J. R. Wartu

Effects of Processing Triticum spp on Total Aflatoxins and Its Distribution into Wheat Products

J. R. Wartu, C. M. Z. Whong, I. O. Abdullahi & J. B. Ameh · Archives of Current Research International · 2017

Aflatoxins are carcinogenic. The presence of such mycotoxin in food and feed could pose health threat to both human and animals. Aims: The aim of this research were to study the distribution and the fate of total aflatoxins from in-process aflatoxin contaminated wheat into produc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2017/37017

Polymerase Chain Reaction, Characterization and Antibiogram of Conventional Antibiotics on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Isolated from Sundried Tomatoes within Kaduna, Nigeria

J. R. Wartu, A. W. Diya, B. Abdullahi, H. S. Dapiya, L. M. Yaki & B. J. Musa · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Abstract: Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7 is a zoonotic pathogen associated with diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Aim: The aim of this research was to carry out an assessment of the incidence of Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli 0157:H7 in sun dried tomato...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22290

The Use of Probiotic Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria to the Rescue of Antibiotics in Broiler Production

L. F. Ebu, A. A. Orukotan & J. R. Wartu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2018

The research was aimed to study the effect of Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantenrun and Weissalla ciberia on growth performance, feed conversion ratio and mortality of broiler chicken. This was design to find a possible alternative to antibiotics in broiler production...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2018/45770