MICROBIOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS IN NIGERIA | RESEARCH PROJECT TOPICS AND PROJECT TOPICS ON EDUCATION

21. 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 »

50 pages | 241 engagements |

22. DETERMINATION OF DEGRADINGABILITY OF FUNGI ISOLATED FROM HYDROCARBON POLLUTED SO...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Crude oils are composed of mixtures of paraffin, alicylic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Microbial communities exposed to hydrocarbons become adapted, exhibiting selective enrichment and genetic changes resulting in increased proportions of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria and bacterial plasmids encoding hydrocarbon catabolic genes (Leahy and Colwell, 2004). Adapted microbia...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 237 engagements |

23. SOCIO CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF GENOTYPE TESTS AMONG YOUNG POPULATION IN BUNU KAB...

» Abstract Genetic diseases are more prevalent in developing countries like Nigeria. So, it is paramount to indulge in genotype tests. Premarital genetic screening could help in its prevention. Awareness and acceptance of pre marital genetic screening is not well documented in Bunu Kabba, Kogi State. The aim of this study was to determine the socio cultural implications of genotype tests among young...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 278 engagements |

24. ASCARIASIS AMONG CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGE OF 4-15 YEARS (A CASE STUDY OF SCHOOL ...

» ABSTRACT A project research study on the level of ascariasis in children between 4 15 years of age were carried out in the Schools I, II, III & IV in Ziks Avenue Primary School, Uwani Enugu, Enugu State. A total of 110 feacal samples was collected from the pupils randomly, and microscopically examined using iodine normal saline wet preparation and saturated sodium chloride floatation technique...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 237 engagements |

25. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ASH AND MOISTURE CONTENT OF RIPED AND UNRIPED PLANTA...

» ABSTRACT Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) are edible fruits that grow in tropics and sub tropics regions of Africa. There are many varieties of plantain, they include Musa acminicta, red banana, Musa balbisiana apple bananas and Cavendish banana. But this write up centered on ripe plantain and unriped plantain. As plantain is consumed by almost everybody round the regions of the world. Plantaion which ...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 490 engagements |

26. CONSUMERS ACCEPTABILITY AND PHYSICO CHEMICAL QUALITY OF BREAKFAST FROM MALTED SO...

» ABSTRACT Breakfast cereal was formulated using malted sorghum sorghum Vulgare ksvs, “Acha” Digitare exilis flour and cassava, manihot esculenta, T.M.S 4 (2) 1425 strach. The formula was composed of 90g sorghum and “Acha” flour, 10g cassava starch using five different sample ratios; sample A1, (70,20:10), sample B1 (60:30:10), sample C1 (50:40:10), sample D1 (40:50:10) and s...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 211 engagements |

27. EXTRACTION OF CASHEW NUT SEED OIL AND ITS EFFECT ON COLI FORM

» ABSTRACT Inhibitory effect of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) cotyledon oil was carried out using Escherichia Coli as test organism. The processed and loasted cashew nuts were bought and subjected to oil extraction using the soxhlet method. The extracted oil was absorbed on filter paper discs in varying concentrations and placed on seeded nutrient agar plates. The plates were incubated at 370C for...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 1,084 engagements |

28. EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SECCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE ISOLATE FROM PALM-WINE...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Vinegar is an alcoholic liquid that has been allowed to allowed to sour. It is primarily use to flavour and preserve foods and ingredient in salad dressing and marinades. Vinegar is also use in a cleaning agent. The word is from the French vin (wine) an aigre (sour) costman et al, 2005). Vinegar is made from the oxidation of ethanol in wine, cider beer, fermented fruit jui...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 244 engagements |

29. FERMENTATION PRODUCTION OF CASSAVA FLOUR FOR BAKERY INDUSTRIES

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Cassava Manuhot Exculanta cranty in a prennial woody shrubs with edible root, which grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. It is also called yucca, manioc and mandioca. Cassava has the ability to grow on marginal land where cereal and other crops do not grow well. It can tolerate draught and grow in low nutrient soils. Because cassava root can be stored in t...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 256 engagements |

