Theory and Applications of Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 2

Authors

Dr. Manikant Tripathi, (Editor)

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, India.

Vijaya Khader

Department of Foods and Nutrition, Post Graduate and Research Centre, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, India.

K. Uma Maheswari

Department of Foods and Nutrition, Post Graduate and Research Centre, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, India.

P. Padmavathi

Department of Zoology and Aquaculture, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar – 522 510, A.P., India.

K. Sunitha

Department of Zoology and Aquaculture, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar – 522 510, A.P., India.

Abdulrasheed Abdu

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, Bayelsa-State, Nigeria.

Adebayo Lamikanra

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria and Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun-State, Nigeria.

K. A. V. da Silva

Catholic University of Pernambuco - UNICAP, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

J. P. Oliveira

Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco - IPA, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

J. G. Fernandes

Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco - IPA, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

A. S. Messias

Catholic University of Pernambuco - UNICAP, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil and Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco - IPA, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Radhajeyalakshmi Raju

Maize Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vagarai-624613, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India.

P. Oladosu

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Idu Industrial Area, P.M.B. 21, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.

N. R. Isu

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria.

K. Ibrahim

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Idu Industrial Area, P.M.B. 21, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.

P. Okolo

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Idu Industrial Area, P.M.B. 21, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.

D. K. Oladepo

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Idu Industrial Area, P.M.B. 21, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.

N. J. Gitahi

Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

P. B. Gathura

Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

M. M. Gicheru

Department of Zoological Sciences, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

T. W. Githinji

School of Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

A. Nordin

Department of Energy and Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden.

Sima E. Rugarabamu

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania.

Patrick Eberechi Akpaka

Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Unit of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

Kadia Kallap

Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Unit of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

Chandrashekhar Unakal

Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Unit of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

Arvind Kurhade

Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Unit of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

Krishan Kumar

Department of Science, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India.

Anita Kumari

Department of Science, Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur, India.

Agholor Kin

Department of Biological Science, Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria.

Lucy M. Yaki

Department of Microbiology, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Idris Abubakar

Department of Biological Science, Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria.

Lucy F. Olusola

Department of Biological Science, Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria.

Rakiya Zubairu

Department of Biological Science, Niger State Polytechnic, Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria.

Mamta Gokhale

St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Jabalpur- M.P., India.

Radhika Patel

St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Jabalpur- M.P., India.

Aman Bharti

St. Aloysius College (Autonomous), Jabalpur- M.P., India.

Rafia Azmat

Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.

Aliya Hayat

Department of Microbiology, Jinnah University for Women, 5C Nazimabad, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan.

Farha Aziz

Department of Biochemistry, Jinnah University for Women, 5C Nazimabad Karachi, 74600, Pakistan.

Masooda Qadri

Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan.

L. U. Enurah

National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.

O. O. Aboaba

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

S. C. U. Nwachukwu

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

C. I. Nwosuh

National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Érica de Oliveira Araújo

Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia, BR 435 km 63, CEP 76993-000, Colorado do Oeste -RO, Brazil.

Juliana Guimarães Gerola

Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia, BR 435 km 63, CEP 76993-000, Colorado do Oeste -RO, Brazil.

Caiqui Raoni Gomes Ferreira

Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia, BR 435 km 63, CEP 76993-000, Colorado do Oeste -RO, Brazil.

Leandro Cecílio Matte

Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia, BR 435 km 63, CEP 76993-000, Colorado do Oeste -RO, Brazil.

