Background: Palm wine is a spontaneously fermented beverage whose microbial composition may be influenced by tapping, transportation, storage and retail handling. This study evaluated the culturable microbial quality of palm wine sold at Orieagu Market, Ehime Mbano, Imo State, Ni...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbge/2026/v9i2203
Locally fermented foods can harbour lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with antimicrobial activity that may be useful in food biopreservation. This study investigated the antifungal activity of LAB isolated from Pentaclethra macrophylla, Ricinus communis and Zea mays against selected fun...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfrn/2026/v5i4444
Some locally fermented foods were collected from different locations in Abakaliki, Nigeria, plated out on MRS agar and were analyzed using standard microbiological methods. Ten isolates were obtained which were of four major different species of lactic acid bacteria such as Lacto...
The study on the isolation, identification and mode of action of partially purified bacteriocin from lactic acid bacteria found in fermented cassava grits was carried out. Fermented cassava grits were collected from different garri processing plants and transported with cold box...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2022/v14i230503