Microbial assessment of the armpits of some selected university students in Lagos, Nigeria
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Date
2012
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Ivyspring International Publisher
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%),
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Microorganisms, armpit, university students, Lagos, Nigeria
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.