| phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of constituents of "ogwu odenigbo", a popular nigerian herbal medicine for typhoid fever. | the ethylacetate-insoluble fraction of the methanol extract of "ogwu odenigbo" a popular nigerian traditional herbal medicine for typhoid fever prepared from the stem bark of cleistropholis patens benth, (annonaceae), was separated into 13 semi-characterized constituents by preparatory tlc. the in vitro antimicrobial activities of the 13 fractions were quantitatively and/or qualitatively assessed by the agar well diffusion method using staphylococcus aureus, bacillus subtilis, escherichia coli, ... | 2001 | 11180528 |
| 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 |