Aim: This study investigated effects of nitrogen and carbon sources on the production of biosurfactant by a hydrocarbon-utilizing bacterium, Stenotrophomonas sp. Methodology: The hydrocarbon-utilizing bacterium was isolated with Bushnell Haas (BH) broth using enrichment method. B...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i530177
Aim: Viability of hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial consortium immobilized on different carriers was studied. Methodology: Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria were isolated from crude oil contaminated sites in Gio and K-Dera, Rivers State, Nigeria using enrichment method. Proximate anal...
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Research Article10.9734/bji/2019/v23i430084
Aims: To assess the quality of abattoir effluents discharged into water bodies in Owerri Municipal, Nigeria using microbiological and physicochemical approaches. Study Design: The study employed microbiological and physicochemical parameters to determine effluent and water quali...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i630147
Aim: To optimize media components and cultural conditions using response surface methodology (RSM) in the production of invertase by Aspergillus niger grown on potato peels (P1) and pineapple peels (P2). Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Environmental Microb...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/45480
Production and Optimization of Cellulase from Penicillium sp. Using Corn-cob and Pawpaw Fibre as Substrates Aim: This study reports the production and optimization of cellulase from Penicillium sp. using corn-cob (CC) and pawpaw fibre (PF) as substrates. Methods: Nine fungal isol...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2018/39227
Aim: This study reports the production of cellulase by Bacillus licheniformis VVA21 isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated Kegbara-Dere mangrove in Ogoniland, Nigeria. Methodology: Baseline physicochemical characteristics of the hydrocarbon contaminated soil were established. Twe...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2018/41940