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PREVALENCE OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATED STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM NASAL PASSAGE OF HEALTHY CATTLE IN KARA MARKET OGUN STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus, ‘one of the most adaptable and…

OPTIMIZING ALPHA AMYLASE PRODUCTION FROM LOCALLY ISOLATED Aspergillus species USING SELECTED AGRO WASTES AS SUBSTRATES ABSTRACT α-Amylase are enzymes that are used in the degradation of starch. This study focuses…

MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROFILE AND METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASE PRODUCTION IN Pseudomonas aeruginosa ISOLATED FROM THE NASAL CAVITY OF CATTLE FROM KARA MARKET OGUN STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an ubiquitous, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, monoflagellated…

PRODUCTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTANCES BY LACTIC ACID BACTERIA (LAB) IMMOBILIZED IN CALCIUM GEL BEADS. ABSTRACT           Twenty six lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from fresh fish. Ten isolates were…

PRODUCTION OF STARCH-DERIVED BIOPLASTIC FILM FROM CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA) TUBERS ABSTRACT The use of synthetic plastic has caused a lot of environmental problems especially to the agricultural and available lands…

PRODUCTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE STUDIES OF GLUCOSE ISOMERASE BYACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS MCK-4 ISOLATED FROM STARCH MILLING WASTES. ABSTRACT D-glucose/xylose isomerase (D-xylose ketol isome rase; EC 5.3.1.5) catalyzes the reversible isomerization…

RISK ASSESSMENT OF CASSAVA WASTEWATER FOR SURVIVAL, GROWTH AND DISSEMINATION OF SALMONELLA AND SHIGELLA ORGANISMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. ABSTRACT Waste water samples from six cassava processing plants around Nsukka were…

SCREENING OF FUNGI ISOLATED FROM SELECTED AGRO-WASTE MATERIAL FOR LACCASE PRODUCTION ABSTRACT Laccases are polyphenol oxidases that have numerous industrial and bioremediation applications. They are well known as lignin degrading…

STUDIES ON THE CO-INFECTIVITY OF HIV AND ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIA IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT The increasing global incidence of tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has been…

STUDIES ON THE OCCURRENCE OF BETA-LACTAMASES IN MEMBERS OF THE GENERA SALMONELLA AND SHIGELLA ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS HOSPITALS IN ANYIGBA, KOGI STATE. ABSTRACT Salmonella and Shigella species isolated from human…

STUDIES ON THE PREVALENCE AND CO-INFECTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study carried out in Benue State was to…

SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF BACTERIOCIN-LIKE INHIBITORY SUBSTANCES PRODUCED BY VAGINAL LACTOBACILLUS AGAINST GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI ABSTRACT The vaginal normal flora of a healthy woman is dominated by species of Lactobacillus. The…

THE USE OF ADDITIVES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRASS SILAGE ABSTRACT Panicum maximum, a traditional forage grass was subjected to lactic fermentation to produce silage. Ensiling was carried out on…

TREATMENT AND VALORISATION OF PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME) THROUGH PRODUCTION OF MICROBIAL BIOMASS. ABSTRACT Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is high strength wastewater capable of polluting the environment. It…

INCIDENCE OF FLUOROQUINOLONE RESISTANT SALMONELLA SPP. IN INTENSIVELY REARED PIGS AND BROILER CHICKENS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT Salmonella represents a challenge in modern animal husbandry with…

ISOLATION AND EVALUATION OF XYLOSE-FERMENTING THERMOTOLERANT YEASTS FOR BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION ABSTRACT Xylose is the main fermentable sugar obtained by hydrolysis of hemicellulosic fraction of lignocellulosic materials. Xylose-fermenting microorganisms are essential…

ISOLATION AND TYPING OF SALMONELLA SPECIES AND SCREENING FOR SALMONELLA-PHAGES IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA ABSTRACT Wastewater may contain high number of potentially pathogenic organisms. Despite…

ISOLATION OF BACTERIOCIN-PRODUCING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA AND IMMOBILIZATION IN MICRO-POROUS CALCIUM ALGINATE GEL BEADS FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ANTI-MICROBIAL SUBSTANCES ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to isolate bacteriocin-producing…

LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY OF PICRALIMA NITIDA, AN APPROACH IN MALARIAL VECTOR CONTROL. ABSTRACT Mosquitoes constitute a serious Public Health menace, resulting in millions of death worldwide each year. Emergence of insecticide…

MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROFILES OF CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA AND ESCHERICHIA COLI ABSTRACT The emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance in bacteria and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics contribute…

OCCURRENCE OF BETA-LACTAMASES IN ESCHERICHIA COLI AND KLEBSIELLA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES AND HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT The increase in β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae particularly Escherichia coli…

OPTIMIZATION OF FOOD COLOURANT PRODUCTION IN CAPABLE FUNGI ISOLATED FROM THE SOIL IN NSUKKA ABSTRACT Colouring of food substances has been an age long practice by man in order to…

