ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERN OF LACTOSE FERMENTERS Enterobacteriaceae ISOLATED FROM EGGROLL WITHIN IKOT EKPENE METROPOLIS
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the antimicrobial resistance pattern of lactose fermenters Enterobacteriaceae isolated from eggroll within Ikot Ekpene metropolis. The study utilized standard aseptical methods in analyzing the samples. The result of the study revealed the following; total bacterial contents obtained revealed that sample 6 had the highest colony count of 6.8×104 cfu/g while sample 1 had the least with 2.9×104 cfu/g. Frequency distribution and the percentage occurrence of the bacteria isolates obtained from the…