@article{P. Odeleye_Z. Whong_D. Jatau_2014, title={Characterization and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Bacillus cereus isolates from fried soyabean cake in Zaria, Nigeria}, volume={3}, url={https://www.sjournals.com/index.php/sjm/article/view/1371}, abstractNote={<div>A total of one hundred and fifty fried soyabean cake samples were collected from different vendors in various parts of Zaria, Kaduna state and were assessed for the presence of&nbsp;<em>Bacillus cereus</em>. 84 out of the total 150 were positive for B. cereus given a prevalence of 56%. All the samples tested contained more than 10<sup>5</sup>&nbsp;cfu/g of the bacterium with a mean count value of 7.8±7.1 log cfu/g. Isolates were tested for enterotoxin production using the BCET-RPLA kit and 90% of the isolates were found to possess the L<sub>2</sub>&nbsp;fraction of the HBL components. All enterotoxic B. cereus isolates were found to be susceptible to Amikacin (30µg), Ciprofloxacin (5µg), Gentamicin (10µg) and Tetracycline (30µg). 100% resistance was observed against Ampicillin (10µg) and Oxacillin (1µg). The percentage resistance to Bacitracin (10µg), Chloramphenicol (30µg), Erythromycin (15µg) and Vancomycin (30µg) of the enterotoxic isolates are 56%, 33%, 39% and 44% respectively.</div>}, number={4}, journal={Scientific Journal of Microbiology}, author={P. Odeleye, O. and Z. Whong, C.M. and D. Jatau, E.}, year={2014}, month={Apr.}, pages={38-44} }