Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of microbiological quality of khebab sold on the campus of a tertiary education and its environs in Ghana

Azumah Ayamah
  • Azumah Ayamah
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Augustina Angelina Sylverken
  • Augustina Angelina Sylverken
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Linda Aurelia Andoh
  • Linda Aurelia Andoh
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 18 March 2021
  •  Accepted: 03 June 2021
  •  Published: 30 September 2021

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