April 2020

Food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices among hospital food handlers in Elmanagil City, Sudan

Food borne diseases (FBDs) can occur due to the health status of the food handlers. The present study aimed to assess food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practices among hospital food handlers of ElManagil City, Sudan. A cross-sectional study was administered to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices, in food hygiene among hospital food handlers through a questionnaire. The food handlers expressed a level of...

Author(s): Omar B. Ahmed,Shadia S. Mohamed, Anas S. Dablool and Mohammed A. Elawad,

April 2020

Physicochemical and microbiological evaluation of water from western part of the Rio Grande does Norte, Brazil

The water quality evaluation with reference to parameters of drinkability is made through a series of analyses, which are physicochemical or microbiological. This study aims to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water distribution network in the western part of the Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Water samples were collected in several neighborhoods, and divided into 5 zones. In each of...

Author(s): Manoel Marcelino da Silva, Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó, Nilza Dutra Alves, Gardênia Silvana de Oliveira Rodrigues, Caio Sergio Santos and Fernando da Costa Fernandes  

April 2020

Chemical composition and control of Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc by essential oils

Essential oils of medicinal plants show potential to control phytopathogens. Essential oils of Lippia sidoides Cham, Lippia lasiocalycina Cham, Lippia origanoides Kunth - Teresina, Lippia origanoides Kunth - Jatobá, Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze, Croton sonderianus Muell. Arg. And Croton zehntneri Pax et Hoffm. were evaluated regarding their chemical composition and in controlling the Sclerotium...

Author(s): Ananda Rosa Beserra Santos, Delson Laranjeira, Larisse Raquel Carvalho Dias, Edymilais Da Silva Sousa, Christian Dário Silva De Melo, Sidney Gonçalo De Lima, Paulo Henrique Soares Da Silva and Candido Athayde Sobrinho  

April 2020

Formulation and pathogenicity of a bioherbicide for wild poinsettia control

Adequate formulation of bioproducts represents one of the most challenging aspects of bioproduct development. The incorporation of adjuvants with bioagents can positively influence product development. However, it is indispensable to evaluate the sensitivity of bioagents to these adjuvants. The aim of this study was to determine the toxicity of seven adjuvants at different concentrations to Bipolaris yamadae (Bipolaris...

Author(s): Ana Carolina Ribeiro Machado, Noemi Carla Baron, Saveetha Kadasamy and Everlon Cid Rigobelo  

April 2020

Chemical composition and in-vitro antimicrobial activity of essential oil of African nutmeg (Monodora myristica (Gaertn) Dunal on microorganisms isolated from smoke-dried catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Dried seeds of Monodora myristica were obtained from Oba market in Edo State, ground into fine powder and stored in an air tight plastic container at room temperature until when used. Essential oils were extracted using steam distillation and characterised using the gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) technique. Microbial isolates obtained from smoke dried fish samples purchased from Oba Market, Benin City, Edo...

Author(s): Akise O. G., Fasakin E. A. and Adeparusi E. O.