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ABSTRACT Farming, human settlement, flooding and cutting of firewood are the human related activities exerting pressure on the Itu River System. Other perturbations include dumping of wastes oil spills from outboard engines etc. these activities could negate the benefits derived from the river as it harbor a lot of fish species as well as being a source of drinking water to the locals. This is because adverse amount of micronutrient through depositions by obnoxious activities, could spell doom for benthos…

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ABSTRACT The assessment of antinutrient concentration in cucumis sativus (cucumber) cultivated in Rafia farm was carried out using standard analytical procedures. The analyzed fruit revealed the presence of some appreciable amount of the toxicity properties such as oxalate (0.89 ± 0.098 mg/100g), tannins (3.29 ± 0.09 mg/100g), Phytate (0.04 ± 0.021 mg/100g), HCN (1.51 ± 0.042 mg/100g), and Saponins (2.56 ± 0.078%) respectively. The study revealed that tannins has the highest concentration in cucumber fruit and phytate was found to…

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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the microbial profile of the gate tally of general hospital and to assess the effectiveness of different disinfectants on the bacterial isolates obtained. Standard aseptic procedures were employed in the collection of the samples and the microbial analysis of the samples collected. The result of this study revealed that one of the “OUT” tally cards had the highest heterotrophic bacterial colony counts; similarly, the one of the “OUT” tally also had…

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ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to assess the phytochemical composition of sweet potato leaves and to examine the antibacterial activity of the leaves extract against gastro-intestinal bacteria. Standard analytical methods were use for the phytochemical screening and standard aseptical procedures were employed in the antimicrobial analysis. The result of the study revealed the presence of the following phytochemical constituents; Saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, cyanogenic glycosides, terpenoids, phenol and tannins. The sensitivity test showed that Shigella sp, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus…

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ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the phytochemical composition and antibacterial activity of Musa paradisiaca sap. Standard analytical methods were employed to analyze the phytochemical composition of the sap, also asceptically approved techniques were utilized to examine the antibacterial activity of the plantain sap. The result of the phytochemical screening revealed that saponin, tannins, flavonoids, terpenes, phenol and cardiac glycoside were present in low (+) amount while alkaloid was in moderate (++) amount. The heterotrophic bacterial count revealed that…

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ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the phytochemical composition and antibacterial activity of Lasianthera africana on some clinical isolates standard analytical methods were employed to analyze the phytochemical composition of the leaves. The phytochemical screening revealed that terpenes was low (+), saponins and Alkaloid were present in moderate amount (++), while tannins, flavonoid, phenol and cardiac glycoside was high (+++). The ethanol extract of Lasianthera africana leaves revealed that E. coli was sensitive with zones of inhibition of (17mm,…

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ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to assess the microbial contamination of grinded gains products sold in Otor Market in Ikot Ekpene L.GA. The sample collected were cultured on different media, the organism growing on the media were purified and identified using microbiological standards. The study revealed the heterotrophic bacterial count which ranged from 3.1×104 cfu/g to 6.2×104 cfu/g and fungi count which range from 0.9×104 cfu/g to 1.8×104 cfu/g. the organisms identified in this study include Staphylococcus sp, Lactobacillus…

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ABSTRACT This study on microbial analysis of read-to-eat food (snacks) sold in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic was carried out using standard aseptical methods. The result of the analysis revealed the following: The bacterial load range from 5.8×104 – 7.10×104 cfu/g. Sample B had the highest bacterial load followed by sample C while A recorded the least (5.8×104 cfu/g). The genera of bacteria isolated includes, Staphylococcus sp, (28%), Streptococcus sp (24%), Micrococcus sp (20%), Bacillus sp (12%),  while Corynebacterium sp and…

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ABSTRACT The isolation and characterization of air flora in microbiology laboratory was investigated. The settle plate technique using open petri dishes containing different culture media was employed to collect sample at different time interval. Standard microbiological methods were used for the isolation and identification of bacterial and fungal isolates. The results obtained revealed that the concentration of bacteria in the study area ranged from 15 cfu/p/m2 to 60 cfu/p/m2 while that of fungi was 6 cfu/p/m2 to 25 cfu/p/m2. A…

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ABSTRACT This study was aimed at isolation and Antibiogram studies of microorganism isolated from tin Moi-moi sold in Ikot Ekpene metropolis. Standard microbiological procedures were employed in accessing microbial contamination in Moi-moi. The result of this study revealed that the highest heterotrophic bacterial count ranged between (4.5 x 104 cfu/ml – 3.0 x 104 while highest heterotrophic fungal count range between 2.8 x 104 cfu/ml- 1.1 x 106  cfu/ml). the bacterial isolates were; Lactobacillus sp, Staphylococcus s, Micrococcus sp, Enterococcus…

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