THOMAS EJOR, VALERIE ONYINYECHUKWU and Covenant University, Theses (2018) ANALYSIS OF THE MICROBIAL PROFILES OF WASH HAND BASINS IN COVENANT UNIVERSITY. Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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Abstract
The human hands play host to many microorganisms. These microbes are a compilation of the normal flora and transitory microorganisms which is because the hand is often in contact with surfaces. Transitory microorganisms and the normal flora of the hand can therefore be found in wash hand basins due to wash-outs and environmental factors. This study assessed the occurrence of microorganisms in wash hand basins around Covenant University. A total of 70samples from wash hand basins in Laboratories, Cafeteria and Lavatories were collected by using sterile swab sticks moistened with peptone water and the resulting swabs plated on Nutrient Agar, MacConkey Agar, Mannitol Salt Agar, Potato Dextrose Agar, and Salmonella-Shigella Agar using the pour plate method. Plates were assessed for total aerobic plate count (TAPC), coliforms and organisms of interest. The isolates were subjected to antibiotics sensitivity test. All (100%) swabs were positive for the presence of microorganisms. Major organisms isolated were Aspergillus spp, Staphylococcus spp, Penicillum, Fusarium, Salmonella spp, Pseudomonas spp and Yeast. This study has shown the presence of a wide array of organisms including pathogenic organisms not normally flora on human skin. Adequate sanitation of wash hand basins is advocated to help prevent cross contamination.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2020 10:27 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2020 10:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13265 |
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