Bacteria Associated with Cockraches Collected From Some Selected Food Centres within Jalingo Metropolis

Abstract

The Bacteria Associated with cockroaches collected from food centre’s and students cafeteria of Taraba State Polytechnic Jalingo main Campus were investigated in this study between April to May 2016. A total of thirty-seven (37) adult cockroaches were collected using a sticky trap (1.40 cm x 1.50 cm). The samples collected were immediately transported to the laboratory in a conical flask. A ten (10) Told serial dilution was done. The media used were Eosine methylene blue, Salmonella Shigella agar, Nutrient agar, and MacConkey agar. Pour plate techniques was used to culture and incubation was done for 24 hours at 370c. Observable discrete colonies were identified, gram stained and subcultured using the streak plate technique of inoculation. The isolates were identified using standard techniques. The microorganisms isolated were Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Klebsietla species and Bacillus species. This study revealed that cockroaches can pose a public health effect. Therefore, routine sanitation and personal hygiene is strongly advocated as some of these isolates are pathogenic.