Occurrence and Growth Potentials of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria on the Phylloplane of Some Tropical Plants

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dc.contributor.authorIlori, M.O
dc.contributor.authorAmund, O.O
dc.contributor.authorEzeani, C.J
dc.contributor.authorOmoijiahina, S
dc.contributor.authorAdebusoye, S.A
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-15T15:02:30Z
dc.date.available2015-12-15T15:02:30Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe surface of leaf samples from ten tropical plants, Anthocleista, Sarcophrynium, Canna, Colocassia, Musa, Cola, Citrus, Mangifera, Terminalia and Annona were cultured for the estimation of total heterotrophic and hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria. The total heterotrophic bacteria ranged from 0.75 x 107 to 098 x 107 (cfu/cm2) while the hydrocarbon utilisers ranged from 0.86 x 106 to 2.12 x 166 (cfu/cm2). The percentages of hydrocarbon degraders were highest on Mangifera and lowest on Colocassia. Hydrocarbon degraders identified as Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, and Micrococcus were obtained. Most of the organisms grew well on diesel. Pseudomonas sp grew luxuriantly on diesel and kerosene while Bacillus sp did not grow on kerosene. Optimal growth on the hydrocarbon occurred between the 8th and 14th day. It was therefore concluded that bacteria with ability to utilize hydrocarbons could be obtained from leaf surfaces. Such organisms could serve as seeds for bioaugmentation during remediation of polluted environments.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIlori, M.O., Amund, O.O., Ezeani, C.J., Omoijiahina, S. and Adebusoye, S.A. (2006) Occurrence and Growth Potentials of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria on the Phylloplane of Some Tropical Plants. African Journal of Biotechnology 5(7), 542-545.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1684-5313
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.unilag.edu.ng:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/291
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectTropical plantsen_US
dc.subjectBacteriaen_US
dc.subjectHydrocarbonen_US
dc.subjectBacillus spen_US
dc.titleOccurrence and Growth Potentials of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria on the Phylloplane of Some Tropical Plantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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