MICROBIOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF EDIBLE MUSHROOM: AGARICUS BISPORUS ON PLA...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study A mushroom (or toadstool) is the fleshy, spore bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) that have ...Continue Reading »

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• 2. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PIPEBORNE WATER AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER WITHIN ENUGU ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Following the theory of creation, it is clear that water is as old as man. From time immemorial, man has restorted to the use of this unique commodity for domestic and other purposes. Most of our water supplies are from surface water which include: rivers, streams, lakes, oceans and seas and there water bodies are likely to be polluted with domestic and Industrial as well ...Continue Reading »

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• 3. LEMONGRASS AS MOSQUITO REPELLENT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Plant essential oils (EOs) have been widely used for many years due to their antimicrobial properties in foods and pharmaceutical products 1. Essential oils are natural products obtained from plants. It is estimated that the global number of plants is of the order of 300,000 and about 10% of these contains essential oils and could be used as a s...Continue Reading »

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• 4. THE ANTIDEPRESSANT EFFECT OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF STIGMA MAYDIS OF ZEA MAYS USIN...

  » CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the studyHealth is the most precious of all things and it is the foundation of all happiness. Traditional medicine has developed in various communities in Nigeria in response to the health needs of the people. Many communities have, therefore, since creation, developed various traditional systems using locally available resources for the alleviation of thei...Continue Reading »

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• 5. EFFECT OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF DIAZOTROPHS AND PHOSPHA...

  » CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the Study Hydrocarbons are used in large quantities as fuels (Bierkens and Geerts, 2014). Hydrocarbons are becoming a global problem for the environment. They are highly persistent in the environment, toxic and present significant health risks to humans (Hentati et al., 2013).Hydrocarbons and other organic compounds can bring up serious environmental proble...Continue Reading »

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• 6. A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON MALARIA PREVENTION IN CO...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria is a nation fill with vegetation and water bodies; this is usually pronounced in the eastern and the southern part of the country. This is usually good for the people living in such environment in terms of agriculture and good weather condition; even with these advantages there are more disadvantages to this gift of nature. Some of the ...Continue Reading »

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• 7. SURVEY OF DIVORCE AMONG WOMEN AND IT’S EFFECTS ON CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC ACHIEV...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Man is an entity but does not survive alone, that is he does not live in isolation but lived in relationship with those around him. This idea of living together calls for cooperation which is expressed in all the institutions man has ever known. The family is the institution. Since the inception of marriage which was ordained by nature, it has g...Continue Reading »

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• 8. THE EFFECT OF DOCTOR-NURSE RELATIONSHIP ON PATIENT CARE (FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A system is made up of several parts which functions in various ways to work as an entity. An example of this is the health care service delivery system. In this, there are various categories of professionals and personnel who work hand in hand to perform various specialized duties for the effective dispensation of healthcare services. These pro...Continue Reading »

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• 9. THE ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS’ ATTENDANCE IN HOSPITAL, A CASE OF GENERAL HOSPITAL O...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND STUDY General Hospital Ota is one of Ogun state hospitals; it is located in Ado odo Ota Local government. The hospital has a recorded of many patients and it is important to know iof the number of patients in a hospital correlates with the available facilities in the hospital. It is therefore in the best interest of the researcher to use his or her knowl...Continue Reading »

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• 10. EFFECT OF STEEPING PERIOD ON YIELD AND ACCEPTABILITY OF STARCH EXTRACTED FROM SO...

