International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

This investigation was carried out to determine the bacteriological quality of locally processed ugba sold in Ikwo market in Ebonyi State. A total of four different samples of ready to eat African oil bean were purchased from different vendors in the market. Using standard microbiological procedures, 10g each of the samples were homogenized in 90 ml of sterile distilled water, serially diluted, plated and incubated at 37oC for 24 hours. The total viable counts were estimated using the colony counter while Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method was used for the determination of the antimicrobial susceptibility. The organisms found were Salmonella sp, Klebsiella sp, E.coli and Bacillus sp. The total bacterial count of Pentaclethra macrophylla samples A, B,C and D were 1.8 x 104 , 5.6 x 104 , 6.2 x 104 and 7.2 x 104 cfu/g. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests conducted on the isolates showed that they were susceptible to imipenem and ciprofloxacin but resistant to cefotaxime and tazobactam/piperacillin antibiotics.

Uzoh C.V, Igwe P.C, Adeshina A.A, Okeh C.O, Uzoh-chukwuma C.O, Uwanta L.I, "Bacteriological Quality of Locally Fermented Pentaclethra Macrophylla Sold in Ikwo Ebonyi State " International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V8(6): Page(3153-3157) Nov-Dec 2025. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.