Nedie P. Akani

Detection of QnrA and QnrB Genes in Quinolone-resistant Coliform Species Isolated from Liquid, Oral Herbal Remedies

Chidi L. C. Ndukwu, Nedie P. Akani & Tonye Sampson · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2026

Fluoroquinolones remain one of the most successful and widely exploited classes of antimicrobial agents, but recent times, widespread use of fluoroquinolones in human and veterinary medicine, as well as their presence in the water, soil, and the environment, has led to a high and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2026/v15i2451

Multidrug Resistance in Klebsiella species Isolated from Liquid Herbal Remedies in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Chidi L. C. Ndukwu & Nedie P. Akani · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2023

Aims: Klebsiella are lactose fermenting, encapsulated, non-motile, oxidase-negative, gram negative rods; belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and the non-taxonomic group, coliforms. Klebsiella isolates numbering 109, recovered from three categories of liquid herbal medicine...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2023/v12i6256

Molecular Characterisation of Culturable Aerobic Hydrocarbon Utilising Bacteria and Fungi in Oil Polluted Soil at Ebubu-Ejama Community, Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria

Ruth S. Sokolo, Harrison I. Atagana & Nedie P. Akani · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2018

The research work aims to isolate and identify culturable hydrocarbon utilising bacteria and fungi, from an aged oil impacted soil and these organisms would be used as inoculants in bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollution. Culturable hydrocarbon utilising bacteria and f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2018/43507