E. Stephen

Comparison of In vitro Study of Aspergillus niger and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biodegradation of Spent Lubricating Oil

E. Stephen, E. O. Emmanuel & L. O. Okwute · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2014

Comparison of biodegradation of spent lubricating oil by Aspergillus niger and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied for 16 days. pH, turbidity, nitrate, phosphorus and Gas Chromatographic -Mass Spectrophometry (GC-MS) analyses of the media were carried out. The results showed lower...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2015/11618

Enhanced Biodegradation of Spent Lubricating Oil Contaminated Soil Using Poultry Litter

E. Stephen & O. T. Temola · Biotechnology Journal International · 2014

Enhanced Biodegradation of Spent Lubricating Oil Contaminated Soil Using Poultry Litter Enhanced biodegradation of spent lubricating oil contaminated soil using (40% w/w) poultry litter was studied for a period of 56 days. The bacterial count ranged from 1.7×106 cfu/ml – 4.0×106...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2014/11567

Biodegradation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) and Lipase Activity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans

O. L. Okwute, E. Stephen & P. I. Anyanwu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: To evaluate the biodegradation of palm oil mill effluent and lipase activity by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans treatment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, University of Abuja, Abuja and  Microbiology laboratory of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18601