Microbiology Project Topics and Materials (Page 9)

CHAPTER ONE 1.0                                                       INTRODUCTION Water is the one of the most common substances known and it is good solvent for many substances, water occur at room temperature as clear, colourless, tasteless liquid which freezing into ice at zero degree... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0                                                       INTRODUCTION Gases, dust particles, water vapour and air contain microorganisms. There are vegetable cells and spores of bacteria, fungi and algae, viruses and protozoa cysts. Since air is often exposed to sunlight, it has a... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Yoghurt is a fermented milk product, produced with a yoghurt starter culture which is a mixed culture of streptococcus thermophilus and lactobacillus bulgaricus in a 1:1 ratio. S thermophilusenjoys a faster growth than L hulgricus.  It adds flavours and aroma to the yoghurt, though both organisms in... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work is aimed at examination of jollof rice served in hotels for pathogenic organisms and to find out possible pathogenic organisms in the food. Samples were collected from the hotels and were brought to the laboratory for analysis. The sample were... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.0                                                       INTRODUCTION  A diverse microbial flora is associated with the skin and mucous membrane of every human being from shortly after birth until death. The human body which contains about 1013 cells routinely harbors about 1014... Continue Reading

CHAPTER   1.0                                                       INTRODUCTION  Fungi are a major group of living things, originally considered plants lacking chlorophyll, leaves, true stems, roots and reproducing by spores, but now treated as the separate kingdom fungi. They occur in all... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Comparative analysis  of water was  carried out on well water, stream and pipe born water obviated within Emene locality of Enugu state the sample were subjected to some analytical tests final like presumptive tests, comfirmative test final like presumptive tests, comfirmative test, completed test, indole test and plate count for the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Urine Sample  from pregnant  women were analysed for bacteriuria. The result of irinalysis reveals the appearance –yellow and Cloudy, pH 6.0, protein-ve, Glucose-ve,Blood-ve, Urobilinogen. Normal, Ketone-ve, Nitrate tve, Bilirubin-ve, Ascobic acid –ve in some of the samples. The result  of urine microscopy reveal pus cells. ... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The prevalence of streptococcus pneumonia in pneumonia patients using university of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu as a case study was carried out based on the fact of the pneumonia is one of the commonest afflictions of the aged people and children worldwide. A total of 50 samples were collected. 12 (24%) of the sample were from... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  Fungi associated with the spoilage of cocoyam ( Colocasia esculenta ) during storage at ambient temperature (28+20c) was investigated in this study. This was done by cutting the damaged portion of the cocoyam tubers and blend with diluents (water) to have even distribution of the microorganism and ensure ease of plating out. This done... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT A total of fifty faecal samples were collected form pupils in airport primary school Emene Enugu were used for the study. The duration of the investigation was between February August 2005. These samples were  cultured and their causative organisms determined using macconkey agar, deocycholate citrate agar and an alkaline peptone water... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 1.0        Introduction                                                        1.1    Statement of the problem                             1.2    Aims/Objective of the Study          1.3    Limitation of the... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter one 1.0        Introduction                                Chapter Two 2.0        Literature  review        2.1    History of canned tomato     2.2    Types of canned Tomatoes           2.3    Nutrition facts of canned tomatoes 2.4    Common... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This work was done in order to investigate the microbial content of some bolted soft drivels sold in Enugu interlopes. Soft drink are consumed in large quantities by the different age groups, adult and children of different class of people all over the state. This is aided by the general availability of these drink almost every place... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT This project work is carried at the isolation and characterization of pathogenic bacteria from hawked suya meat, were bought in full from the sellers and was collected in raps of aluminum foil. It was then taken to the laboratory for analysis the samples were homogenized and serial dilution of the sample was made out using 5 ml sterile... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In thus work the incidence of candidacies was studied using selected patients of university of Nigeria teaching hospital Enugu analyzed for the presence of candidacies yeast infection. The specimens were cultured on seaboards agar and blood agar and subculture isolated were C aibicans C Tropical C Knusei C Pseudoizo P cals C paraknusei... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT In order to access the prevalence and sensitivity pattern of urinary pathogens, 60 midstream urine samples from students of Caritas University were investigated using cultural methods. Samples were examined microscopically and cultured in blood agar and Macckonkey agar. Disk diffusion method was used for antibiotic testing. Of the 60... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Juice was extracted from banana  ( Musa sapientum)  pulp with the addition of lemon juice and was inoculated with Baker’s yeast  (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)  and held at 30 for seven days. The result of the yeast count increases at 48hr, and at 96hr the yeast count decreased gradually. It ranges from 4.9x107 cfu/ml at 0hr,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Ten (10) samples of suya meat in Enugu were collected randomly and analyzed microbiologically and the isolates were identified as  Staphylococcus aureus  (35%) Escherichia coli  (15%) Streptococcus species (15%)  Pseudomanas  (35%) . The most frequently isolated organism was  Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas . The total viable... Continue Reading

HAPTER ONE 1.1   INTRODUCTION  Canning food has been a labor of love for generations of families. Today has become an opportunity to take control of the food you and your family consume. The key to successful canning understands the acidity and spoilage factor of the food you wish to can, as well as the acceptable canning methods to process... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION The primary function of intact skin is to control microbial population that live on the skin surface and to prevent underlying tissue from becoming colonized and invaded by potential pathogens (Ndip et. al.,  2007). Exposure of subcutaneous tissue following a loss of skin integrity (i.e. wound) provides a moist, warm and nutritious... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Yam popularly called “ Ji”  in Igbo Language is a tropical crop belonging to the Family Dioscoreaceae in the genus  Dioscorea . It has as many as 600 species out of which six are economically important staple species. These are:  Dioscorea rotundata  (white guinea yam), Dioscorea alata  (water yam),  Dioscorea bulbifera... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Water is one of the indispensable resources for the continued existence of all living things including man. The provision of an adequate supply of safe drinking water was one of the eight components of primary health care identified by the International Conference on Primary Health care in 1978. This study investigated the bacteriological... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Agriculture in the early days was generally considered too small an industry to have significant impact on the environment. The remarkable growth of the agriculture industry in many countries over the past decades has increased adverse impact on the environment. (Acketors, 2014). The cultivation of organisms in ponds (Tincker, 2012),... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Dandruff is a scalp disorder which is characterized by excessive shedding of skin cells from the scalp. It is a common problem faced by people of all age groups. As the epidermal layer continually replaces itself, cells are pushed outward where they eventually die and flake off. For most individuals, these flakes of skin are too small... Continue Reading