@article{OJO_ADEOYE_AJALA_OLADIPO_2021, title={Microbial assessment and proximate composition of bread samples collected from different bakeries in Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria}, volume={13}, url={https://notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/10873}, DOI={10.15835/nsb13110873}, abstractNote={<p>Bread is a staple food in Nigeria and establishment of bakeries depend on the financial capacity and processing technique employed by processors. This has led to various breads in terms of nutrition and asepsis. In this study, three types of ready-to-eat bread were purchased from different bakery retail shops in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. The control sample was prepared in Food Science Department, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso. These samples were analyzed for proximate composition, bacterial and fungal contamination using standard microbial procedure (SMP) and disc diffusion method (DDM) for sensitivity test to investigate safety handling practices during production, distribution and anti-microbial effect on microbial contaminant.  The results of microbial analysis are as follows: total viable count (1.1 x10<sup>3 </sup>- 4.5x10<sup>3</sup>) cfu/g, coliform count (0-1.9x10<sup>3</sup>) cfu/g, and mold count (0.3x 10<sup>5</sup> -3.7x10<sup>5</sup>) cfu/g. The percentage of organisms isolated were<em> E. coli</em>. 15%,<em> B. subtilis </em>and <em>S. aureus </em>20%,<em> P. aureginosa </em>10%, <em>S. cerevisiae </em>15.77%, <em>R. stolonifer </em>13.46%,<em> Mucor </em>spp. and <em>A. niger </em>18.08%, and <em>P. notatum</em> 7.69%. The result of the proximate analysis was as follows: protein (9.13- 9.79%), crude fat (1.64-4.50%), ash (1.32-1.77%), crude fibre (0.10-0.23%), moisture content (27.22 -29.05%) and carbohydrate (55.89-59.40%). The most sensitive antimicrobial agent was gentamycin across treatment. The organisms restricted septrin, augmenting, and chloramphenicol completely. <em>Bacillus subtilis has the </em>highest zone of inhibition with the use of gentamycin.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Notulae Scientia Biologicae}, author={OJO, Segun S. and ADEOYE , Adekunle O. and AJALA, Adeladun S. and OLADIPO, Iyabo C.}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={10873} }