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The antibacterial effect of aqueous and ethanolic extract of onion (Allium cepa) and Garlic (Allium sativum) applied singly as well as in combination on five intestinal bacteria...
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Fresh fruits may harbour a wide range of microbial contaminants due to several factors which may be of public health significance. This study was conducted to evaluate the microbial quality...
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The enzymatic potentials of microorganisms isolated from retting cassava were evaluated for the purpose of pectinase, cellulase and amylase activities. Cassava tubers of 12months old were...
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Forty (40) fecal specimens from poultry and goat were inoculated into Eosin methylene blue agar and Mac Conkey agar for the isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli....
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Effect of human urine on the microbial and physicochemical properties of soil was investigated. The study was carried out in Michael Okpara University of Agricultural, Umudike, Abia State,...
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Secondhand clothes have been used by people of different classes, social status and economic standings. Microorganisms associated with secondhand clothes were investigated. Swab...
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This research work was carried out to evaluate the synergistic antibacterial potentials of Citrus aurantifolia (Lime) and honey against some bacterial strains isolated from sputum. Methods...
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The microbiological quality of African salad a special salad recipe native to Nigeria was investigated in order to provide the microbial quality of this exotic delicacy. Samples of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...