Effects of pH and Electrolytes on Castor Oil Emulsions with Various Stabilisers Using <i>Khaya senegalensis</i> Gum as an Emulsifier

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Selective medium</td><td class="align_center">Results</td><td class="align_center">Inference</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nutrient agar</td><td class="align_center">Whitish colonies observed</td><td class="align_center">Total aerobic count (420 cfu/g)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mannitol salt agar</td><td class="align_center">No growth observed</td><td class="align_center"><i>Staph. aureus</i> absent</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Bismuth sulphite agar</td><td class="align_center">No black colonies observed</td><td class="align_center"><i>Salmonella</i> spp. absent</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Cetrimide agar</td><td class="align_center">No growth observed</td><td class="align_center"><i>Pseudomonas</i> spp. absent</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MacConkey agar</td><td class="align_center">No growth observed</td><td class="align_center"><i>Escherichia coli</i> absent</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sabouraud agar</td><td class="align_center">Cream colonies observed</td><td class="align_center">Fungal count (&lt;100 cfu/g)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Microbial quality of purified gum.</div>

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Table 3: Effects of pH and Electrolytes on Castor Oil Emulsions with Various Stabilisers Using <i>Khaya senegalensis</i> Gum as an Emulsifier 

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Effects of pH and Electrolytes on Castor Oil Emulsions with Various Stabilisers Using Khaya senegalensis Gum as an Emulsifier

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