE

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Bacteriological analysis of Air within Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike was studied. This research was...

45 pages (7799 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

NASAL CARRIAGE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus AMONG FOOD HANDLERS IN UMUDIKE

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The Prevalence of methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus was assessed among food handlers in Umudike. Nasal swabs were collected from 50 food handlers made up of 9 males and 41 females....

46 pages (8217 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE SENSITIVITY PATTERN BETWEEN THE CEPHALOSPORINS AND FLUOROQUINOLONES ON WOUND ISOLATES

BACKGROUND OF STUDY

   A wound is a breach in the skin and the exposure of subcutaneous tissue following loss of the skin integrity which provides a moist, warm and nutritive environment...

36 pages (6108 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM THE SOIL SAMPLES IN MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE.

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Isolation and identification of antibiotic producing bacteria from soil were carried out. Ten (10) soil samples were collected from different sites around the institution and screened for...

54 pages (11185 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

SCREENING, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS FROM SOIL SAMPLES IN MOUAU

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Soil is the major repository of microorganism that produce antibiotics. Clinically useful antibiotics have been isolated from several groups of soil microorganisms including bacteria...

41 pages (7613 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

MICROBIAL FLORA OF FROZEN CHICKEN PARTS SOLD IN UMUAHIA METROPOLIS

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Thirty samples of four different parts of chicken varieties were analyzed to determine their microbial flora; the samples were collected from cold rooms, local market and super markets. All...

33 pages (5948 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF BOREHOLE AND STREAM WATER, AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ISOLATES TO ANTIBIOTICS.

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This study was carried out to investigate the microbial quality and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of bacterial isolates from borehole and stream waters used by some villages in Abia...

38 pages (8904 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA FROM LIQUID HERBAL DRUGS SOLD IN UMUAHIA

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Liquid herbal medicinal products are crude preparations of various kinds of medicinal plants involving leaves, stems, roots, flowers and seeds. Twenty liquid herbal medicine products sold...

47 pages (9416 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF Salmonella FROM POULTRY INTESTINAL FLUID.

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Fifty (50) poultry intestinal fluid samples were collected from Ubani market in Umuahia. The intestinal fluid samples were subjected to laboratory analysis to isolate the Salmonella spp....

46 pages (7740 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF SOME BACTERIA PATHOGENS FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES IN A HEALTH CENTRE IN UMUAHIA

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Klebsiella species are known to cause a variety of human infections such as pneumonia, septicaemia, urinary tract infection and other soft tissue infections. One hundred clinical samples,...

63 pages (11311 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

MICROORGANISMS ON CONCRETE SURFACES IN UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE

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This study investigated microorganism on concrete surface (old and new). The study was guided by three objectives, to identify the microorganisms, present on old and new concrete surfaces,...

55 pages (11516 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

THE ROLE OF A STARTER CULTURE (LATIC ACID BATERIUM) AND SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE IN THE PREPARATION OF AKAMU (ogi or pap)

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Ogi is a traditional fermented food produced from maize and serves as breakfast foor the majority of the population and is a good food choice for the sicks. This study was carried out to...

61 pages (12805 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

HPLC QUANTIFICATION OF RIBOFLAVIN AND COBALAMIN BY PROBIOTIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM FERMENTED MILK (NUNU)

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Vitamins are important micronutrients that are often precursors to enzymes, which all living cells require to perform biochemical reactions. This work studied the vitamin contents of...

79 pages (14214 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF Staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES IN ISIUKWUATO L.G.A.

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The present study was undertaken to find out the Prevalence and Antibiogram of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples.A total of 68 Clinical samples (Urine, Sputum, High...

49 pages (10103 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY OF MOUAU

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This study was designed to assess the microbiological quality of indoor and outdoor air of Microbiology laboratory of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. A total of six (6)...

48 pages (10827 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Escherichia coli ISOLATES FROM POULTRY FARMS IN UMUAHIA

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Human and animal infections caused by Escherichia coli species remain a significant public health problem worldwide. The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence of...

28 pages (5191 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION, ENZYMATIC POTENTIAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH FISH FEED

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 This study was done to determine isolates from five brand of fish feeds (Top,Eco,Alleraqua,Blue crown and Nsun). The samples were collected from Ndoro market, and Umuahia main market,...

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SCREENING, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS FROM THE SOIL SAMPLES IN MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE

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The soil environment constitutes largely an untapped source of microorganisms with the potentiality of producing antibiotics. The soil microorganisms are responsible for a great percentage...

41 pages (7976 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

The microbial and physiochemical qualities of water supply in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike hostels


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The microbial and physicochemical qualities of water supply in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike hostels were investigated. Four samples were collected from different sources...

44 pages (8534 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIBACTERIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF PATHOGENS FROM WOUND INFECTIONS

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The Isolation, Identification and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of pathogens from wound infections were carried out. A total of 50 wounds swabs were analyzed for isolation of...

47 pages (7946 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA FOUND IN RINGS WORN BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.

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The study was carried out to isolate and identify the bacterial organisms associated with bacterial contamination of rings. A total of one hundred (100) rings worn by various categories of...

43 pages (8524 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

OCCURRENCE OF SALMONELLA SPECIES IN FRESH EGGS PURCHASED FROM UMUAHIA METROPOLIS.

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The egg content and shell of each sample were purchased from Ndume, Ndoru, Umudike and Ahiaeke and were analysed for possible occurrence of Salmonella bacteria....

44 pages (7842 words) · Projects · 4 years ago

OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF YOUGHURTS FROM POWDERED MILK USING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA AS A STARTER CULTURE

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Six species of lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactococcus lactis, was...

74 pages (13373 words) · Projects · 4 years ago
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