MICROBIOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 201. ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIAL LOAD OF PEAR FRUIT (Dacryodes edulis)

  » 1.1 Statement of the problem Pear fruit gut contaminated with microorganisms through contact with soil, dust and water and by handling at harvest or post harvest processing and handling by different vendors at selling point. 1.2 Justification This work will be beneficial to all consumers of pear fruit to know that fruit always got contaminated even at harvest point to the final consumers, thus pro...Continue Reading »

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• 202. BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF B-B STAR MILK BRAND SOLD IN ONITSHA

  » 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 DEFINITION Milk is an opaque white maternal lactation secretion. It is the very first food from a child’s mother, and a loving link between mothers and offspring. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to digest other types of food. The early lactation milk is known as colostrum, and carries the mother’s antibodies to the...Continue Reading »

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• 203. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CARBON SOURCES ON THE GROWTH OF ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCING Baci...

  » ABSTRACT Effect of different carbon sources on the growth of antimicrobial producing Bacillus species in ogiri egusi sold in Ogbeta, Orie, Artisian, Kenyatta, Enugu State were evaluated using standard microbiological and analytical methods. 12 bacteria were isolated and identified such as Bacillus subtilis,(33.33), Bacillus pumulis (41.66), Bacillus licheniformis (25) were identified based on thei...Continue Reading »

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• 204. ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA FROM FOOD VENDORS AND SOME VEGETABLE AV...

  » ABSTRACT Safety of food is a basic requirement of food quality. A total of 25 street food samples (Jollof rice, egwusi soup, ugu, water leaf and green), were randomly purchased from five different vendors in Ogbete main market Enugu. The samples were transported in ice to the laboratory. The samples were bacteriologically analyzed using pour plate technique and sub culture. Pour plate techniques w...Continue Reading »

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• 205. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF BRIDIALMACRANTHA EXTRACTED BY VARIOUS SOLVENTS.

  » Plants remain the most common source of anti microbial agents. Their usage, as traditional health remedies, is the most popular for 80 % of world population in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Herbs are reported to have minimal side effects. In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have spent a lot of time and money in developing natural products extracted from plants, to produce more cost effecti...Continue Reading »

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• 206. BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF PASTEURIZED LIQUID MILK SAMPLES SOLD AT DIFFERENT SHO...

  » ABSTRACT The present study was carried out to determine the bacteriological quality of pasteurized liquid milk samples sold at different shops in students market located at Imo state University front gate. A total of four samples were collected. The samples were examined to determine the total heterophilic bacterial count and total coliform count. Results revealed that two of the samples (1 and 2)...Continue Reading »

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• 207. ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF LOCALLY MADE SOAP ON DERMATOPHYTES ISOLATED FROM BARBING ...

  » ABSTRACT The comparative study on the effect of the locally made black soap and Dudu osun soap on dermatophytes isolated from barbing equipment using agar well diffusion method. The fungi isolated from the barbing equipment are Trichophyton rubrum (56.25%), Microsporum canis (28.13%), and Trichophyton mentagrophytes (15.63%). The isolates were treated with Dudu Osun and Black soap, the result show...Continue Reading »

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• 208. ANTIBIOGRAM OF MICRORGANISMS FOUND IN GARRI SOLD IN RELIEF AND EKEONUWA MARKET I...

  » INTRODUCTION Water is one of the most important and abundant compounds of the ecosystem. All living organisms on the earth need water for their survival and growth. It rarely occurs in its pure form in nature (Ababio, 2005). It is the only substance that exists naturally on Earth in all three physical states of matter; gas, liquid, and solid. The Earth has oceans of liquid water and polar regions ...Continue Reading »

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• 209. DETERMINATION OF MICROBIAL LOAD ON SMOKED FISH SOLD IN OWERRI METROPOLIS

  » ABSTRACT Microbial assessment of smoked Scombia scombia spp. of fish procured from two markets in Owerri metropolis was carried out. The samples were analyzed using bacteriological and fungi media. The average bacteria counts ranges from 3.1X106 6.8X106cfu/g while the average fungi counts ranges from 0.0 0.3X106cfu/g. Four species of bacteria were isolated which are Staphylococcus aureus, Escheric...Continue Reading »

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• 210. MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROFILES OF CLINICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALISOLATES OF PSEUDOMON...

