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326) EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT DRYING AND PRESERVATIVE METHOD ON THE MICROBIAL LOAD, NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF EGUSI AND OGBONO SEED

ABSTRACT Colocynthis citrullus (Egusi) are seeds of a creeping annual and intercropping plant made use in traditional farming practices while Irvingia gabonensis (Ogbono) are seeds of small mango-like fruit found in West Africa. The seeds when ground into paste are highly mucilaginous and are used in thickening soups. They also add to the... Continue Reading

327) ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA FROM LOCALLY FERMENTED MILK

ABSTRACT Nunu is a spontaneously fermented yoghurt-like milk product consumed as a staple food commodity invirtually all parts of the Country. Its production and consumption gives way to much food security and economic benefits to the rural people. However, the process characteristics result in products which are not appealing to many people, have... Continue Reading

328) CODIGESTION OF ORYZA SATIVA HUSKS AND MUSA PARADISIACA PEELS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS

Oryza sativa husks and peels of Musa paradisiaca were pretreated by hydrothermal and acid fermentation using cassava mill effluent, and co-digested in a laboratory scale reactor maintained at 45 ± 2 ⁰C for 42 days. Five digesters were used for the experiment and each digester contained equal proportion of Oryza sativa husks and Musa paradisiaca... Continue Reading

329) ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF EMERICELLA NIDULANS AGAINST SELECTED PATHOGENS

ABSTRACT Endophytic microorganisms have proven to be potential sources of antimicrobials against recalcitrant pathogens. Extracts of an endophytic fungus, Emericella nidulans exhibited antibacterial activity against selected pathogens. Emericella nidulans was cultivated in broth and fermented at 28 ± 2°C for 7days and 21 days to obtain bioactive... Continue Reading

330) PREVALENCE OF METHICILLINE RESISTANCE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM THE GASTRO ORIGINAL

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli from the surface of cockroaches found in the university of Lagos... Continue Reading

332) PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF WATERMELON BARK (ENDOCARP OR RIND ON S. THPHI, E. COLI AND S. AUREUS

ABSTRACT In a research conducted to ascertain the antimicrobial activity of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) bark on organisms such as Escherichia coli, Slamonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus using the ethanol and auqous extracts of the watermelon bark applying agar-well and pour-plate sensitivity technique. It was observed that the ethanoic... Continue Reading

333) ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF EAR WAX ON CLINICAL ISOLATES

1.0    INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW Ear wax is normally produced in the ear canal. It is made up of the secretions of specialized sets of glands located in the ear canal. Sebaceous glands secrete sebum. Sebum is mostly a combination of fatty acids. Modified apocrine sweat glands release a secretion that combines with the sebum to form... Continue Reading

334) ISOLATION AND SCREENING OF FUNGI FROM THE RHIZOSPHERE OF MORINGA OLEIFERA FOR AMYLASE AND PROTEASE PRODUCTION

ABSTRACT The present study is to isolate fungi from rhizosphere of Moringa oleifera and screen them for the production of some very important enzymes such as amylase and protease. Twenty fungi were isolated from the soil sample from five different farms using pour plate method. The isolates were then identified based on their colonial morphology... Continue Reading

335) AMYLASE AND BIOFLOCCULATION PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF BACILLUS SPECIE ISOLATED FROM PALM KERNEL WASTER IN THE PRODUCTION OF PALM OIL

The introduction Methodology Materials needed Characteristics of bacillus that can produce amylase isolated from Palm kernel waste water in the production of local palm oil Characteristics of bacillus specie that have the potential to bioflocculate isolated from Palm kernel waste water in the production of local palm oil Aim and objectives of the... Continue Reading

336) INCIDENCE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN STREET VENDED FOOD SOLD IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY NIGERIA

Street vended foods are the major source of food borne diseases in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. In this study, six samples each of six different vended foods obtained in Calabar municipality were evaluated for bacteriological quality and presence of Staphylococcus aureususing standard microbiological techniques. Each food... Continue Reading

337) EFFECT OF SPENT ENGINE OIL ON THE GROWTH OF SPINACH

ABSTRACT The effect of spent engine oil on soil properties and growth of Spinach (Spinacia olereacea) was investigated. Five treatments (0, 20, 40, 60, 80)ml of the spent oil were applied to soil in perforated poly bags with Spinach strands at four weeks after stabilization. Soil analysis showed that spent engine oil had no effect on both the pH... Continue Reading

338) BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF SOME SELECTED BAGGED MILK SOLD IN MARKETS WITHIN KANO METROPOLOLIS

ABSTRACT Milk has been known to be highly nutritive ad thus a good medium for bacteria growth and vehicles for transmission of food borne infection. A total of 16 samples of different brands of bagged milk obtained from some selected markets within Kaduna metropolis were analyzed for the occurrence of bacteria using pour plate method on selective... Continue Reading

339) COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH HANDS OF SCHOOL PUPILS’ IN KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT This study reviewed the importance of hand washing and health benefits derived from the practice and also highlighted the consequences of not observing strict hand washing practice. Swabs from primary school pupils showed cfu mean total viable count of 1.60 x 104, 1.50 x 104, 1.60 x 104 and 1.7 x 104 across the four schools. Salmonella... Continue Reading

340) ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF PERSEA AMERICANA AVOCADO PEAR PEEL

ABSTRACT In the for anti microbial effect the back peel of Persea americana (AVACADO) was investigated for activities . the study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of the crude ethanolic and aqueous extract of the peel of Persea americana against selected clinical isolates. The agar well diffusion method was used in study also... Continue Reading

341) PHYSICOCHEMICLS AND MICROBIAL QUALITY OF LOCAL FERMENTED MILK

ABSTRACT Culturally, consumption of local fermented skimmed milk (nono/tsala) is common in Northern Nigeria and many other parts of Africa and it is sometimes associated with microbial diseases due to poor hygienic practice. Hence, this study was conducted with the objectives of assessing the microbial quality and some physicochemical parameters,... Continue Reading

342) ECTOPARASITES OF FREE RANGE DOMESTIC FOWLS IN OKO ORUMBA NORTH, L.G.A OF ANAMBRA STATE.

Abstract The ectoparasitic infestation of free range domestic fowls were surveyed between August and November, 2014. A total of 105 ectoparasites belonging to four species of two genera were collected. These were made up of three lice and one ixodid tick. The percentage occurrence of these parasites are: Menacanthus stramineus (50.5%),... Continue Reading

343) ISOLATION OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH ROT ONION BULBS

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine the fungi present in spoilt onion bulb. Five different sample of spoilt onion bulb were blended together and suspended in sterilized distilled water which was used to inoculate Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA). Four different fungi were isolated from the sample and the morphological characteristics shows... Continue Reading

344) PREVALENCE OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL HEMINTHIASIS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (CASE STUDY OF IHENGWU VILLAGE, OKO, ORUMBA NORTH L.G.A.)

ABSTRACT Gastro Intestinal Helminthiasis was investigated among primary school children in Ihengwu village, Oko between February and March 2015. Sixty samples of freshly collected faeces from sixty randomly selected primary school children between the age of four and ten years from two selected primary schools; Gaius Benton and Pope John primary... Continue Reading

345) PRODUCTION OF JUICE FROM CHRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM

INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of study Juice is a liquid that is naturally contained in fruit and vegetables. It can refer to liquid that are flavoured with these or other biological food resources such as a beverage or used as an ingredient or flavouring in food, (Lewis, 2002), fruit juice is produce by squeezing or crushing fruit. Many... Continue Reading

346) PROXIMATE ANALYSIS AND ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF BITTER KOLA ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, E.COLI AND SALMONELLA SPP.

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the nutritional value and the antibacterial activity of bitter kola, (Garcinia kola). The result of the proximate analysis shows that bitter kola contains 51.95% moisture, 5.55% Ash, 9.75% crude fibers, 4.65% crude fat, 7.35% crude protein and 20.85% carbohydrate. The anti-bacterial activity shows... Continue Reading

347) URINARY AND INTESTINAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS INFECTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL ORSUMOGHU IHIALA LGA OF ANAMBRA STATE)

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Schistosomiasis is a chronic human disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes or blood flukes. The schistosomes live i1n the blood vessels associated with the intestine and urinary bladd1er where they reproduce sexually. Schistosomiasis is one of the most wide spread parasitic disease that... Continue Reading

348) STUDIES ON THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CASTOR OIL SEED ON SOME SELECTED BACTERIA

ABSTRACT The castor plant is a robust perennial shrub of Euphorbiacaea family. The seeds are documented to have an antibacterial profile against some bacterial organisms such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, and Streptococcus pyogenes. This study was carried out to... Continue Reading

349) ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF NATURAL HONEY AND MANGO LEAVE ON PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

ABSTRACT   Honey has since been found to possess antibacterial property and is therefore employed for wound and gastro-intestinal disease therapy. This study evaluates the antibacterial spectrum and efficacy of honey and compared with tetracycline.  Different concentrations (50, 75 and 100.0 %) of honey were studied in-vitro using Staphylococcus... Continue Reading

350) THE ANTI HYPERGLYCERMIC: EFFECT OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL OF ALBINO WISTAR RATS

The study was carried out to investigate the effect of aqueous and petroleum ether extract of momordica charantia on blood glucose level of albino rats.The extraction was done using petroleum ether and water .Thirty two albino rats were grouped into eight (A ,B,C,D,E,F,G,H). Comprising of four in each group .Diabetes was induced with a single Dose... Continue Reading
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