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</p><div><p>itle page – – – – – – – – – i</p><p>Dedication – – – – – – – – ii</p><p>Declaration – – – – – – – – – iii</p><p>Project Approval – – – – – – – – iv</p><p>Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – v</p><p>Table of content – – – – – – – – vi</p><p>Abstract – – – – – – – – – vi<strong>i</strong></p><p><strong>
Chapter ONE
</strong></p><p>1.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 1</p><p>1.1 Aim – – – – – – – – – 4</p><p>1.2 Objectives – – – – – – – – 4</p><p>1.3 Statement of Research Problem – – – – – – 4</p><p>1.4 Justification – – – – – – – – 5</p><p><strong>
Chapter TWO
</strong></p><p>2.0 Literature review- – – – – – – – 6</p><p>2.1 An automated Teller Machine (ATM machine) – – – – 6</p><p>2.2 History and invention of ATM machines – – – – 6</p><p>2.3 ATMs contact surfaces – – – – – – – 7</p><p>2.4 Hygiene – – – – – – – – – 8</p><p>2.5 Poor personal hygiene – – – – – – – 8</p><p>2.6 Cross contamination – – – – – – – 9</p><p>2.7 Outbreak associated with ATM contact surfaces- – – – 9</p><p>2.8 Contributing factors to illness- – – – – – – 10</p><p>2.9 Enteric Bacteria – – – – – – – – 13</p><p>2.1.1 Selected genera of the Family <em>Enterobacteriaceae</em> – – – 16</p><p>2.1.2<em>Escherichia coli</em>– – – – – – – – – 16 </p><p>2.1.3 <em>Salmonella species.</em> – – – – – – – 21</p><p><strong>
Chapter THREE
</strong></p><p>3.0 Materials and methods – – – – – – – 23</p><p>3.1 Sampling sites – – – – – – – – 23</p><p>3.2 Sample collection – – – – – – – 23</p><p>3.3 Media preparation – – – – – – – 24</p><p>3.4 Bacteriological Procedures – – – – – – 24</p><p>3.4.1 Serial dilution – – – – – – – – 24</p><p>3.4.2 Inoculation and incubation of samples – – – – 25</p><p>3.4.3 Gram staining – – – – – – – – 26</p><p>3.5 Biochemical tests – – – – – – – 27</p><p>3.5.1 Citrate utilization test – – – – – – – 27</p><p>3.5.2 Indole test – – – – – – – – 27</p><p>3.5.3 Methyl red test – – – – – – – – 27</p><p>3.5.4 Voges-Proskauer test – – – – – – – 28</p><p>3.5.5 Triple sugar iron test – – – – – – – 28</p><p>3.5.6 Urease test – – – – – – – – 28</p><p><strong>
Chapter FOUR
</strong></p><p>4.0 Results – – – – – – – – – 30</p></div><h3></h3><br>
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