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dc.contributor.author | Amund, Olukayode O. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nwokoye, N. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-18T16:42:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-18T16:42:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Amund, O.O. and Nwokoye, N. (1993) Hydrocarbon Degradation Potentials of Yeast Isolates from a Polluted Lagoon. Journal of Scientific Research and Development 1. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://165.22.87.194:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/50 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The population counts of heterotrophic and hydrocarbon-utilising yeasts were monitored at six sampling stations in the Lagos lagoon over a four-week period. Although the population counts were relatively constant in each locality, the highest counts occurred in areas heavily polluted by domestic and industrial effluents. A total of thirty-two hydrocarbon-degrading yeasts were isolated from water at the sampling stations using n-hexadecane as sole carbon source. The isolates were identified as belonging to the genera Candida (25 strains), Endomycopsis (4 strains) and Schizosaccharomyces (3 strains). All the organisms grew on long-chain n-alkane, kerosene, diesel oil and crude oil but failed to grow on short-chain n-alkane, aromatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons. Measurement of growth attributes of the isolates using n-hexadecane, diesel oil oil and crude oil as substrates showed that the Candida species were better utilizers of hydrocarbon substrates relative to Endomycopsis and Schizosaccharomyces species. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Hydrocarbons | en_US |
dc.subject | Biodegradation | en_US |
dc.subject | Yeast | en_US |
dc.title | Hydrocarbon Degradation Potentials of Yeast Isolates from a Polluted Lagoon | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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