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SELECTED PATHOGENS
BY
FPA/ST/19/2-1079
FEBRUARY, 2022
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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this project was performed and submitted by AJAYI
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COORDINATOR
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EXTERNAL SUPERVISOR
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DEDICATION
This project is dedicated to God Almighty, the Alpha and Omega, Lilly of the valley and our
hope of glory.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My utmost appreciation goes to the Almighty God, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end, our hope of glory, my very helper in times of needs and our sufficient one, He who
My appreciation goes to my supervisor, MRS F.T AKINRULI, who immensely tried all
her best to bring this project to reality despite her tight schedule and responsibilities, I pray that
God will lift you higher by His grace. I can’t but give a special acknowledgement to all the
lecturers in my department for their efforts I pray that thy Lord Almighty will continue to be
My special unreserved appreciation goes to my parents Mr. and Mrs. AJAYI who trained
me both morally, Godly and academically. I also want to appreciate my sisters and my brothers,
Aderonke, Okikijesu, Michael, Ayomide, Bro Sunday. I pray that the kindness of the lord will
never depart from you and you shall live to reap the fruits of your labor by the special grace
To my able man Olasunkanmi Elijah for all his love and caring. Also to all friends God
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ABSTRACT
The study investigates the phytochemical and synergistic effect of cashew (Anacardium
occidentale) and Guava (Psidium guajava) leaves extracts on some selected pathogens. The
Results show that the leaves contain, flavoid, saponin, alkaloid, phenol, glycoside, phylate,
terpernod as the active ingredients. The antibacterial activity showed that the extract was highly
effective on E.coli, Proteus Mirabilis and salmuella typhi, and less potent in Staph. aureus. The
extracts posses antimicrobial properties due to the presence of the active ingredients, therefore
the mixture of the two leaves cashew and guava can be used to treat infections cause by the test
organisms.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tittle page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
1.0 Introduction
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3.4 Determination of Iodine Value (Wij’s method)
4.0 RESULTS
4.1 RESULTS
4.2 DISCUSSION
5.1 CONCLUSIONS
5.2 RECOMMEDATIONS
REFERENCES
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