  » Abstract The emergence of multiple antibiotic resistance in bacteria and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics contribute to the dissemination of resistant pathogens in the environment which may cause problems in therapy and is a serious public health issue. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E.coli isolates in certain clinical and environmental sampl...Continue Reading »

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• 211. COMMON UTI ISOLATED FROM PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL

  » ABSTRACT This study aimed to define the Common UTI and incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among 55 pregnant women attending the antenatal care clinics in primary health center in Ogoja city, Cross River State. Clean voided mid stream urine samples were collected and cultured. Isolated bacteria were characterized by standard laboratory tests, and antibiotic sensitivity was performed by di...Continue Reading »

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• 212. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PIPER GUINEENSE, XYLOPIA AETHIOPICAAND ALLIUM CEPA AGA...

  » Contract constitutes one of the ways managers craft governance arrangements regarding inter organizational relationships (Poppo et al, 2002). Hill (1990) and Dyer (1997) however hold that there may be occasions when contracts may be costly to enforce. In such occasions managers may choose to vertically integrate. Views have been strongly expressed that transaction cost economics overstates the des...Continue Reading »

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• 213. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL STRENGTH OF THREE MOST COMMON ANTIBIOTICS ...

  » TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of Content Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Research Hypotheses 1.6 Significance of the Study 1.7 Scope of the Study 1.8 Limitation of the Study 1.9 Definition of Terms Chapter Two: Review of Related ...Continue Reading »

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• 214. MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF POWERED TOBACCO SOLD IN ENUGU URBAN FOR THE PRESE...

  » TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of Content Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Research Hypotheses 1.6 Significance of the Study 1.7 Scope of the Study 1.8 Limitation of the Study 1.9 Definition of Terms Chapter Two: Review of Related ...Continue Reading »

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• 215. ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITIES OF LOCALLY PRODUCED CEMENT

  » TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of Content Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Research Hypotheses 1.6 Significance of the Study 1.7 Scope of the Study 1.8 Limitation of the Study 1.9 Definition of Terms Chapter Two: Review of Related ...Continue Reading »

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• 216. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE, FEEDING AND ANAEMIA IN PREGNANCY (A CASE STUDY OF PREG...

  » TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of Content Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.5 Research Hypotheses 1.6 Significance of the Study 1.7 Scope of the Study 1.8 Limitation of the Study 1.9 Definition of Terms Chapter Two: Review of Related ...Continue Reading »

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• 217. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF HONEY ON Staphylococcus aureusEscherichia coli and Str...

  » ABSTRACT Antibacterial activity of honey obtained from two different locations in Enugu State (Nsukka & Ugwuaji) Nigeria on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pyogens isolated from wound was studied. Agar well diffusion method was used to determine the antibacterial activity of the honey on the test microorganisms. The result revealed that the two honey samples have heav...Continue Reading »

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• 218. EFFECT OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE ON MICROBIAL BIOMETHANE POTENTIAL

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Much attention has been given to nanotechnology and nanoscience over the last decade. These studies involve a wide spectrum of research areas and industrial activities from fundamental sciences (that is physics, chemistry and biology) to applied science (that is electronics and materials) on the nanoscale (1nm=10 9m) (Liu, 2006).One of the major developments in nanotec...Continue Reading »

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• 219. THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL NUTRITION ON THE EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING OF INFANTS

  » ABSTRACT The researcher investigated the effects of maternal nutrition on the exclusive breastfeeding of infants in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The purpose of the study was to find out the effects of maternal nutrition, socio economic status, occupation, and perception on the exclusive breastfeeding of infants in Egor Local Government Area. To guide the study, four research questions ...Continue Reading »

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• 220. DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTH AMONG SLAUGHTERED CATTLE I...

  » CHARPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONRuminants such as cattle, goat and sheep represent an important source of animal protein in many countries of the world, supplying a good percentage of the daily meat and dairy products in cities and villages. Apart from being the source of animal protein, their waste are also very important in agriculture (Nwosu et al., 2007).In many parts of the world, cattle production i...Continue Reading »

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