Lubricating oil-degrading bacteria in soils from filling stations and auto- mechanic workshops in Buea, Cameroon: occurrence and characteristics of isolates

Jane-Francis T. K. Akoachere; Theresa N. Akenji; Felicitas N. Yongabi; Gerald Nkwelang; Rol; N. Ndip

doi:10.5897/AJB08.734

African Journal of
Biotechnology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/AJB
Start Year: 2002
Published Articles: 12487

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Lubricating oil-degrading bacteria in soils from filling stations and auto- mechanic workshops in Buea, Cameroon: occurrence and characteristics of isolates

Jane-Francis T. K. Akoachere1, Theresa N. Akenji1, Felicitas N. Yongabi1, Gerald Nkwelang1 and Roland N. Ndip1, 2*

1Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon. 2Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Article Number - 9B20BDE6550
Vol.7(11), pp. 1700-1706 , June 2008
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB08.734

Accepted: 11 March 2008
Published: 03 June 2008

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