ABSTRACT Microbial evaluation of twenty samples of raw milk from a diary farm (Emene fulani cattle rearers) was carried out using five method: viz direct microcopies count nutrient agar count, Blood agar count, Mac conkey agar count (celiforms only) and Acid fast bacilli staring was done to assay for the presence of the Tubercle bacillus. The... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project work which is all about the fungal infestation of bakery product BREAD, explain the kind or type of fungal organisms that are responsible for the spoilage on contamination of bread. The infestation of fungal organism on bread depends on the kind and number of the agent present and upon the environment about them. this... Continue Reading
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 isolates... Continue Reading
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
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0. SENA TORA 2.1.1 TAXONOMY OF SENNA TORA [NATURE SERVE, 2007] 2.1.2 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SENNA TORA 2.1.3 GROWTH REQUIREMENTS OF SENNA TORA 2.1.4 PROPAGATION OF SENNA TORA 2.1.5 IMPORTANCE USESOF SENNA TORA 2.2. LIVER 2.2.1 ANATOMY OF THE LIVER 2.2.2 STRUCTURE... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The effect of pesticides, chchlorodipheny trichloroethane (DDY) and Benzene hexaxhoride (BHc) on the microflora of the three types of soil (loamy, clay and sandy soil) was conducted. The serial dietitian technique was employed up to 10-3 using nutrient agar, potato dextrose agar and sabourand agar plates. The isolation of both bacterial... Continue Reading
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
ABSTRACT In comparing the antimicrobial strength of three most common antibiotics, which includes: streptomycin chloranphenicol and gentarccin. Samples of urine and high vaginal swab (H.V.S) were collected from park lane Enugu. The organisms isolated were pure culture of staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Sensitivity test was carried out... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The incidence of the infestation of plasmodium species (P.Falciparum, P. Vivax, P.Ovale, and P. alaria) which causes human malaria in Enugu metropolis was conducted at Parklane Hospital using their patients. Thick and thin, smear of blood were made and examined after proper staining. The staining method which proved effective were the... Continue Reading
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
ABSTRACT In the work, samples of Garri obtained from Ogbete market were evaluated for microbial contamination. Four sample of Garri from different sources of supple were collected from Ogbete main market Enugu Okwo, Nkalagu, Emene, and Abakaliki respectively. The sample were extracted using equal volume of sterile distilled water and serially... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Samples of water from the different hostels in campus II and other source of water production namely Ajali-owa water, from bore hole 9th mile and spring water from GRA water board were water collecterd and analysed using total plate count and multiple tube fermentaton techniques coliform. The results shows no coliforms in production water... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The seed Persea americana was extracted with four different solvents via chloroform,petroleum ether,ethylacetate and methanol and subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening which revealed alkaloids, steroids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, glycosides, and phenols. Persea... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The strategy of utilizing mechanochemical synthesis to obtain metal-organic frameworks with high surface area and nanodisperse particles has been espoused. Transition metal ions have been shown to form complexes with organic moieties such as benzyl-N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate. It has been established that iron in its oxidised state (Fe 3+... Continue Reading
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
A RESEARCH PROJECT ABSTRACT Antibiotic sensitivity testing is the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics, it is carried out to determine which antibiotic will be most successful in treating a bacterial infections. The total mean colony count of the bacterial isolates in... Continue Reading
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
ABSTRACT Microorganisms are important components in the structure and function of organic matter in soil, hence this work was done to identify bacterial communities present in flooded soil. Soil samples were collected from eight different areas within Benin metropolis, Edo State, Nigeria. The samples were cultured on using pour plate... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The survey of urinary sehistomiass in Ishele in Amagunze, Nkanu East local Government was carried out using two methods of diagnosis i.e combination of questionnaire on clinical signs and symptoms, and laboratory microscopy using primary school children in the area as test samples. A total of fifty samples were randomly collected reveals... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Microbial examination of spoilt Avocado fruits was carried out to obtained the causal organism. A total of 60 avocado from Ogbete Main market and New market Enugu were examined by culturing on nutrient agar and sabourand dextrose agar (SM), for bacteria and fungi causing post – harvest spoilage on the fruits; six bacterial species and... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Normal vaginal flora contains a wide range of microorganisms. Bacterial vaginosis BV is the main reason for vaginal discharge. Many gram-positive and gram-negative rods i.e. E.coli, Klebsiella , Proteus, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas spp. are major contributors to bacterial vaginosis. Aim: The present study was conducted to elucidate the... Continue Reading
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