Isolation and identification of bacterial isolates from faculties toilet door handle

Door handles are frequently touched surfaces that can serve as reservoirs for bacterial continuation contributing to the spread of infectious diseases, especially in hig-traffic environments such as universities. This study aimed to isolate and identify bacteria from door handles sampled at different faculties within the University of Benin, assesing microbial load and antibiotic resistance patterns. Total bacterial counts(TBC) varied across faculties, with the Faculty of Physical Sciences(FPS) exhibiting the highest count(4.03 = 0.32 * 10 cfu/cm2 ) in 1 week, while the faculty of life sciences(FLC) recorded the highest count(4.50 = 0.25 *10cfu/cm2) in 2 weeks.