Aims: Physicochemical and microbiological quality of fruits and vegetables from open market and shopping mall in Port Harcourt metropolis were determined to ascertain the effect of the sales environment. Methodology: pH and titratable acidity (TTA) of bananas (Musa sapientum), to...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i230383
This study investigated the probiotic potentials of seven lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains at different temperatures, pH, and bile salt concentrations. Their antimicrobial activity and antibiotic susceptibility were also determined. There were significant (PĖ0.05) differences i...
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Adenike O. Wejinya, Sunday Y. Giami, Lucretia I. Barber & Patience C. Obinna-Echem·Asian Food Science Journal·2022
Potential probiotics were isolated, identified and characterised from ogi, fufu, nunu, palmwine and fermented tigernut milk. Pour plate method was used for the isolation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on De Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) media. Three (3) pure colonies were distinctly obt...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i530427