OPTIMIZATION OF SOLID-STATE CULTURE FOR CITRIC ACID PRODUCTION USING SOME LOCAL STARCHY MATERIALS ABSTRACT   This study compares the production of citric acid in different starchy materials; cassava flour, corn…

PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL ROTA VIRUS INFECTION AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN YENEGOA, BAYELSA STATE ABSTRACT The daily increasing of HIV and rotavirus infection in Nigeria has become a public…

EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PHYTOHORMONES ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF CHLORELLA SOROKINIA AND SPIRULINA PLATENSIS ABSTRACT The effects of indoleacetic acid, indolebutyric acid, gibberellic acid and kinetin on growth and biomass…

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN EBONYI AND ENUGU STATES, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study evaluated the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in Ebonyi and Enugu states. A total of 955 human…

EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL AND RESISTANCE MODIFYING POTENCY OF ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACTS OF FOUR MEDICINAL PLANTS. ABSTRACT In vitro antibacterial and resistance modulatory potency of ethanolic leaf extracts of four medicinal…

EVALUATION OF MALTS FROM SOME ACHA VARIETIES AS SOURCE OF ENZYMES FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM STARCHY MATERIALS ABSTRACT         Three acha varieties were malted and their enzyme activities were compared…

EVALUATION OF SOME NIGERIA CORN VARIETIES FOR FUEL ETHANOL PRODUCTION. ABSTRACT Fossil fuels are non-renewable, and their excessive use has resulted in a lot of environmental problems. There is an…

GROWTH RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS FACTORS BY OSMOPHILIC YEASTS ISOLATED FROM HONEY ABSTRACT Yeasts are continuously exposed to series of changes within their natural habitat in the environment. Their growth…

HEAT RESISTANCE PATTERNS OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINANTS OF READY- TO- EAT SMOKED FISH ABSTRACT Fish is an important animal protein food available to millions of people. Fish spoilage is brought about…

IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF IMMUNO-MODULATORY PROPERTIES OF PREBIOTICS EXTRACTED FROM VERNONIA AMYGDALINA ABSTRACT Prebiotics are non-digestible food substances that when consumed provide a beneficial physiological effect on the host, by…

IMPACT OF WATER ACTIVITY AND MOISTURE SORPTION CHARACTERISTICS ON MOULD RELATIONS IN GARRI ABSTRACT The moisture content of garri samples were determined by standard method at 1050C. The mean moisture…

IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME SELECTED EDIBLE AND NON- EDIBLE MUSHROOMS. ABSTRACT Antimicrobial resistance has become a global concern in recent years. Infectious diseases remain one of the major…

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PIPER GUINEENSE, XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA AND ALLIUM CEPA AGAINST BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SPOILT SOUP PREPARATIONS ABSTRACT The antibacterial activity of ethanol, hot water and cold water extracts of…

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF DISCHARGED BREWERY EFFLUENT ON A RECEIVING BODY OF WATER ABSTRACT Industrial wastewater entering a water body represents a heavy source of environmental pollution in Nigerian…

BACTERIAL LOAD AND ENTEROTOXIN PRODUCTION BY ESCHERICHIA COLI, IN FISH SAMPLES SOLD IN NSUKKA, NIGERIA. ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the level of bacterial contamination of fish…

BIODEGRADATION OF GROUNDNUT SHELLS TO FERMENTABLE SUGAR USING FUNGAL ISOLATES ABSTRACT Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) is an important oil seed crop in Nigeria. The pulp or dry pericarp contains about 25-40…

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION POTENTIALS OF MICROALGAE ISOLATED FROM ARID ENVIRONMENTS OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT Biodiesel production potentials of microalgae isolated from arid environments of Nigeria were investigated. Twenty-five strains of microalgae were…

CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISTRIBUTION OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA VAR TYPHI PARATYPHI WITH CONCOMITANT ENDEMIC MALARIA IN ENUGU URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AREAS OF NIGERIA. ABSTRACT Evaluation of distribution rates of Salmonella enterica…

COMPARATIVE TOXICITY OF CRUDE OIL AND KEROSENE ON THE GROWTH OF NITRIFYING BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SOIL ABSTRACT Crude oil and kerosene have useful applications in the society and are, therefore,…

COMPARISM OF ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF MEMBERS OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE ISOLATED FROM WILDLIFE AND HUMAN SOURCES ABSTRACT Human sources ( Human not  on antibiotics HN, Human on antibiotics, HA) as well…

DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-POROUS BEADS FOR IMMOBILIZATION OF AEROBIC ORGANISMS ABSTRACT Biocatalytic efficiency of immobilized cells has been known to be significantly higher than that of free cells.  Increases in specific…

EFFECTS OF VARIATIONS IN THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF SOME PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE BACTERIAL LEACHING OF A NIGERIAN IRON ORE SAMPLE ABSTRACT In this study, a bacterial isolate tentatively identified…

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SEROLOGICAL STATUS FOR NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN LOCAL CHICKENS OF LIVE BIRD MARKETS AND HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT Newcastle disease (ND) is…