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Antagonism among skin bacterial isolates.
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Azuka Romanus Akpe Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University PMB 14, Ekpoma Edo State, Nigeria
Ifeoma Betsy Enweani Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria
Frederick Lkechukwu Esumeh Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University PMB 14, Ekpoma Edo State, Nigeria
Peter Usuoge Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University PMB 14, Ekpoma Edo State, Nigeria
Helen Obiazi Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University PMB 14, Ekpoma Edo State, Nigeria
Rachael Ngozi Osagiea Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University PMB 14, Ekpoma Edo State, Nigeria
Agbokhaode Oshogwemoh Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University PMB 14, Ekpoma Edo State, Nigeria
Abstract
A study on the inhibitory activity or antagonism among skin bacterial isolates was carried out by observing if the isolates inhibited the growth of one another. Five bacterial species were isolated from the 40 swabs of the different part of the skin used in this study. The isolates in order of decreasing frequency of isolation were Staphylococcus epidermidis 11(25.00%), Micrococcus roseus 11(25.00%), Bacillus subtilis 9(20.46%), Staphylococcus aureus 8(18.18%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5(11.36%). M roseus and B. subtilis were strongly inhibited by S. epidermidis, S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. S. aureus was inhibited by S. epidermidis. Furthermore, M roseus, S. epidermidis and P aeruginosa failed to inhibit the growth of each other.
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Page(s) 56-58
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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Year: 2012
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