TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bacterial Contamination of <I>Lactuca </I>s<I>ativa, Spinacia olerencea </I>and <I>Brassica olerencea</I> in Kano Metropolis
AU - , D.W. Taura AU - , T.I. Oyeyi AU - , L.D. Fagwalawa 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
SP  - 311
EP  - 314
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.311.314
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.311.314
KW  - Bacterial contamination
KW  -lactuca sativa
KW  -spinacea olerencea
KW  -brassica olerencea
AB  - The study was conducted to determine various bacterial species responsible for the contamination of leafy vegetables in Kano metropolis. Three leafy vegetable samples namely; <I>Brassica olerencea </I>(cabbage), <I>Lactuca sativa </I>(Lettuce) and <I>Spinacia olerenceae </I>(Spinach) were obtained from different markets. Bacterial species isolated were <I>Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I>,<I> Staphylococcus </I>and <I>Streptococcus </I>sp.<I> </I>The results have shown that out of the samples examined <I>Staphylococcus </I>sp.<I> </I>accounts for a high percentage of occurrences with 42.5% followed by <I>Escherichia coli </I>having 27.9%, then <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </I>with 22 and 7.5% for <I>Streptococcus </I>which has been the least. Therefore, consumption of these types of vegetables unhygienically paves way for ingestion of considerable numbers of human pathogenic bacteria. This ultimately results in establishment and manifestation of diseases in the final host.
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