ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF POTASH OBTAINED FROM PLANTAIN PEELS ON SELECTED BACTERIAL ISOLATES

ABSTRACT The extraction of potash from plantain peels and antibacterial activity of potash obtained from plantain peels on selected bacterial isolates such as Staphylococcus sp. Escherichia sp. and Pseudomonas sp.…

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ANTIBIOGRAM AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF BACTERIA ISOLATE FROM Littorina littorea

ABSTRACT Antibiogram and microbiological assessment of bacteria isolated from Littorina littorea. The study was subjected to the assessment of microbiological and antibiotics sensitivity test of the discovered pathogens, Staphylococcus sp,…

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ASSESSMENT OF ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) ON Staphylococcus Aureus

ABSTRACTS The research work was aimed at determining or assessing the antibacterial effect of garlic on Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Garlic was used in the investigations to determine its efficacy,…

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BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CRAB (Brachyura) MEAT PURCHASED FROM ITU CREEK, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to carry out the bacteriological analysis of crab (Brachyura) purchased from Itu creek, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A total of six (6) samples…

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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA FROM WOUNDS SURFACE

ABSTRACT The isolation and identification of bacteria from wound surface were study using the standard microbiological method. The wound samples were collected from five different  patients  and  were brought to…

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MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF ORGANIC FOOD SPICES SOLD WITHIN THE MARKET IKOT EKPENE METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The microbiological analysis and antibiogram of organic food spices sold within the market Ikot  Ekpene metropolis was analysed following aspetic techniques and result shows the presence of Streptococcus sp…

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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR (FROM SEDIMENT TO FLESH) BETWEEN TWO GASTROPODS (Tympanotonus fuscatus, Egeria radiata) FROM THE LOWER CROSS RIVER SYSTEM

ABSTRACT Using standard method of analysis, bioaccumulation  factor of gastropods from Ayadeghe beach showed T. fuscatus. Zn(0.73) >Ni (0.60) >Cr (0.19) >Cd(0.07) > Pb(nil); E. radiata; Zn (0.33) > Cd(0.07)…

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