Introduction: Essential oils are used as flavoring agents in various foods. Layer-by-Layer (LBL) technique is a method in which the material is dipped into a series of different solutions containing oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a multilayered edible coating with an antimicrobial compound (Lemon and Peppermint) in enhancing the...

Palm wine is generally consumed due to its nutritive composition the human body system particularly when fresh and unfermented state. A total of 20 samples obtained from two different locations in Elele community Rivers state, were analyzed for their microbiological qualities. ten-fold serial dilution method was used. For Total Aerobic Plate Count (TAPC) nutrient agar used, MacConkey coliform c...

The palm is the part of body that most often used daily to carry out various activities, which makes hands very easily contaminated by bacteria. This causes hand can act as a medium for transmission types diseases. study aims identify and count number bacteria on palms fried food sellers. research technique was carried laboratory observation with object being 10 sellers in Rappocini District, M...

Water is used for various human activities such as drinking, bathing, washing and recreation. The physicochemical as well as microbiological qualities of water samples collected over a period of ten months from five swimming pools in five randomly-selected hotels in Osogbo metropolis, Southwestern Nigeria were assessed. The collection of the fifty water samples spanned the dry and rainy seasons...

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using food additives from natural sources to improve taste and also extend the shelf-life of semi-preserved foodstuffs. The aim of this study was to examine the chemical and microbiological changes promoted by a local marinating process in rainbow trout fillets during chilled storage. Fish fillets were immersed in marinades and stored at...

BACKGROUND. Although peritonitis is commonly caused by microorganism, eosinophilic peritonitis was reportedly in 1980s. Whether eosinophilic peritonitis has significant effect on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD ) patients remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and clinical presentations of eosinophilic peritonitis in CAPD patients with first episode of pe...