Journal of Dairying Foods & Home Sciences

SCOPUS
  • Year: 2002
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Microorganisms associated with palm weevil larvae (Rhynchophorus phoenicis)

  • Author:
  • C.K. Wachukwu1,, C.N. Thomas2, L.T. Kigigha1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 44 to 47

1 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Npkolu-Oroworukwo, P. M. B 5080. Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2 Department of Biology, Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt. Nigeria

Abstract

Fresh as well as fried Palm weevil (Rhynehophorus Phoenicis) lervae collected from port Harcourt metropolis in River State, Nigeria were analysed for associated microrganisms. These were found to belong to four bacterial genera-Bacillus, Staphyioeoceus, Serratia and Enterobacter. However, Spp of Bacillus and Staphyiocoecus which were predominant and most actwely involved organisms probably due to unhygenic handling, could be toxic and health hazord.