Browsing by Author "Adinortey, Cynthia Ayefoumi"
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Item Antibiotic resistance, phylogenetic grouping and virulence potential of Escherichia coli isolated from clinical and environmental samples from the Cape Coast metropolis of the central region of Ghana(University of Cape Coast) Adinortey, Cynthia AyefoumiItem Identification of novel potential inhibitors of varicella-zoster virus thymidine kinase from ethnopharmacologic relevant plants through an in-silico approach(Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics, 2021-09-17) Kwofie, Samuel Kojo; Annan, Dorothy Gyamfua; Adinortey, Cynthia AyefoumiItem Multiple Antibiotic Resistance-Coliform Bacteria inSomeSelected Fish Farms of the Central Region of Ghana(Hindawi, 2020-12-08) Adinortey, Cynthia Ayefoumi; Aheto, Denis Worlanyo; Boateng, Alex Asomeni&is study aimed at assessing the quality of water and fishery products as well as the antibiotic resistance status of some selected fish farms of the Central Region of Ghana. Interview guides were administered to farmers to get data on farming practices and antibiotic use. Total coliform loads of catfish (Clarias gariepinus), tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), and water samples were determined. Coliforms were identified through various biochemical assays, and their antibiotic resistance patterns were determined. Generally, the total coliform loads of water samples significantly surpassed those of fish samples (p < 0.05). &e maximum and minimum antibiotic resistance percentages were recorded for ampicillin (96.83%) and gentamicin (6.35%), respectively. Although farmers stated that antibiotics were sparingly used, coliform bacteria isolated exhibited various antibiotic resistance patterns. Four out of six fish farms harboured some coliforms with multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) indices above 0.2, an indication that these bacteria originated from potentially dangerous sources where antibiotics are regularly used.