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101) A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF MEDICATED SOAPS ON SOME SELECTED BACTERIA FROM THE SKIN

Four medicated soaps (Ghana soap, Tetmosol, Beneks’, and Crusader) were investigated for their antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermis. A total number of thirty (30) students of Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta state, 15 males and 15 females were skin swabbed with sterile swab sticks.... Continue Reading

102) ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF GARCINIA KOLA

ABSTRACT The study determines the antifungal effects of aqueous, ethanolic and methanolic extracts of Garcinia kola on some selected fungal isolates and their phytochemical constituents. The antifungal sensitivity and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) were determined by agar well diffusion and agar dilution methods, respectively using... Continue Reading

103) PREVALENCE OF CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS IGG AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN GOMBE

ABSTRACT Infection with Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is highly infectious disease that causes some dermatological manifestations and clinical symptoms. CHIKV is a member of the family Togaviridae. Structurally, it has an encapsidated genome composed of single-stranded RNA. This study is carried out to determine the seroprevalence and prevalence of... Continue Reading

104) ISOLATION OF ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCING STREPTOMYCES FROM THE SOIL AS SOURCE ANTIBIOTICS ACTIVE AGAINST ANTIBIOTICRESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

ABSTRACT The study involved the isolation of (2) isolates titled RMN1, RMN2,  belonging to the Genus Serratia  from ( 2) soil samples collected from the following two strategic locations in university of Abuja, permanent site: Termite hill besides Girls hostel dump ground and from Faculty of Agricultural Science farm land. The isolates were... Continue Reading

105) ISOLATION OF SERRATIA MARCESCENS FROM THE SOIL AND INVITRO PRODIGIOSIN PRODUCTION AS SOURCE OF ANTIBIOTIC, ACTIVE AGAINST OXACILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

  ABSTRACT This research work involve the isolation of two isolates titled RMN1 and RMN2, belonging to the Genus Serratia  from two soil samples collected from the following two strategic locations in university of Abuja, permanent site: Termite hill besides Girls hostel dump ground and from Faculty of Agricultural Science farm land. The... Continue Reading

106) INVESTIGATING THE PRESENCE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI IN DAIRY PRODUCTS

INTRODUCTION Dairy products are various products derived from cow’s milk or that of other female mammals such as goat, sheep, yaks, horses, camel. Dairy products include yoghurt, nono (fermented cow’s milk, madara (unfermented cow’s milk, cheese, whey, condensed and evaporated milk.) (cultureforhealth, 2015). Yoghurt, nono, Madara has become... Continue Reading

107) PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B SEROLOGICAL MARKERS AMONG HIV INFECTED PATIENTS

Abstract Abstract Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is defined as serologically undetectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg-ve), despite the presence of circulating HBV DNA (Allain, 2005). It has been documented that one of the frequent complications of HIV infection is hepatitis B co-infection and due to the common methods of... Continue Reading

108) COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF BACTERIA AND FUNGI DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM (SUGARCANE) IN ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN OF WESLEY UNIVERSITY, ONDO

ABSTRACT The comparative evaluation of the bacterial and fungal diseases associated with Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) in ethnobotanical garden of Wesley University, Ondo was carried out through different microbial processes. The objectives of this work were to comparatively evaluate bacterial and fungal diseases associated with sugarcane in... Continue Reading

109) 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

110) 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. ... Continue Reading

111) CARRIAGE OF β-LACTAMASE AND ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE PLASMIDS BY STRAINS OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN EKPOMA

ABSTRACT A total of 100 subjects were screened for  S. aureus strains, thirty (30) S. aureus isolates were obatained. The carriage of β-lactamase among the 30 isolates was determined by using starch iodine agar plate method. It was found that 19(63.3%) of the S. aureus strains were β-lactamase producing. Plasmid curing of the β-lactamase... Continue Reading

112) EFFECTS OF PALM OIL PROCESSING WASTE ON SOIL

ABSTRACT The microbiological and physicochemical characteristics of soil receiving palm oil processing waste (POPW) in Abraka were investigated. The effect of palm oil processing waste was tested on loamy, sandy and clay soils. The pour plate technique was used for the isolation of the organisms. The total mean bacterial count ranged from... Continue Reading

113) MICROBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BACTERIA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM ZOBO AND KUNNU SOLD IN OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT Zobo and Kunu drinks are non-alcoholic beverage that is widely produced and consumed in Nigeria.The beverage may possess health risk when contaminated due to method of preparation. Zobo and Kunu drinks were purchased from different sellers in Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye Ogun State. Physical and chemical analysis of the drinks... Continue Reading

114) ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF PHYLLANTGUS AMARUS AGAICE SALMONELLA SPECIES COURSITIVE AGENT OF TYPHOID FEVER

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the antibacterial activity of Phyllanthus amarus (Schum and Thonn) extract against Salmonella typhi causative agent of typhoid fever at the laboratories of the Departments of Chemistry and Theoretical and Applied Biology of the College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,... Continue Reading

115) PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE LEAVES OF TETRAPLUERA TETRAPTERA USING AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACT

ABSTRACT was studied. The leave was observed to be highly rich in polyphenols, flavonoid, reducing compounds and alkaloids. Glycosides, saponins and tanins were present in small amount, there was absence of Phlobotanins,... Continue Reading

116) ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING , NUTRIENTS PROFILE AND PYHTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEAF EXTRACTS OF TETRAPLUERA TETRAPTERA

ABSTRACT Phytochemical and Antimicrobial activity of the leaves of Tetrapluera tetraptera using aqueous and ethanolic extract was studied. The leave was observed to be highly rich in polyphenols, flavonoid, reducing compounds and alkaloids. Glycosides, saponins and tanins were present in small amount, there was absence of Phlobotanins,... Continue Reading

117) THE PRESENCE OF MICROORGANISMS PRESENT IN THE INDOOR AIR COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONERS

To determine the presence of microorganisms present in the indoor air coming from out air conditioners. CHAPTER ONE 1.0         INTRODUCTION 1.1STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.2SCOPE OF WORK 1.3JUSTIFICATION        1.4AIM AND OBJECTIVE CHAPTER TWO 2.0LITERATURE REVIEW       2.1COMMON FUNGI ISOLATED FROM INDOOR AIR       2.1.1ASPERGILLUS SPP... Continue Reading

118) MICROBIOLOGICAL EVALUATION IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT             The presences of pathogenic microorganism in ice cream such as Salmonella Species, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli have been well documented, but examination of pathogenic bacteria like Bacillus cereus Yersinia enterocolitica, Brucella species and E.coli O157:H7 have been rarely studied. These studies indicated... Continue Reading

119) THE ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND PHYTOCHEMICALS ANALYSIS OF BASELLA ALBA LINN AND TALINUM TRANGULAIRE AGAINST SOME BACTERIA AND FUNGI

Medicinal plants have provided a source of inspiration for novel drugs compounds since plant derived medicines have made large contributions to human health. The traditional healers make use of water primarily as solvent but extracts of these plants were certainly much better and powerful. This may be due to the better solubility of the active... Continue Reading

120) 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

121) 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... Continue Reading

122) PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA (SODOM APPLE) LEAVES EXTRACT ON SOME BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SPOILT NUNU MILK.

ABSTRACT This study was carried to with the aim of determining the antibacterial effect of Calotropis procera against some bacteria isolated spoilt nunu. Bacteria isolated from spoilt nunu were identified based on their Gram characteristics, morphology and biochemical characteristics. Calotropis procera was extracted using ethanol, methanol and... Continue Reading

123) ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACILLUS SPP RECOVERED FROM THE HANDS OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE.

ABSTRACT The human hands harbour microorganisms both as part of a person’s normal microbial flora as well as transient microbes acquired from the environment. This study was carried out to isolate and identify Bacillus spp that are associated with the hands of apparently healthy female undergraduate students in Obafemi Awolowo University. The... Continue Reading

124) MICROBIAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF LOCALLY PRODUCED KUNU SOLD AT TANKE AREA OF ILORIN METROPOLIS

Nine samples of freshly prepared kunu was taken from local vendors and hawkers at Tanke area, Ilorin, Kara State and analyzed for microbial quality. The pH of the samples ranged from 2.66 to 4.06. The total bacterial count ranged from 1.5×104 to 7.4×104 cfu/ml; the total coliform count ranged from 1.0x102 to 8.0x103cfu/ml; the faecal coliform... Continue Reading

125) THE ANTIBACTERIAL PRODUCING PROPERTIES OF ACTINOMYCETES

ABSTRACT were carried out using soil samples collected from different locations at Osun State University, Osogbo, main campus. The soil samples were collected from twelve (12) diffeferent locations within the study site. The samples were cultured aseptically by inoculating each samples on... Continue Reading
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