DrChika

Chika Ejikeugwu (PhD, 2017, UNIZIK, Nigeria) is a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Stiftung in Germany. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is currently a Research Fellow at the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH-UFZ, Leipzig, Germany, where he is working on "the soilRESIST project to investigate the effects of antibiotic mixtures on soil microbiomes." He founded Africa's Number 1 Microbiology website, www.MicrobiologyClass.net. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu was a DAAD postdoctoral fellow at Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany (2021) and a MIF Postdoctoral Fellow at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2018). In 2021, he was awarded the Young Investigator Award on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Institute Mérieux in France. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a member of the Global Young Academy in Germany, and a member of other professional (microbiology) societies including Applied Microbiology International (AMI), European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM) and American Society for Microbiology (ASM). He holds a doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology. Dr. Chika Ejikeugwu is a Senior Lecturer & Researcher at Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Nigeria where he mentors undergraduate and postgraduate students on microbiology & other aspects of life. He has a flair for teaching, research and community service.

Materials from the iAMR team for teaching & illustrating AMR

Are you looking for more information about Antibiotic Resistance or antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? Do you need a video or graphic to illustrate AMR to your class or share to your social media followers? Check out some of the resources in the ever-growing AMR library curated by the iAMResponsible team, which is an affiliate of the […]

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BACTERIAL SPORES

Spores are the resistant inactive structures formed by some prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Spore formation is a unique characteristic of bacteria and fungi. They are formed by bacteria especially the Gram-positive organisms when their environmental becomes too harsh for survival such as the loss of nutrients or food scarcity in their normal habitat. In such

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SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF LICHEN ACIDS (SECONDARY METABOLITES)

Lichens produce two types of metabolites: primary metabolites (e.g. carbohydrates and amino acids) and secondary metabolites (e.g. alkaloids and lichen acids). Primary metabolites (which are intracellularly secreted) are critical to the survival of the lichens while secondary metabolites are rarely involved in the metabolism or growth of the lichenized fungi. Secondary metabolites of lichens are

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GRAM SMEAR OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) SAMPLE

AIM: To detect the presence of pus cells and bacteria in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimen. MATERIAL/APPARATUS: CSF specimen, Gram staining reagents, microscope, glass slide, immersion oil, Bunsen burner. METHOD/PROCEDURE FOR CSF GRAM STAINING REPORTING OF THE RESULT Look for Gram negative intracellular diplococcic, Gram negative rods, Gram positive diplococci, and pus cells and report same.

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MICROSCOPY OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples are obtained with extra precautions using a technique called lumbar puncture. Lumbar puncture is defined a medical procedure in which a sterile needle is inserted into the spinal canal (of a patient suspected of having a central nervous system infection) to obtain cerebrospinal fluid sample for microbiological and/or other medical/diagnostic testing. 

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THE PLACE OF STATISTICS IN THE STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Statistics is a branch of mathematics that is concerned with the proper method of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing and interpretation of numerical data. It affords scientists (especially the epidemiologists) the knowledge of making good use of numbers (data) in their research undertakings. In statistics, data can be classified into two types: Primary data and Secondary

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PATHOGEN & HOST FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DISEASE DEVELOPMENT

Once a disease-causing microorganism (pathogen) gains entry into the body of a susceptible host, the pathogen will adhere or attach itself to specific receptors on the cell surfaces of the host. Upon successful invasion and binding, the microorganism will begin to release chemicals that will eventually attack the host cells. The pathogen (agent) factors includes

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USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN CELL CULTURE LABORATORY

Bacterial contamination of cells was one of the major threats encountered in the culturing of animal cells in the cell culture laboratory. Microorganisms are naturally ubiquitous. The ever-present nature of microbial organisms should be considered and eliminated as much as possible whenever any cell culture protocol is being contemplated. Cells can be easily contaminated in

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