Ogedegbe Gloria Palmer

Federal University of Technology, Akure | futa · Department of Microbiology

Nosocomial infection is a rising problem in developing countries. Microorganisms Isolated from three private and public hospital environmental surfaces in Akure Metropolis, Ondo State, Nigeria were investigated in this study. Bacterial and fungal organisms were isolated and compared among the three hospitals. The study revealed that bacteria were t...

The production of biodiesel from green alga Oedogonium capillare was investigated. The result shows that biodiesel can be obtained from green alga Oedogonium capillare. The algal oil obtained from the Oedogonium capillare was 8.18 % using n-hexane as the solvent extraction. The algal oil was converted into biodiesel and the percentage yield of the...

Antimicrobial activities of Oedogonium capillare extracts on selected microorganism were investigated. It was observed that the Oedogonium capillare extracts had antimicrobial effect on microorganisms use in the course of the research. Methanolic extracts of the Oedogonium capillare extracts had the highest zone of inhibition on the selected microo...

Plasmid profile analysis and curing of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from hospital environment in Akure metropolis, Ondo State Nigeria were investigated. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus cereus were the bacterial isolated in the course of the research...