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Mohammed, A.

Department of Biological Science Technology, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

4 Publications

Publications 4

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Research Article Vol. 38, Issue 2

Pathogens Effects of Herbicides (Atrazine, Gramaxone and Glyphosate) on Soil Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties

Jafaru M. I.*, Doughari J. H, Mohammed, A.

The studies on the effects of the herbicide (atrazine, glyphosate and gramaxone) on soil physico- chemical properties was carried out between the months of August 2022 to January2023. Two sites forest and a garden were selected in Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria using randomized complete block design (RCBD). The herbicides had s...

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Research Article Vol. 36, Issue 1

Assessment of the Bacterial and Fungal Load in Compost Manure made from Tannery Waste - Sawdust mix

The study aimed at enumerating bacteria and fungi in tannery waste, sawdust, soil as well as finished compost by using standard method. The bacterial isolates were species of Bacillus, Eschericia coli, Micrococcus, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and Aspergillus, Mucor, Tricophyton, Rhizopus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Paecilomyces,...

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Research Article Vol. 35, Issue 2

Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated with Abelmoshus esculentus (OKRA) Sold in Abuja, Nigeria

Isolation and identification of fungi associated with sun dried okra (Abelmoshus esculentus) sold in some selected parts of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory was investigated. Various fungi isolates were sub-cultured until pure cultures were obtained using pour plate technique. Determination of the pH and moisture content of the sun dried okra was c...

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Research Article Vol. 32, Issue 1

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection among Apparently Healthy Students of a Tertiary Institution in North-eastern Nigeria

This is a cross-sectional laboratory based study in which two hundred blood samples were aseptically and randomly collected from apparently healthy students of Federal Polytechnic Mubi. Participants were screened for Hepatitis B surface antigen and anti HCV antibody using standard procedures. Ethical clearance and participant's informed consent ...

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