Whong, C.m.z

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, West Africa Nigeria

3 Publications

Publications 3

Research Article Vol. 34, Issue 2

Multiple Antibiotic Resistance among Escherichia coli Isolated from Selected Abattoirs in Northwestern Nigeria

Shiaka G.P^*, Yakubu S.E, Amin Mukhtar M, Whong, C.M.Z, Adeleye A.O, Dashen M.M.

Escherichia coli is one of the major contaminants in the abattoir because of its frequent association with both living and cattle carcasses. It is used as indicator for both contamination and prevalence of antibiotic resistance. Samples were collected from water, effluent and swabs of various surfaces from selected abattoirs in northwestern Nige...

Dec, 2020 Vol. 34, Issue 2

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Research Article Vol. 34, Issue 1

Influence of pH and Storage Period on the Antibacterial Susceptibility of Enterotoxigenic Bacillus cereus in Pasteurized Cow Milk during Low Temperature Storage

Bello, S^*, Whong, C.M.Z, Abdullahi, I.O

Food preservation processes are usually applied with the aim of slowing down or preventing spoilage and pathogenic bacteria in food materials. This involves the application of one or more environmental stresses (or hurdles) in the form of extremes of temperature, pH, and the manipulation of other optimal growth conditions.Environmental stress th...

Jun, 2020 Vol. 34, Issue 1

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Research Article Vol. 31, Issue 2

Profiles of aflatoxin biosynthetic key genes in non aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolated from in-process wheat flour from parts of Northern Nigeria

Wartu, J.R.^*, Whong, C.M.Z, Abdullahi, I.O, Ameh, J.B

Aflatoxigenic molds are strains that produce aflatoxins. This study used yeast extract sucrose agar supplemented with 0.3% beta methyl cyclodextrin and 0.6% sodium desoxycholate to differentiate between aflatoxigenic and atoxigenic strains. ELISA and multiplex PCR techniques were also employed to assess aflatoxin production and detect key aflatoxin...

Dec, 2017 Vol. 31, Issue 2

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