O. C. Anika

Antibacterial Screening of Two Indigenous Nigerian Spices; Piper guineense and Xylopia aethiopica

O. C. Anika, A. A. Unimke, D. R. Tiku & N. R. Isu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2017

Leaf and fruit extracts of Piper guineense and Xylopia aethiopica were respectively evaluated for their antibacterial activities against two (2) organisms; Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The antibacterial activity was measured by agar well diffusion method usin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2017/35444

Microbial Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons: Realities, Challenges and Prospects

A. A. Unimke, O. A. Mmuoegbulam & O. C. Anika · Biotechnology Journal International · 2018

One of the emerging environmental challenges today is hydrocarbon pollution arising from activities of petrochemical industries, natural sources of crude oil pollution and other anthropogenic activities. These petroleum products contain harmful, carcinogenic and mutagenic compoun...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJI/2018/43957