Vol. 17, No. 2

 The use of antibiotics in animal husbandry has helped in the reduction of animal diseases. However, health workers as well as enlightened consumers are becoming more concerned with the health implications such as resistance associated with the use of antibiotics since the same group of antibiotics are used in human medicine.Sixty (60) samples from pork meat, piggery environment and abbatoir effluent were screened for the presence of bacteria by selective and differential cultural procedures. Susceptibility of isolates to antibiotics and plasmid 

Proximate and elemental analysis of Beta vulgaris was carried out using standard procedures. Ethanolic and aqueous extract of the root were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively for phytochemicals. The agar well diffusion assay was employed to determine the antibacterial activity of both ethanolic and water extracts of Beta vulgaris. Carbohydrate, protein, fat/oils, ash and moisture content were 9.50±0.01, 1.58±0.00, 0.23±0.00, 1.43±0.01 and 88.69±1.20 % respectively. The mineral content ranged from 1.90±0.01 to 15.98±0.01 % with calcium being the lowest and manganese the highest.

Proximate and elemental analysis of Beta vulgaris was carried out using standard procedures. Ethanolic and aqueous extract of the root were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively for phytochemicals. The agar well diffusion assay was employed to determine the antibacterial activity of both ethanolic and water extracts of Beta vulgaris. Carbohydrate, protein, fat/oils, ash and moisture content were 9.50±0.01, 1.58±0.00, 0.23±0.00,1.43±0.01 and 88.69±1.20 % respectively. The mineral content ranged from 1.90±0.01 to 15.98±0.01 % with 

Fresh vegetables water leaf (Talinum traingnlare), pumpkin leaf (Telfairia occidentalis) and scent leaf (Ocinum gratissimum) collected from urban markets in Benin City, Nigeria, were investigated for the presence of Vibrio species using standard microbiological techniques. The antibiotic susceptibility profiles of the isolates against a panel of 13 antibiotics, was carried out according to the method described by The National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCCLS).

Fresh vegetables water leaf (Talinum traingnlare), pumpkin leaf (Telfairia occidentalis) and scent leaf (Ocinum gratissimum) collected from urban markets in Benin City, Nigeria, were investigated for the presence of Vibrio species using standard microbiological techniques. The antibiotic susceptibility profiles of the isolates against a panel of 13 antibiotics, was carried out according to the method described by The National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCCLS).

Phaseolus vulgaris L. seeds were grown in soil treated with different concentrations of cadmium to investigate its effect on germination and growth. The seeds were sown in three replicates of 5 kg soils treated with 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/kg of cadmium and control. Toxicity effects increased with increasing concentration. Germination was significantly affected as data recorded for the various treatment showed great inhibition along the concentration gradient. Cadmium treated soil of 100 mg/kg caused death to experimental plants before 28 days.

 Below-ground carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions occur naturally at CO2 springs, but the risk of occurrence at other sites will increase as geologic CO2 storage is implemented to help mitigate climate change. This investigation examines the effect of controlled injection of below ground CO2 emission on wheat plant and soil microbial respiration where spring wheat (triticum aestivum L.) was grown. The study involved setting up eight (8) experimental plots (each 2.5 x 2.5m) for the growth of spring wheat.

Below-ground carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions occur naturally at CO2 springs, but the risk of occurrence at other sites will increase as geologic CO2 storage is implemented to help mitigate climate change. This investigation examines the effect of controlled injection of below ground CO2 emission on wheat plant and soil microbial respiration where spring wheat (triticum aestivum L.) was grown. The study involved setting up eight (8) experimental plots (each 2.5 x 2.5m) for the growth of spring wheat.

The study was aimed at generating callus from immature inflorescence and young leaf explants of coconut (Cocos nucifera L). Eeuwen’s medium which was supplemented with Murashige and Skoog macro salts, 6- Benzylamino purine (BAP) and 6-y dimethylally amino purine (2iP) at concentration of 1 mg/l each, was used as the culture medium. The effect of different concentrations of growth regulators when added to the culture medium was tested on callus generation.

The study was aimed at generating callus from immature inflorescence and young leaf explants of coconut (Cocos nucifera L). Eeuwen’s medium which was supplemented with Murashige and Skoog macro salts, 6-Benzylamino purine (BAP) and 6-y dimethylally amino purine (2iP) at concentration of 1 mg/l each, was used as the culture medium. The effect of different concentrations of growth regulators when added to the culture medium was tested on callus generation.