G. O. Daramola

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

H. A. Edogun

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

A. O. Ojerinde

University Health Centre, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

A. A. Agbaje

Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

O. O. Ogunfolakan

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

O. O. Ajala

Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

A. Egbebi

College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

E. F. Akerele

Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of microbiology and biotechnology. The contributions by the authors include HIV, AIDS, salicornia, inoculation, salinity, Staphylococcus aureus, anterior nares, opportunistic infection, antibiotic resistance, linezolid and methicillin resistance,, enteropathogenic, E. coli, multidrug resistance, asymptomatic, cyclic lipopeptides, fluorescent pseudomonads, viscosinamide, zoospores, antifungal, anaerobic infections, anaerobic bacteria, antibiotics, Acacia nilotica, percentage reduction, Pseudomonas stutzeri, Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), glucose, malted foods, Listeria monocytogenes, fresh raw milk, abattoir effluents, traditional medicine, Ocimum, Cymbopogon, diarrhea, plant growth, micro-organisms, dengue fever, Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISA), probiotics, physico-chemical parameters of water, total heterotrophic bacteria, nitrifying bacteria, antibacterial activity, scent leaf, gastrointestinal bacteria, phytochemicals, plant extract, Vigna unguiculata (L.), Bradyrhizobium etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of microbiology and biotechnology.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Amylase Rich Malted Foods on the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women, Lactating Women and Preschool Children in Lepakshi Mandal of Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Vijaya Khader, K. Uma Maheswari
Chapter 2
Efficacy of Probiotics in Improving Water Quality and Bacterial Flora in Fish Ponds

P. Padmavathi, K. Sunitha
Chapter 3
Linezolid and Methicillin Resistances in S. aureus Isolated from the Anterior Nares of Apparently Healthy Undergraduates of the Niger Delta University, Nigeria

Abdulrasheed Abdu, Adebayo Lamikanra
Chapter 4
Influence of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus in the Development of Salicornia neei in Saline Water

K. A. V. da Silva, J. P. Oliveira, J. G. Fernandes, A. S. Messias
Chapter 5
Cyclic Depsipeptide Producing Fluorescent Pseudomonads Exerts Antifungal Activity against Fungal Pathogens of Maize (Zea mays)

Radhajeyalakshmi Raju
Chapter 6
Time Kill-kinetics Antibacterial Study of Acacia nilotica

P. Oladosu, N. R. Isu, K. Ibrahim, P. Okolo, D. K. Oladepo
Chapter 7
Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Asymptomatic School Going Children in Kibera Slum, Kenya

N. J. Gitahi, P. B. Gathura, M. M. Gicheru, T. W. Githinji, A. Nordin
Chapter 8
Use of Clinical and Laboratory Clue to Diagnose Anaerobic Infections in Limited Resource Setting

Sima E. Rugarabamu
Chapter 9
Usefulness of Commercial Rapid Test Kits as an Effective Diagnostic Tool of Dengue Virus Infection in a Low Resource Setting

Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Kadia Kallap, Chandrashekhar Unakal, Arvind Kurhade
Chapter 10
Role of Medicinal Plants for Treatment of Diarrhoeal Related Diseases in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh

Krishan Kumar, Anita Kumari
Chapter 11
Antibacterial Activity of Ocimum gratissimum (scent leaf) on Some Pathogenic Gastrointestinal Bacteria

Agholor Kin, Lucy M. Yaki, Idris Abubakar, Lucy F. Olusola, Rakiya Zubairu
Chapter 12
Agnihotra for Welfare of Human Society & Environment-Scientific Evidences: A Review

Mamta Gokhale, Radhika Patel, Aman Bharti
Chapter 13
Enzymatic Responses of Vigna radiata Seedlings under Biotic and Abiotic Stress

Rafia Azmat, Aliya Hayat, Farha Aziz, Masooda Qadri
Chapter 14
Antibiotic Resistant Profiles of Food (Fresh Raw Milk) and Environmental (Abattoir Effluents) Isolates of Listeria monocytogenes from the Six Zones of Nigeria

L. U. Enurah, O. O. Aboaba, S. C. U. Nwachukwu, C. I. Nwosuh
Chapter 15
Rates and Sources of Soluble Phosphorus on the Behavior of Cowpea Plants Inoculated with Rhizobacteria from Soils of the North Region of Brazil

Érica de Oliveira Araújo, Juliana Guimarães Gerola, Caiqui Raoni Gomes Ferreira, Leandro Cecílio Matte
Chapter 16
Use of Condom and Knowledge of Own HIV Status among Undergraduates of Ten Tertiary Schools in Ekiti and Ondo States Southwest, Nigeria

G. O. Daramola, H. A. Edogun, A. O. Ojerinde, A. A. Agbaje, O. O. Ogunfolakan, O. O. Ajala, A. Egbebi, E. F. Akerele