Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of some heavy metals on bacterial utilization of kerosene in liquid medium

Okobo Uchenna Jude
  • Okobo Uchenna Jude
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Chibuzor Nwadibe Eze
  • Chibuzor Nwadibe Eze
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Akpi Uchenna Kalu
  • Akpi Uchenna Kalu
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 22 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 12 March 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

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