Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu

Antibacterial Activity of Green Synthesized Moringa oleifera-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu, Promise Chiamaka Elebe, Victoria Obumneme Amaechi-Nnaji & Henrietta Chinaemerem Onu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026

Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have gained significant attention due to their remarkable antimicrobial properties and biomedical applications. Aim: This study aimed to synthesize and characterize silver nanoparticles using Moringa oleifera leaf extract and evaluate thei...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2026/v26i61135

Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection among University Students in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu, Ikechukwu Herbert Egwu, Chinyere Geraldine Ikwuakor, Promise Chiamaka Elebe & Julius Okemini Ikporo · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2026

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are among the commonest causes of urinary tract infection (UTI) in all ages with notorious antibiotic resistance. The peculiar substandard conditions of living of most undergraduate students in tertiary institutions make them...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2026/v20i4501

Bacterial Assessment of Fresh and Spoilt Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) Sold at International Market, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu, Ikechukwu Herbert Egwu & Kolawole Jamiu Mustapha · Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition · 2025

Introduction: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) has a high water content which predisposes it to spoilage by pathogenic bacteria that can pose significant health threats to consumers. Aim: The aim of the study was to undertake the bacterial assessment of fresh and spoilt tomatoes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i4334

Bacteriological Safety of Locally Produced ‘UGBA’: A Fermented Product of Pentaclethra macrophylla Sold in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Okeh Chukwuemeka Okeh, Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu, Chioma Margaret Ali, Chinyere Geraldine Ikwuakor & Victoria Obumneme Amaechi-Nnaji · Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition · 2025

Introduction: Fermented Pentaclethra macrophylla (ugba), a product from African oil bean cotyledons, is widely consumed among the Igbo and other ethnic groups in southern Nigeria. It is typically prepared through indigenous household practices and serves as an accessible source o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajfrn/2025/v4i4321

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern and Molecular Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii in Alex Ekwueme-Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria

Ikechukwu Herbert Egwu, Ifeanyichukwu Romanus Iroha, Modesta Mmaduabuchi Egwu-Ikechukwu, Ikemesit Udeme Peter, Charity Chinyere Nnabugwu, Chioma Margaret Ali, Elom Emeka Elom, Lillian Ngozika Ogene, Christiana Inuaesiet Edemekong & Ismaila Danjuma Mohammed · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background and Objectives: Acinetobacter baumannii, a notorious opportunistic pathogen known to seriously affect debilitated individuals especially intensive care unit (ICU) patients and others with underlying illness, have consistently jeopardized many antibiotics. This study wa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i44B32691