Production and Characterization of cellulase enzyme from Aspergillus species using Cyperus esculentus.

Production and Characterization of cellulase enzyme from Aspergillus species using Cyperus esculentus CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Biotechnology has the ability to create a vast variety of products to satisfy different human needs. Enzyme technology, a subfield of biotechnology, has developed and is still developing new processes to produce both bulk and high value-added products using enzymes as […]

Chemical Compositions Of Some Vegetable Oil Consumed In Nigeria

The investigation of unconventional oils derived from tigernut has been the primary focus of this work. This is because the development of forest species results in either a small or nonexistent crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physico-chemical parameters (acidity, peroxide, iodine, and saponification values), as well as the fatty acid […]

phytochemical screening of methanolic extract of nauclea latifolia leaves

Abstract The present study is aimed to investigate the potential effects of Nauclea latifolia leaves extracts on seven sh pathogens: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus iniae, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Samonella typhi and Aeromonas hydrophila using agar well diffusion assay. The phytochemical screening and minimum inhibitory concentration of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of N. latifolia […]

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF KLEBSIELLA ON SEA FOOD

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF KLEBSIELLA ON SEA FOOD (catfish, prawns, Titus fish, shrimps, periwinkles) INTRODUCTION Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic pathogen that causes a variety of infectious diseases in humans, including septicaemia, liver abscesses, diarrhea, and pneumonia (Bi and Xu, 2013; Cao et al., 2014; Guo et al., 2017). It is a well-known hospital-acquired pathogen and associated with […]

MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF WELL WATER WITHIN MAKURDI METEROPOLIS

MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF WELL WATER WITHIN MAKURDI METEROPOLIS CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The inadequate supply of clean drinkable waters and the frequent pollution of existing supplies create very grave health problems for people in developing countries like Nigeria. Water serves as a vehicle for the transmission of diseases like typhoid fever, cholera, rashes, […]

The potential of actinomycetes and fungi to degrade spent oil from motor mechanic site soil

The potential of actinomycetes and fungi to degrade spent oil from motor mechanic site soil Abstract and Figures ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT The degradation potentials of bacteria and actinomycetes of spent motorcycle lubricating oil were investigated using standard microbiological procedures. Ten composite soil samples were collected from ten different motorcycle mechanic workshops in Benin City. The […]

Bacteriological and molecular analysis of rifampin and isoniazid resistant strains

Bacteriological and molecular analysis of rifampin and isoniazid resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated in Kaduna state Nigeria ABSTRACT To develop a better understanding of the epidemiology and molecular biology of rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Australia, 50 clinical isolates (33 rifampin-resistant and 17 rifampin-sensitive strains) cultured between 1990 and 1997 were analyzed by a number of […]

COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE DIAGNOSIS OF SALMONELLA TYPHI USING RAPID KIT AND WIDAL

COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON THE DIAGNOSIS OF SALMONELLA TYPHI USING RAPID KIT AND WIDAL ABSTRACT Typhoid fever continues to be a public health issue in most developing countries.Typhoid Fever ranks among the first twenty causes of outpatient illness. Among the numerous challenges in addressing the disease burden of Typhoid is the quest to secure a more […]