Impact of Public Health and Occurrence of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria Isolated from Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Sold in Kpirikpiri Market, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Igwe, P.C, Uzoma Dozie. R, Paul-Igwe Faith. O, Akunna Perpetua. E, Chukwuemeka-Odi Love. C, Inyama Petrus. U, Ugwu Jude & Ehugbe Miracle. O · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2026
Vegetables, including lettuce (Lactuca sativa), can be exposed to pathogenic microorganisms during production, transportation, handling, processing, and selling through handling by vendors and consumers. Microbial contamination of vegetables could result from the use of animal wa...