  » ABSTRACT Starch was extracted from two varieties of sorghum bicolor grains (white and red varieties) steeped for 6, 8 and 12 hours by wet milling method, the starch samples were analysed for yield, functional properties and overall acceptability. The yield of the white variety ranged from 0.45 – 0.70kg and the red variety was 0.40 – 0.50kg. The result of their functional properties wer...Continue Reading »

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• 11. MAIZE ADJUNCT IN THE SORGHUM BEER BREWING

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Beer is an alcoholic beverage obtained from fermented cereals such as barky, sorghum and maize grains. Barkey is a well know cereals for beer production due to some great advantage it has over other cereals but because of economic reasons other cereals like sorghum as many also in use for production. The effect of major adjust in sorghum grain in beer production during whi...Continue Reading »

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• 12. BACTERIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF SOME COMMERCIALLY PREPARED YOGURT RETAILED IN ENUG...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Diary foods provide and ideal food system for the delivery of beneficial bacteria to the human gut. Given the suitable environment that milk and certain dairy products including yoghurt and cheese) provided, it promotes growth and support viability of these cultures. Diary products such as yoghurt contain ‘probiotic” cultures, e.g La...Continue Reading »

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• 13. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PIPEBORNE WATER AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER FOR HUMAN CON...

  » ABSTRACT Comparative examination of three main sources of water supply in Independence layout Enugu was carried out with a view to determine their levels of contamination of bacteria. The sources of water examined are tap water, well water and stream water. The pour plate method was used to examine the water samples. Bacteria isolated from the water samples include coliform especially Escherichia ...Continue Reading »

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• 14. THE TREATMENT TO PREVENT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Prior to the invention of modern medications, infectious disease were generally incurable, and treatment was limited to treating the symptoms of the disease sexually transmitted diseases has been known for hundred of years, but as we enter a new millennium, age old problems of the infectious disease continue to plague us. Very many have been elimina...Continue Reading »

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• 15. ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING DUMPSITES

  » CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background of Study Wastes can be considered, as those materials no longer required by an individual, institution or industry. Wastes are thus regarded as by products or end products of the production and consumption process respectively. Solid waste can be defined as: ‘The useless and unwanted products in the solid state derived from the activities of the society an...Continue Reading »

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• 16. EVALUATION OF THE LEVEL OF VITAMIN C, VITAMIN E AND MALONDIALDEHYDE IN MALE SMOK...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Tobacco smoking is a practice of burning tobacco and inhaling the smoke (consisting of gaseous phases and particles). A more broad definition may include taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and then releasing it, as is done by some with tobacco pipes and cigars. The practice may have begun as early as 5000 3000 BC (Nagarajet al., 2014).Cigarett...Continue Reading »

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• 17. DETERMINATION OF THE MICROBIAL LOAD ON SPOILT FRUIT JUICE

  » ABSTRACT Fruit juices are very nutritive, invigorating and non alcoholic beverage, which is very well liked throughout the world. Juice may be squeezed directly from fruits or may be extracted by water. These juices can be used in their natural concentrations or in processed form. They are very scrumptious and palatable and they have most of the minerals necessary for growth and development, like ...Continue Reading »

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• 18. BICONTROL POTENTIAL OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISOLATED FROM SOIL SAMPLES AGAINST...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Bacillus thuringrensis (Bt) is a well known and widely studied bacterium which is known for its use in pest management. Today it is the most successful commercial xenobiotic with its worldwide application when compared with the chemical pesticides; Bacillus thuringiensis has the advantages of being biologically degradable, selectively active on pests and less likely to cau...Continue Reading »

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• 19. INCIDENCE OF CANDIDIASIS AMONG SINGLES AND MARRIED WOMEN OF DIFFERENT GROUP

  » INTRODUCTION Candida: This is a yeast like fungi several of which cause disease in man about 90% of infection are to candida albicans, which is normally present in mouth, intestine and vaginal it is responsible for the infection in the sites defense mechanisms (carousal 1990) Candida abbacies usually appears as oval yeast like cell that reproduce by budding however in infected areas. Filamentous h...Continue Reading »

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• 20. HEPATO CURATIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT OF ETHYL-ACETATE AND N-BUTANOL FRACTIONS ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to study The liver plays an important role in regulating various physiological processes. It is essential in the body for maintenance, performance and regulating homeostatic functions. It is involved with almost all the biochemical pathways for growth, fight against diseases, nutrient supply, energy provision and reproduction. In addition, it aids metabolism of ...Continue Reading »

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