The influence of bio-stimulants (Brewers Spent Grains - BSG) on hydrocarbon degradation of bacteria used in the remediation of oil-contaminated soil was evaluated using standard microbiological techniques. The result revealed that the test soil contained 2.0 x107cfu/g total heter...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36552
The Hydrocarbons degrading potential of stimulated cultures of bacteria isolated from humic fresh water sediment of Eniong River in the Niger Delta of Nigeria was studied. Preliminary screening of the humic hydrocarbonoclastic bacterial isolates revealed that among the 5 bacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/35647
Okon, Ufokette Christopher, Umana, Senyene Idorenyin, O. K. Fatunla, N. O. Abiaobo & Essien, Joseph Peter·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2017
The bacterial contaminants and heavy metal accumulating potentials of fin-fishes (Synodontis obesus and Marcusenius senegalensis) from the humic ecosystem of Eniong River, Akwa Ibom State were investigated. The results obtained revealed that the bacterial loads varied with the ty...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/36528