Gloria N. Ebe

Naira note: Potential Environmental Material for Transmitting Bacterial Pathogens among Food Dealers in Umuahia, Nigeria

Ekene S. Odo, Gloria N. Ebe, Michael N. Umeh, Daniel A. Nwaubani & Israel C. Omekara · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2021

Inanimate objects can serve as environmental vehicles for transmitting pathogenic bacteria among individuals in the population. Our study revealed that of the 72 naira notes examined, 58 samples representing 80.6% had bacterial contaminants. The bacterial isolates were Staphyloco...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i1630524

Determination of Microbial Pathogens and its Abundance in Fresh Kunun-Zaki Drinks: Huge Threat to Public Health

Samuel E. Odo, Daniel A. Nwaubani, Gloria N. Ebe, John I. Idume & Onyemaobi W. Okengwu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2021

This study investigated the presence and abundance of microbial pathogens in fresh locally produced, packaged and distributed kunun-zaki drinks. A total of 20 samples were randomly purchased from 20 vendors and hawkers. Each of the samples obtained was tenfold serially diluted us...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i1030391