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Title: Microbial assessment of the armpits of some selected university students in Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: Uzeh, Roseline E.
Omotayo, Ayodele E.
Adesoro, Oluwatoyin O.
Ilori, Matthew O.
Amund, Olukayode O.
Keywords: Microorganisms
armpit
university students
Lagos
Nigeria
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Ivyspring International Publisher
Citation: Uzeh, R. E., Omotayo, E. A., Adesoro, O. O., Ilori, M. O., & Amund, O. O. (2012). Microbial assessment of the armpits of some selected university students in Lagos, Nigeria. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 6(6), 5022-5029.
Abstract: A study of the carriage of microorganisms in armpits and prevailing factors was carried out on 80 students of the University of Lagos. The armpits were swabbed and the microbiological analyses were carried out on the swab samples. The organisms isolated include Staphylococcus epidermidis (35%), Staphylococcus aureus (3%), Staphylococcus cohnii (3%), Staphylococus haemolyticus (15%), Staphylococcus hominis (25%),
URI: http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/175
ISSN: 1991-8631
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