Ume Austine Okpaga

Physicochemical Characterization of Cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Potato (Ipomea batatas) Varieties from Southeast of Nigeria in Comparison with Agarose for use in the Separation of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Nkechi Eucharia Egbe, Ume Austine Okpaga, Vantsawa Philip Anthony, Nwankwo Henry Chizoba, Effiong Thomson Essien, Eze Godson Ofobuike & Ayuba-Buhari Sharifat · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2022

Starch is an essential biomaterial and food product globally used for different purposes. This study determined the physicochemical composition of starch extracted from selected cassava (M.ExOboma I and M.ExOboma II) and sweet potato (I.ExOboma I and I.ExOboma II) varieties in co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2022/v25i330272

Isolation and Molecular Identification of Enterobacter cloacae from Pregnant Women with Urinary Tract Infections in Biu, North Eastern Nigeria, Borno State

Jummai Mbula, Mohammed Sani Abdulsalami, Philip Anthony Vantsawa, Kingsley Onuh, Ugochukwu Okechukwu Ozojiofor, Solomon Bolarinwa Ayodele, Ume Austine Okpaga, Kenneth Onuh & Imelda Ada Oyong · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2023

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) represent a significant, widespread, and expensive public health issue owing to their high frequency and the associated health challenges on pregnant women. This study aimed to isolate, molecularly identify Enterobacter cloacae strains from pregnan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2023/v23i5721