Alexander Philip

• M.Sc.(Medical Microbiology)
• Lecturer at Bingham University

Bioterrorism agents are mostly microorganisms with the capacity to deal explosive and lethal harm to humans, animals, and food crops. These microorganisms spread in the form of gases, whole organisms, or products of secondary metabolism of microorganisms. Classification of the agents is into three categories based on the ease of dissemination and e...

This study assessed the synergistic antibacterial effect of ethanol extract of Carica papaya and Psidium guajava on Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae using agar well diffusion method and microdilution with Microtitre plates. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of the extract reveals the presence of alkaloids, saponins, gly...

This research investigated the effect of pesticides application on the growth of two soil nitrifying bacteria species, Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter respectively. The bacteria were isolated from soil samples obtained from Bingham University, Karu local government area of Nassarawa State, Nigeria. The soil bacteria were cultured using the Manniol Yea...

Seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Kumo General Hospital was studied in 350 sera. The sera were obtained from women of different age group, occupation, social background including tradition (by tradition we mean people’s ways of life common in that locality). Screening was carried out using Abbot determine test...

The determination of rubella IgG antibody among two hundred and seventy-two (272) women of child bearing age in Vom was carried out, using the Immune-ELISA rubella IgG quantitative test kit. Seventy-two (72) specimens came from non-pregnant women while 200 specimens came from pregnant women. Out of 72 blood specimens from non-pregnant women investi...

Milk is a highly nutritious food that can be obtained from a variety of animal sources and is used for human consumption. Raw milk is generally considered an ideal growth medium for microorganisms, since it provides ideal conditions and nutrients for their growth. This study was aimed at assessing fungi and parasites present in fresh cow milk. 50 s...

The sole aim of this study is to monitor the level of correlation between GOPD and STC Patients whose samples (sera and sputa) were tested and confirmed with Western Blot, for HIV-1 and Ziehl Nielsen, Z N Stain/ Lowenstein Jensen, L J slope culture for Sputa respectively. These samples were screened for HIV-1 using three test principles-Determine,...

Original Research Article This research studied the Parasitological Assessment of Green leafy vegetables sold at Masaka market Karu. The vegetables were purchased from masaka market three times a week and washed for two minutes in 250ml of normal saline and spun in a centrifuge at 3000rpm for 5 minutes, smears made on glass slides were prepared fro...

Aims: This study is aimed at studying the prevalence of bacteriuria among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional studies of the prevalence of bacteriuria among pregnant women at antenatal care clinics in Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria Place and Duratio...