DR. AFORIJIKU SAMUEL

  RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:

1. Aforijiku, S., Onilude, A. A. and Wakil, S. M. (2019). Screening of Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria from Raw and Fermented Milk for Probiotic Potential. International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre), 5(6): 171-185, DOI:10.31695/IJASRE.2019.33268 (India)

2. Aforijiku, S., Onilude, A. A. and Wakil, S. M.(2019). Antagonistic effect of developed probiotic yoghurt against some selected food-borne pathogens during cold storage. Greener Journal of Biological Sciences. 9:(2) 22-28 (Nigeria)

3. S. Aforijiku. and A. A. Onilude. (2019). Isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from raw and fermented milk. South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology 5(1):1-10 (India)

4. S. Aforijiku., S. M. Wakil and A. A. Onilude. (2020). Production of Nigerian yoghurt using lactic acid bacteria as starter cultures. Asian Food Science Journal 16(3):32-42 (India)

5. Adediran, A.B. and Aforijiku, S. (2020). Carbohydrate fermentation profile and Physiological studies of lactic acid bacteria from native raw cow milk. Journal of Advances in Microbiology. 20 (7): 83-93 (India)

6. Aforijiku, S., Fakorede, C. O. and Adediran, A. B. (2021). Strain-level identification of beneficial lactobacilli of dairy origin using 16S rRNA sequencing: A Biotechnology Approach. Microbiology Research Journal International. 31(2):13-21. (India)

7. Okere, I. A., Aforijiku, S. and Ashaye, O. A. (2022). Physicochemical and sensory properties of beef hotdogs extended using African Yam bean (Sphenostylis Stenocarpa), Lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus), Pigeon peas (Cajanus Cajan) and Soybeans (Glycine Max) flour. Innovative Romanian Food Biotechnology. 22:1-19 (Romania)

8. Fashogbon, R.O., Popoola, B. M., Aforijiku,S., Oyekanmi, A. E., Uloko. O.R. and Olanbiwoninu, A. (2022). Microbial analysis and detection of Aflatoxin from Iryingia gabonensis kernels sold in Oyo Town, Oyo state, Nigeria. African Journal of Biotechnology. 21(12)559-570  (Kenya)

9. Okere, I. A., Aforijiku, S. and Ashaye, O. A. (2023). Shelf-life and nutritional quality of beef hotdogs extended using different legume flours. Innovative Romanian Food Biotechnology. 23:1-18 (Romania)

10. Adediran, A.B., Aforijiku, S., Adediran, A.T. and Fashogbon, R.O. (2023). Bacteriological Quality and the Antibiogram of Isolates from Raw Cow Milk Produced in Ibadan Metropolis,Oyo State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology. 37(1): 6508-6516. (Nigeria)

11. Agu, G. C., Ezaka, E., Ejigbo, E. A., Adesuyi, A.A., Aforijiku, S., Odunjo, T.E., Mosaku, C.O., Arogundade, A. F., Agoi, P. O. and Arasi, S. O. (2023). Comparative Assessment of Biofertilizer Potentials of Fungal and Rhizobacterial Isolates. Scientia Africana, 22 (2):49-58 (Nigeria)

12. Ezaka, E., Aduramigba-Modupe,V.O., Adediran, A.B., Aforijiku, S. and Eimunjeze, C. A. (2024). Assessment of zinc and sulphur solubilizing plant growth promoting organisms for potential use for lipid hydrolysis and cellulose degradation in compost for enhanced food quality. Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management. 28(10):3303-3307(Nigeria)

13. Adediran, A. B., Taiwo, L. B., Ezaka, E., Oyedele, A. O., Aforijiku, S. and Adediran, A.T. (2024). Effect of chemical and biological pesticides on soil microbial population, enzymatic activities and physicochemical parameters as indicators of soil fertility, soil health and food safety. Journal of Biological Research and Biotechnology. 22(3):2485-2495 (Nigeria)

14. Aforijiku, S., Fakorede, C. O., Adediran, A. B and  Okere, I. A. (2026). Effect of isolated probiotic Lactobacillus plantarumN24 on growth and haematological performance in male albino rats. Food and Feed Research. 53(1) 43-56 DOI: https//doi.org/10.5937/ffr0-56057 (Serbia)

15. Adediran, A. B., Aforijiku, S., Oni, O.T., Fakorede, C. O., Agboola, O. S., and Okere, I. A. (2026). Survival of challenging food˗borne pathogens of dairy origin inoculated with lactic acid bacteria as co-culture: Implication for food safety. Asian Journal of Food Research and Nutrition: 5(1):62-71(India)

16.Adediran, A.B., Okere, I. A., Aforijiku, S. and Ashaye, O. A. 2026. Protein, Fatty Acid Profile and Microbiological Assessment of Contamination Route in Traditional Milk Handling of Cow and Goat Milk in Southwestern Nigeria. International Journal of Pathogen Research. 15(1)39-48 (United Kingdom)