TY  - JOUR
T1  - Air Borne Microbial Contaminants in a Production Laboratory
AU - , Abdul-hamid Muazu AU - , Gimba Haruna AU - , Aliyu Abdullahi Masdooq AU - , Moses Ode Odugbo AU - , Mathieu Agba 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 3
IS  - 6
SP  - 439
EP  - 441
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2008.439.441
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2008.439.441
KW  - Airborne
KW  -contaminants
KW  -bacteria
KW  -fungi
KW  -vaccine laboratory
AB  - A study was carried out to determine major bacterial and fungal contaminants in vaccine production laboratory of the Bacterial Vaccine Production, Department of the National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom. A  total  of  75 samples  were   collected  between  January 2006 and January 2007 from the environment of the 6 production sections of the laboratory. The isolates obtained were examined and identified using Colonial morphology, Gram stain and also by Physical and Chemical characteristics. The following 8 different organisms were isolated and identified: <I>Micrococcus roseurs</I>, <I>Bacillus cereus</I>, <I>Bacillus subtlest</I>, <I>Norcadia mudarea</I>, <I>Bacillus alvei</I>, <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I>, <I>Aspergillus niger</I> and <I>Aspergillus fumigatus</I>. The study, therefore incriminated these organisms as common agents of airborne contamination in the bacterial vaccine production department. The knowledge of common contaminants in a production laboratory should go a long way in devising measures that will minimize sources of contamination and therefore, save cost of production and improve the quality of products.
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