Published in Volume 1, Issue 1
Pharmaceutical effluents are wastes generated during the process of drug manufacturing by pharmaceutical
industries. When these effluents are discharged directly into the environment without proper handling and
treatment, they affect both human health and the environment. This study was undertaken to X-ray the
molecular characteristics of isolates collected from five major pharmaceutical companies (P1, P2, P3, P4
and P5) in Anambra State. These samples were analyzed for nucleic acid content and Susceptibility
patterns using instrumentation and gravimetric techniques. Bacillus megaterium strain QMB 1551
(BMQM), Burkholderia cepacia strain BC16 (BCBC), Enterobacter cloacae strain A117 (ECA1), Klebsiella pneumoniae strain 39427 (KP39), Micrococcus luteus strain SA211 (MLSA), Pseudomonas
fluorescens strain Pt 14 (PFPt), Aspergillus terreus strain KAML04 (ATK04), Aspergillus niger strain
CFL5 (ANC5), Glomus mosseae BEG119 (GMB1) and Rhizophagus irregularis strain C2 (RIC2) were the
nutrient cycling microbes encountered from the experimented sites. UPEs showed pronounced inhibitory
activities against the microbes, of which UPE P4 showed the highest activities against the microbes. Their
risks to human health and the environment cannot be overemphasized. Increase in demand of
pharmaceuticals in Nigeria has led to consequential increase in the amount of waste generated which most
times contain recalcitrant substances that are either cytotoxic or genotoxic and sometimes both.
Nnamdi Enoch Nwakoby, Ikechukwu Harmony Iheukwumere, Chiamaka Frances Ejimofor, James Item Ezeugo, Chidiogo Marigold Iheukwumere, Chinasa Ngozi Okafor (2025). SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDY OF ISOLATES FROM PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENTS. Interdiscipinary Journal of Exploration & Review, Volume 1, Issue 1, 10.
Nnamdi Enoch Nwakoby, Ikechukwu Harmony Iheukwumere, Chiamaka Frances Ejimofor, James Item Ezeugo, Chidiogo Marigold Iheukwumere, Chinasa Ngozi Okafor. "SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDY OF ISOLATES FROM PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENTS." Interdiscipinary Journal of Exploration & Review, vol. Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025, pp. 10.
Nnamdi Enoch Nwakoby, Ikechukwu Harmony Iheukwumere, Chiamaka Frances Ejimofor, James Item Ezeugo, Chidiogo Marigold Iheukwumere, Chinasa Ngozi Okafor. "SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDY OF ISOLATES FROM PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENTS." Interdiscipinary Journal of Exploration & Review Volume 1, Issue 1 (2025): 10.
@article{susceptibilitystudyofisolatesfrompharmaceuticaleffluents2025,
author = Nnamdi Enoch Nwakoby, Ikechukwu Harmony Iheukwumere, Chiamaka Frances Ejimofor, James Item Ezeugo, Chidiogo Marigold Iheukwumere, Chinasa Ngozi Okafor,
title = SUSCEPTIBILITY STUDY OF ISOLATES FROM PHARMACEUTICAL EFFLUENTS,
journal = Interdiscipinary Journal of Exploration & Review,
year = 2025,
volume = Volume 1, Issue 1,
pages = 10
}
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