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EGWARI, Louis Osayenum Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology

Contact address
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
E-mail: egwari1@yahoo.com
Phone +2348023083722

CURRENT RESEARCH
a). Development of culture media and bacterial growth supplements using cheap and locally available source of protiens
b). Studies on the pathogenesis of anaerobic bacteria in surgical and non-surgical septic wounds.

Membership of associations:
1. Member AMLTSN
2. Anaerobes Society of the Americas

KEY PUBLICATIONS:
Egwari LO, Rotimi VO. Survival of Bacteroides species in amies transport medium stored at different temperature. Central Afr J Med 1991; 37(12): 415-419.
Egwari LO, Rotimi VO, Abudu OO Coker AO. A study of the anaerobic bacterial flora of the female genital tract in health and disease. Central Afr J Med 1995; 41(12):391-397.
Egwari LO, Rotimi VO, Coker AO. Antibiotic susceptibility of clinical isolates of Prevotella
bivia in Lagos Nigeria. J Chemother 1996; 8(1):47-51.
Egwari LO, Rotimi VO, Coker AO. An experimental mouse model to study the pathogenicity of Prevotella bivia and investigation of possible virulence. West Indian Med J 2000;49:20-26.
Egwari LO, Otegbeye F. Crayfish broth for bacterial culture. East Afr Med J 2000;77: 36-39.
Egwari LO, Taiwo MA. Survival and surface adherence ability of bacterial pathogens in liquid pharmaceuticals and their containers. West Indian Med J 2004;53(3): 164-169.
Egwari LO, Obisesan B, Coker AO, Savage KO, Nwaokorie FO, Nwokoye NN. Bacteriological and clinical evaluation of 12 cases of post-surgical sepsis of odontogenic tumours at a referral centre. East Afr Med J 2008; 85 (6):269-274.
Egwari LO, Obisesan B, Nwokoye NN. Microbiological status of periodontal disease in Lagos, Nigeria. West Indian Med J 2008 (In Press).