%0 Journal Article
%T Bio-chemical characterization of bacterial flora associated with spoilt vegetables in kaduna markets Northern Nigeria
%A F. M. Mahamud
%A D. B. Dangora
%A S. Mu¡¯azu
%A A. U. Khan
%A S. Nura
%A Z. A. Gaiya
%J Advances in Biological Chemistry
%P 141-145
%@ 2162-2191
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/abc.2013.31017
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Some vegetables such as </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Capsicum annum</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> (Pepper),</span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> Lycopersicon esculentum</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> (Tomato),</span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> Allium cepa</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> (Onion),</span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> Cucumis sativus</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> (Cucumber),</span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> Solanum tubero- sum</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> (Potato) and </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Daucus carrota</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> (Carrot) which are
consumed more frequently in the area were obtained from Kaduna central market
and Kawo market with the aim of isolating and characterizing the different
bacterial flora associated with their spoilage. Four bacteriological media:
Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA), MacConkey Agar (MA), Salmonella Shigella Agar (SSA)
and Blood Agar (BA) were used for the isolation of the bacterial populations.
The results obtained from Kaduna central market indicated the presence of two
Gram positive bacteria viz: </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Staphylococcus </span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">and </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Streptococcus</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> strains as well
as three Gram negative bacteria including </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Escherichia</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">coli</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">, </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Citrobacter</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> and </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Klebsiella </span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">spp. </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Staphylococcus aureus</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> is the most abundant
(with 80% relative occurrence) with </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Strep-tococcus spp</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"> being the least abundant (with 10% relative occurrence).
Furthermore, among the Gram negative isolates, </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Escherichia coli</span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">, </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Citrobacter </span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">and </span><i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Kleb- siella </span></i><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">spp had
%K Bacterial Flora
%K Characterization
%K Kawo Market
%K Kaduna Market
%K Vegetables
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=28148