Faculty of Science Education, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Faculty of Science Education, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeriajopssedeacoedoyo@gmail.comOpening Time: Every 24/7 (365days)
The physico-chemical, microbial qualities and antibiotic resistance pattern of isolated bacteria from different strata of Asa River were evaluated using standard laboratory procedures. The distribution of the bacterial isolates in the water and sediment samples was also presented and Pseudomonas species was the most common bacterial isolate with an occurrence of 53.85 %, followed by Proteus species and Bacillus species with occurrences of 19.23 % each and Flavobacterium species with the least occurrence of 7.69 %. There were various resistance patterns of the isolates to different antibiotics with twenty six (26) isolates showing 100% resistance to Augmetin which was the highest. 25 isolates showed 96.15 % resistance to Amoxicillin and Ceftriazone, 92.31 % resistance to Cotrimoxazole by 24 isolates, 20 isolates showed 76.92 % resistant to Streptomycin, 19 isolates were 73.07 % resistant to Nitrofurantoin, 9 isolates showed 34.61 % resistant to Gentamycin, 8 isolates showed 77 % resistant to Pefloxacin, 7 isolates showed 26. 92 % resistant to Ciprofloxacin and the least 5 isolates showed 19.23 % resistance to Ofloxacin. The commonest resistant patterns were Amoxicillin, Augmentin and Ciprofloxacin (AMX, AUG, CPX). This call for serious concern and attention of both public health and research communities.
Keywords: Asa River, sediment sample, microbes, anti-biotic.
Tags/Keywords: Asa River, sediment sample, microbes, anti-biotic.