An investigation into the anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties of earthworm powder obtained from eisenia fetida

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-335

  Ansari, Abdullah Adil ^a   Sitaram, Kaminie ^b  

^a KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA   (Guyana)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Bacteria; Earthworm; Fungi; Guyana

Indexed keywords

ALBICANS; ANOVA ANALYSIS; ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTI-FUNGAL PROPERTIES; ANTIMICROBIAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FETIDA; FUNGAL INFECTION; GARDEN SOILS; GUYANA; MUELLER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STANDARD PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERMI-COMPOSTING;

ACETONE; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTASSIUM; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SURFACE TESTING;

FUNGI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; EISENIA FETIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956834842     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2011.329.335     Document Type: Article

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