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Irrigation water

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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Selected Farms (Lettuce, Soil and Irrigation Water) Surrounding the Benue River in Garoua, North-Cameroon

Bonaventure Babinne-Graobe, Bouba Gake, Martin Maidadi-Foudi, Laura Kangi-Achugho, Guiswe-Gnowe, Mohamadou Mansour & Albert Ngakou · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

The contamination of fresh vegetables with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria is a threat to food safety, especially in regions with poor agricultural hygienic practices. To investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistant (AMR) Escherichia coli in selected farms around the B...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i11696

Assessment of Bacteria and Heavy Metals Contamination in Lettuce at Farm Gate and Market in the Accra Metropolis

Mark O. Akrong, Joseph A. Ampofo, Regina A. Banu & Seth K. A. Danso · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

The bacteria and heavy metals contamination of lettuce from two vegetable growing farms irrigated with either stored municipal, stream or polluted drain water were assessed on farm and in the market. A total of 120 irrigated lettuce samples consisting of sixty samples from each f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17287

Potential Links between Irrigation Water Microbiological Quality and Fresh Vegetables Quality in Upper East Region of Ghana Subsistence Farming

L. A. Adetunde, I. Sackey, D. Dominic DombirI & Zakaria W. Mariama · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2015

Potential links between irrigation water microbiological quality and fresh vegetables quality in subsistence farming in Tono in the Upper East Region of Ghana were investigated. Water samples from Tono and Nanglakinia dam and six different types of vegetables (collected from Nang...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/8273

Occurrence of Enteric Pathogens on Fresh Produce Grown on Irrigated Soils

G. O. Abakpa, V. J. Umoh, J. B. Ameh, S. E. Yakubu, J. K. P. Kwaga & A. M. Ibekwe · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aims: To assess the potential health risks of fresh produce grown on irrigated soils treated with manure in Kano State, a large produce region in Nigeria. Methodology: Fresh produce irrigated with wastewater on manure treated soils were assessed for the prevalence, serotype distr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13910