African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12486

Full Length Research Paper

Proximate composition, microbiological safety and heavy metal contaminations of garri sold in Benue, North-Central Nigeria

Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna
  • Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna
  • Microbiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
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Blessing Ifeoma Agbowu
  • Blessing Ifeoma Agbowu
  • Microbiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
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Felix Agbo
  • Felix Agbo
  • Microbiology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 17 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 February 2017
  •  Published: 03 May 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Ogbonna, I. O., Agbowu, B. I., & Agbo, F. (2017). Proximate composition, microbiological safety and heavy metal contaminations of garri sold in Benue, North-Central Nigeria. African Journal of Biotechnology , 16(18), 1085-1091.
Chicago /
Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna, Blessing Ifeoma Agbowu and Felix Agbo. "Proximate composition, microbiological safety and heavy metal contaminations of garri sold in Benue, North-Central Nigeria." African Journal of Biotechnology 16, no. 18 (2017): 1085-1091.
MLA /
Innocent Okonkwo Ogbonna, Blessing Ifeoma Agbowu and Felix Agbo. "Proximate composition, microbiological safety and heavy metal contaminations of garri sold in Benue, North-Central Nigeria." African Journal of Biotechnology 16.18 (2017): 1085-1091.