Chioma Blaise Chikere

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Port Harcourt P.M.B. 5323, East West Road, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

chioma.chikere@uniport.edu.ng

2 Publications

Publications 2

Research Article Vol. 29, Issue 2

THE DOMINANCE OF THE GENERA Myroides AND Proteus WITHIN HYDROCARBON UTILIZING POPULATIONS IN SOME CRUDE OIL-IMPACTED SITES

Chioma Blaise Chikere^*, Gideon Chijioke Okpokwasili

Hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria in environmental samples collected from crude oil impacted sites at Eleme, Rivers State, and five water samples from effluent discharge points at five different flow-stations in Delta State, all in the Niger Delta were isolated using Bushnell Haas agar. Bacterial genera tentatively characterized were Acinetobacter, A...

Dec, 2015 Vol. 29, Issue 2

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Research Article Vol. 28, Issue 1

DIOXYGENASE SCREENING IN INDIGENOUS HYDROCARBON UTILIZING BACTERIA FROM OIL POLLUTED SITES IN NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA

Chioma Blaise Chikere, Kingsley Omadudu^*

Soil and sediment samples collected from crude oil impacted sites at Ogale-Eleme, Rivers State, and five water samples from effluent discharge points at five different flow stations in Delta State, all in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria respectively were analyzed for the presence of hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria using Bushnell-Haas agar, followe...

Jun, 2015 Vol. 28, Issue 1

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