30. FOOD IRRATIONAL IN NIGERIA (PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS)

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 WHAT IS IRRADIATION Just a mention of the world irradiation, sparks strong objection, usually based on misunderstanding of the process involved and its effects on foods. Very simply, irradiation is a process of exposing food, either prepackaged or in bulk, to very high energy, invisible light waves called radiation. The process controls the amount of radiation the food...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 305 engagements |

31. GASTROENTERITIS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ENUGU METROPOLIS (6-12 YRS)

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Gastroenteritis is a disease condition due to the inflammation of the mucous of the stomach and intestine. Many microorganisms contaminating food and water can cause acute gastroenteritis. In most cases it runs its own course over several (days. However it can be a serious condition if the fluid loss is sever enough to cause dehydration. When food is the source of the path...Continue Reading »

50 pages | -1 engagements |

32. IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPOILAGE OF SWEET POTATO TUBERS SOLD...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Sweet potatoe (ipomoea batatas l) is root tuber crop belonging to the family convolvulaceae. It is an energy rich carbohydrate food. It thrives very well in moderately warm climates. It requires a growing period of at least four months of warm weather. The crop is grown extensively in Nigeria, especially in northern part. Sweet potatoes are one of the major subsistence cro...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 288 engagements |

33. INCIDENCE OF VAGINAL CANDIDACIES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AN PARK-LANE, HOSPITAL, A ...

» ABSTRACT This project attempts to determine the frequency rate of candidiasis among pregnant women in Abakpa Nike Enugu. One hundred and ten samples of high vaginal swabs were collected and examined wet in the microscope. The sample were donated by pregnant women attending ante natal clinics at park lane hospital Enugu. Eighty five samples out of the one hundred and ten samples collected from the ...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 212 engagements |

34. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH HAWKED SUYA- MEAT (CA...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Meat is an animal product. It is that part of animal that provides major source of protein in west African food. There are different types of meat from different types of animals, eg pork meat (pig) multon (goat) beef (cow). Meat can be served as prepared meat product eg corn beef, fried meat, cooked meat and suya, meat (smoke meat). Meat is perishable food and its composi...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 216 engagements |

35. FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION OF CASSAVA FLOUR FOR BAKERY INDUSTRIES

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Cassava Manuhot Exculanta cranty in a prennial woody shrubs with edible root, which grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. It is also called yucca, manioc and mandioca. Cassava has the ability to grow on marginal land where cereal and other crops do not grow well. It can tolerate draught and grow in low nutrient soils. Because cassava root can be stored in t...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 228 engagements |

36. DETERMINING THE CULTURE CONDITION FOR MAXIMUM LIPASE PRODUCTION BY ISOLATED MICR...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Ugba also called ukpaka is a popular food delicacy in Nigeria especially among Ibo ethnic group. It is rich in protein and is obtained by a solid state fermentation of the seed of African oil bean tree (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth). It is essential food item from various traditional ceremonies where it is mixed with slices of boiled stock fish (ugba and okpoloko). T...Continue Reading »

66 pages | 189 engagements |

37. INVESTIGATING THE LEVEL OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF YOGHURTS SOLD IN ENUGU URB...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Yoghurt is a cultural diary product produced by lactic fermentation of milk (Hui, 1992). Yoghurt is produced by the controlled fermentation of milk by two species of bacteria; Lactobacillusbulgaricus and Strptococcusthermophilus. These two species of bacteriae have now been established as the yoghurt starters. Any sort of milk may be used to make yoghurt, but modern pr...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 210 engagements |

38. DETERMINING THE MAJOR AETIOLOGIC AGENT OF URETHRITIS, A RESEARCH PROJECT TOPIC O...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Chlamydiae are small gram negative obligate intracellular microorganisms that preferentially infect squamocolumnar epithelial cell (www. Google. Com.2010). Chlamydia is the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease resulting in urethritis, with frequencies exceeding those of Neisseria gonorrhoeae In the United State for instance, roughly four million cases are report...Continue Reading »

50 pages | 202 engagements |

39. OPTIMIZATION OF BIODIESEL FROM COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) SEED OIL, A RESEARCH PRO...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 INTRODUCTION The replacement of mineral fuel by biodiesel is one of the effective ways of solving the problem of saving and effective usage of energetic resources. Biodiesel is becoming an increasingly acceptable alternative to fossil diesel because of narrowing gap between worldwide oil production and consumption. Also Nigeria’s vegetat...Continue Reading »