Azadirachta indica (Neem) Seed Extracts : A Supplement for Culture Medium for Growth of Aspergillus niger

The effectiveness of Neem seed extracts (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) was tested against Aspergillus niger isolated from soil to determine whether the neem seed extracts will inhibit or enhance the growth of Aspergillus niger. Three different concentrations of neem seed extracts were prepared 10; 20 and 50. The results showed that the neem seed extracts enhanced the growth of Aspergillus niger from 24 hours of incorporation up to 120 hours. The growth enhancement was also found to increase with concentration of the seed extracts

Antibiogram of Klebsiella Pneumoniae urinary isolates of apparently healthy individuals in Osogbo Metropolis; Nigeria

One thousand (1;000) urine samples from apparently healthy subjects were cultured for Klebsiella pneumoniae and its antibiotic susceptibility profile to commonly used antimicrobial drugs was determined. The study was conducted in two randomly selected local government areas within Osogbo metropolis. The occurrence rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae was 38 (3.8) and isolate were highly resistant to Tetracycline (92.1); Amoxyllin (76.3) and Co-trimoxazole (71.9). Resistance to gentamicin was moderate (63.2) while Ofloxacin; nitrofurantoin; ciprofloxacin; nalidixic acid and pefloxacin were very effective with 92.1; 84.2; 78.9and 76.3respectively sensitive to it and Cephalexin (57.9) was moderately sensitive. More females