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

101. SYNTHESIS CHARACTERIZATION AND PRELIMINARY ANTIMICROBIAL STUDIES OF SOME SCHIFF ...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 SCHIFF BASES Schiff bases are condensation products of primary amines with carbonyl compounds and they were first reported by Schiff (Cimerman et. al., 2000). The common structural feature of these compounds is the azomethine group with a general formula RHC=N R1, where R and R1 are alkyl, aryl, cyclo alkyl or heterocyclic groups which may be variously substituted. The...Continue Reading »

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102. TESTICULAR AND HEPATIC TOXICITY OF MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE ON ADULT WISTAR RATS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Monosodium Glutamate occurs naturally in many foods, such as tomatoes and cheeses. People around the world have eaten glutamate rich foods throughout history. In 1907, Kikunae Ikeda began a research project to identify the substance in kelp (Laminariaceae) that produced a unique taste favoured in soup stocks in Japan. His research was based on t...Continue Reading »

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103. COLLECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND PRESERVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Medicinal plants are plants that have healing properties. The use of these plants for is called herbalism. Medicinal plants contain and produce a variety of chemical substances that act upon the body. Herbal medicine is the primitive man observed and appreciated the great diversity of plants available to him and the plants provided food and medic...Continue Reading »

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104. ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF HONEY ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, ESCHERICHIA COLI AND S...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Honey is a sweet food. Honey bees are prepared by using nectar from ﬂowers of different plants. Honey bees belong to genus Apis. Different varieties of honey are produced by different species of honey bees and these are collected by bee keepers. It is consumed by humans. Some people prefer honey over sugar and other sweeteners (Tonelli et al.,...Continue Reading »

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105. ANTIBIOGRAM OF ESCHERICHIA COLI IN URINE SAMPLES OF OUT-PATIENT FROM ST. MARY’...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study Escherichia coli is the most widely studied prokaryotic model organism and on important species in the field of biotechnology and microbiology (Tortora, 2010). It is a common inhabitant of the human and animal gut but can also be found in water, soil and vegetable. Escherichia coli is Gram negative facultative anaerobic rod shaped bacterium ...Continue Reading »

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106. EFFECT OF KITCHEN WASTE COMPOST ON SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITY

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study Kitchen waste is defined as left over organic matter from restaurants, hotels and households (Li et al., 2009). Kitchen waste forms a significant part of domestic waste. Food waste is an unwanted raw or cooked food discarded during or after food preparation that is no longer fit for consumption or desirable. Toxic Links at New Delhi conducted a surv...Continue Reading »

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107. EVALUATION OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND HEAVY METALS IN WATER, SEDIMENTS AN...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Water is one of the most abundant and essential resources of man and occupies about 70% of the earth surface (Eja, 2002). Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to addition of large amounts of materials to the water, making it unfit for intended use. Such water is considered polluted. However it must be mentioned that some heav...Continue Reading »

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108. EXAMINATION OF THE PREVALENCE RATE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN IKOT AKPADEN COMMUN...

» CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND OF STUDY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori is a common type of bacteria that grows in the digestive tract and has a tendency to attack the stomach lining. It infects the stomachs of roughly 60 percent of the world’s adult population. H. pylori infections are usually harmless, but they are responsible for the majority of ulcers in the stomach and small intestine. &ld...Continue Reading »

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109. INCIDENCE OF VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS AMONG SINGLE AND MARRIAGEABLE WOMEN OF DIF...

» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is the second most common vaginal infection affecting women of reproductive age, mainly damaging the vulva and vagina. It is estimated that approximately 70 75% of women of childbearing age will have at least one episode of VVC during their lifetime and 40 50% will suffer from a recurrence (Gonçalves B e...Continue Reading »

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110. MICROBIOLOGY AND PPROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF COCONUT IN MKPAT ENIN L.G.A

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Cocos nucifera commonly known as coconut belong to the family of Arecaceae and it is widely grown in southern Nigeria . Coconut is one of the most extensively grown and used nuts in the world and is rated as one of the most important of all palms (Onifade and Jeff Agboola, 2003). The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is found throughout the tropics, whe...Continue Reading »

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111. OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MACRO-INVERTEBRATES ALONG IBENO BEACH

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Beaches are dynamic environments where elements such as wind, water and sand interact, resulting in complex hydrodynamic and depositional processes. (Brown and Mclachlan, 1990). Beach organisms are usually buried in sand during the period when the intertidal zone is most accessible to researchers. Sandy beaches are a common ocean dominated ecosy...Continue Reading »

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112. PREVALENCE AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT UROPATH...

» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the StudyUrinary tract infection (UTIs) are the inflammatory disorders of the urinary tract caused by the abnormal growth of pathogens (Prakash and Saxena, 2013, Amaliet al., 2009) Urinary tract infection is known to cause short term morbidity in term of fever, dysuria, and lower abdominal pain (LAP) and may result in permanent scarring of the kidney (Hobe...Continue Reading »

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113. INCIDENCE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SURFACE ANTIGEN AND TREPONEMA PALLIDUM SYPHILIS I...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem. In endemic areas, HBV infection occurs mainly during infancy and early childhood, with mother to child transmission (MTCT) accounting for approximately half of the transmission routes of chronic HBV infections. Prevention of MTCT is an essential step in reducing the global burd...Continue Reading »

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114. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF DOMESTICATED BIRDS

» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of StudyThe gastrointestinal tract is the major digestive and absorbing organ and it plays a crucial role in host immunomodulation and chicken growth. It hosts a complex microbial community that participates in several microbial processes (Tilocca et al 2016). The diversification of the intestinal microbiome allows innumerable interactions with the host to occ...Continue Reading »

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115. MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF AEROSOLS OF TOILET MIASMA

» CHAPTER ONEINTRODCUTION1.1 Background of studyMany diseases are caused by microorganisms. These small organisms which are too small to see without magnification, invade humans, and other living hosts. Their growth and reproduction within their hosts can cause disease (Darlow and Bale, 1956).Microorganisms that cause diseases are called pathogens....Continue Reading »

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116. MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE INTESTINAL AND CROP CONTENTS OF WILD AND CULTIVATED...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the StudyThe terrestrial snails like Achatina fulica, Achatina achatina and Archachatina marginata are large‐sized terrestrial mollusks that can grow up to 20 cm in length and 10 cm in diameter. In these snails, the brownish shell having dark stripes generally covers half of the body (Ohlweiler, et. al., 2010). Among these, the shell of A. fulica is sma...Continue Reading »

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117. PLASMID ANALYSIS OF HYDROCARBON UTILIZING MICROORGANISMS IN ESIT EKET L.G.A- AKW...

» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the StudyCrude oil is a mixture of compounds such as organic & inorganic including aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon. (Edema,2012). Soils which are contaminated by hydrocarbons expose an extensive damage to local ecosystems as accumulation of pollutants in animals and plants tissues can cause death or mutation (Alvarez and Vogel 1991). We need to preve...Continue Reading »

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118. ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIA ASSOCIATE...

» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Wounds infection has been recognized as the most critical problem especially in the presence of foreign materials that increases the risk of serious infection even with relatively small bacterial infection (Rubin, 2006). Wound infection is a major concern among healthcare practitioners, not only in terms of increased morbidity to the patient but ...Continue Reading »

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119. ISOLATION OF BACTERIOPHAGE ATTACKING STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM CLINICAL SAMPLE ...

» CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the StudyThe microbiota plays a fundamental role on the induction, training, and function of the host immune system. It is recognized that the gastrointestinal microbes of homeothermic animals serve several functions, such as digestion and development of the mucosal system, angiogenesis, and as a protection barrier against disease (Schiffrin and Blum, 2002;...Continue Reading »