F. A. Ahmad

Isolation and Identification of Chromium-Reducing Bacteria from Challawa Industrial Area Kano State, Nigeria

F. A. Ahmad, F. Yusuf, U. Shehu, F. Muhammad & H. M. Yakasai · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2022

Chromium (Cr) is toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, and harmful to most plants, animals, and bacteria inhabiting aquatic environments because it is motile, highly toxic, soluble in water and it is a good oxidizing agent and it is detrimental to cell membranes. Chromium remediation w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i130426

Isolation and Identification of Anthracene Utilizing Proteus vulgaris from Oil Spill Contaminated Soil at NNPC Depot Kano State Nigeria

U. Shehu, F. A. Ahmad, F. Yusuf, F. Muhammad & H. M. Yakasai · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2021

Microbial biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) like Anthracene, represent an efficient, time, and cost-effective way for bioremediation of the polluted environment. This study was aimed at isolating, identifying and characterizing bacteria with potential to d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i1030246