| fungi associated with stored unprocessed cowpea and groundnut varieties available in borno state, nigeria. | five stored unprocessed cowpea (vigna spp) and four groundnut (arachis hypogeae) varieties available in borno state were examined for the mould flora. the degree of infestation of the grains ranged from 31% to 100% and 68% to 86% for surface sterilized cowpea and groundnut respectively. the mould flora commonly encountered were species of the genera aspergillus. penicillium species, scopulariopsis species and trichoderma species were also found. the flora of the cowpea was dominated by aspergill ... | 1992 | 1300349 |
| post-processing microflora and the shelf stability of gari marketed in port harcourt. | gari was examined for its post-processing microbial content. aerobic mesophilic bacteria and fungi were isolated from all samples. the total viable bacterial counts ranged from 2.0 x 10(2) to 8.0 x 10(4) cfu/g. fungal counts ranged from 1.0 x 10(2) to 1.5 x 10(4) cfu/g. the total viable counts of fresh samples were much lower than those of market and packaged samples. bacillus, micrococcus and proteus spp. were the bacteria isolated, aspergillus niger, aspergillus flavus and penicillium spp. the ... | 1988 | 3170384 |
| isolation and characterization of microorganisms from instruments used by pedicurists operating within lagos metropolis, nigeria. | eight bacterial and five fungal species were isolated from swab samples taken from instruments used by pedicurists operating at three different sites in lagos, nigeria. the bacterial isolates included micrococcus luteus, micrococcus roseus, staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus aureus, hafnia spp, shigella spp, bacillus subtilis and bacillus spp. the five fungal isolates were identified as aspergillus niger, aspergillus flavus, mucor spp, trichophyton spp and candida albicans. the presence ... | 2004 | 15816270 |
| etiological agents of otomycosis in nigeria. | a total of 159 suspected cases of otomycosis comprising 101 adults and 58 children, 61 males and 98 females were investigated. of these, 36 cases were confirmed specifically of mycotic etiology on the basis of microscopic demonstration of fungal structures in epithelial debris/plugs and positive culture. another 31 cases positive for fungi by culture but negative for direct microscopy were considered of doubtful fungal etiology. the predominant etiological agents in the confirmed cases were aspe ... | 1989 | 2503721 |
| otomycosis in western nigeria. | otomycosis is a recognized clinical entity in the tropical regions of the world. however, there is scanty information on this disease in some parts of sub-saharan africa. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of etiological agents of otomycosis in western nigeria. medical records of patients with otomycosis seen in the otorhinolaryngology department of the university college hospital, ibadan from 1996-2005 were reviewed for all essential clinical data. of the 5784 pat ... | 2008 | 18076598 |
| natural occurrence of moulds and aflatoxin b1 in melon seeds from markets in nigeria. | shelled melon seeds (colocynthis citrullus l.) were purchased from markets in randomly selected villages and towns in three states in each of the rain forest (ogun, oyo and osun) and northern guinea savanna (kaduna, niger and bauchi) zones of nigeria. the seed samples were analysed for incidence of visibly diseased seeds, moisture content, moulds and aflatoxin b1 contamination. the incidence of diseased seeds ranged from 6.4% to 50.4% in the forest, and 4.3% to 34.3% in the savanna, and the mois ... | 2004 | 15207382 |
| effect of fungi fermentation on organoleptic properties, energy content and in-vitro multienzyme digestibility of cassava products (flour & gari). | the present study sought to investigate the effect of fungi fermentation on the energy content, sensory quality and the digestibility (in vitro) of cassava products (flour and gari). the fungi fermented cassava products (gari and flour) were produced, by fermenting cassava mash with pure strains of some common saprophytes, namely, aspergillus flavus, aspergillus niger, rhizopus oryzae and saccharomyces spp (baker's yeast and palm wine yeast) for 72 hrs before processing into cassava flour and ga ... | 2003 | 14653508 |
| occurrence of keratinophilic fungi and dermatophytes on domestic birds in nigeria. | feathers, nails and beaks of one hundred and twenty common birds in nigeria, chicken [50], ducks [20], turkeys [15] and pigeons [35], were examined using the soil plate technique for their mycoflora. 15 species of fungi were recovered and they belong to the genera chrysosporium, trichophyton, microsporum, aspergillus, fusarium, mucor rhizopus, penicillium and trichoderma. microsporum gypseum was the species most frequently isolated (35% of the samples). the most common genus was chrysosporium an ... | 2002 | 12000131 |
| influence of fungi associated with bananas on nutritional content during storage. | botryodiplodia theobromae, rhizopus oryzae, aspergillus niger, a. flavus and fusarium equiseti were found to be associated with the ripening of bananas and also caused rot during storage. bananas stored in baskets with ash fire wood ripened 2-3 days earlier than bananas stored in fibre sacks and under constant light. the infected bananas showed a decrease in the quantity of total soluble sugars, protein, lipid, crude fibre, ash, ascorbic acid and mineral elements when compared with the control f ... | 1996 | 8711953 |