U. C. Essien

Genetic and Phenotypic Identification of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Retail Poultry Carcasses in Omu-Aran, North-Central Nigeria

C. E. Okolie, U. C. Essien & J. Idoko · Biotechnology Journal International · 2015

Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known agent of zoonotic infections. Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA) had been receiving public health attention for over a decade. Recently, the genomes of some MRSA strains evolved further by enabling acquisition of v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2015/13145

Pattern of Seismicity Associated with the African Lithospheric Plate

O. S. Hammed, M. O. Awoyemi, W. N. Igboama, G. O. Badmus & U. C. Essien · Physical Science International Journal · 2016

Knowledge of earthquake distribution pattern is very essential in exploration, understanding and forecasting of earthquake occurrence on the African plate. This paper focused on application of earthquake distribution pattern technique to investigate the regions of African plate t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2016/20049