Occurrence and Distribution of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria in a Polluted Lagoon

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dc.contributor.authorEsiobu, N
dc.contributor.authorAmund, O.O
dc.contributor.authorFakile, O.O
dc.contributor.authorPopoola, O.H
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-24T09:37:52Z
dc.date.available2016-05-24T09:37:52Z
dc.date.issued1991-01
dc.descriptionStaff Publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe presence and distribution of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in the sediment and water from four strategic points on the Lagos Lagoon were assessed using the most probable number technique. All the samples were positive for the dissimilatory sulphate reducers. The relative occurrence varied markedly with the site and pollution status. The least polluted end of the lagoon recorded the lowest number of SRB in both sediment (4.23x102 SRB/ml) and water (28 SRB/ml) while the most polluted site receiving sewage and domestic wastes harboured numbers as high as 5.71x103 and 7.6x104 SRB/ml for water and sediment sasmples, respectively. The occurrence of sulphate-reducing bacteria in such numbers indicated that this environment favoured biocorrosion of buried and immersed metals. The active involvement of these organisms in the syngenesis of sulphur, metallic sulphides and the general biodegradation of pollutants in this ecosystem is discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEsiobu, N [Et...al] (1991) Occurrence and Distribution of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria in a Polluted Lagoon. Biomedical Letters 46en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/298349341_Occurrence_and_distribution_of_sulphate-reducing_bacteria_in_a_polluted_lagoon
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.unilag.edu.ng:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/710
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe faculty press, Cambridgeen_US
dc.subjectBiodegradationen_US
dc.subjectEcosystemen_US
dc.titleOccurrence and Distribution of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria in a Polluted Lagoonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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