ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROCARBON DEGRADING BACTERIA IN CRUDE OIL POLLUTED SOIL IN THE NIGER DELTA

  • EGBO W. MANSI Bayelsa State College
  • PROF ONYEWUCHI AKARANTA University of Port Harcourt
  • PROF GIDEON ABU University of Port Harcourt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/bs.v3i7.1645
Keywords: hydrocarbon,, degrading, bacteria, bioremediation,, isolation, characterizati

Abstract

Bioremediation as pollution remediation technique takes advantage of the ability of some
microorganisms to degrade organic matter in the environment. Bacteria are important group of
microorganism that plays key role in the bioremediation process. Bacteria are ubiquitous
organisms that inhabit soil water and air matrices. In this study, some hydrocarbon degrading
bacteria have been isolated and identified by morphological and biochemical methods.. Eight
different hydrocarbon degrading bacteria were isolated from crude polluted soil collected from
oil spill site in Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in the
Niger Delta. The total population of heterotrophic bacterium enumerated per gram of each
soil sample are 1.42x107
, 1.7x107 and 3.1x108 for location 1,2 and 3 respectively While
population of total hydrocarbon degrading bacteria enumerated are 4.2x106
,
: 3.7x106
and
1.43x106
for location 1, 2 and 3 respectively. This population of hydrocarbon degrading
bacteria in the soil is enough to initiate natural biodegradation of crude oil pollutant. With
the right environmental conditions for the bacteria, bioremediation can be effectively
deployed to remediate the spilled area.

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Author Biographies

EGBO W. MANSI, Bayelsa State College

Department of Science Laboratory technology, Bayelsa State College of Arts and Science
Elebele-Ogbia, Bayelsa State. P.O.BOX. 1766, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Nigeria

PROF ONYEWUCHI AKARANTA, University of Port Harcourt

Department of Chemistry,University of Port Harcourt, Choba Rivers State

PROF GIDEON ABU, University of Port Harcourt

Department of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, Choba Rivers State.

Published
2017-07-31
How to Cite
MANSI, E. W., AKARANTA, P. O., & ABU, P. G. (2017). ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROCARBON DEGRADING BACTERIA IN CRUDE OIL POLLUTED SOIL IN THE NIGER DELTA. IJRDO - JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 3(7), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.53555/bs.v3i7.1645
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Vol. 3 No. 7 (2017): IJRDO - Journal of Biological Science
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