ABSTRACT
Microbial hydrocarbon degradation in the
marine environment is mediated by diverse microbial assemblages operating in
metabolic networks, in which the product ofone oxidation fuels another. The aim
ofthis study was to assess the microbial contamination of oil spilled river. A
total of Five (5) water samples were gotten from different rivers in Oyigbo
Rivers State and Imo River Abia State and was transported to the laboratory for
microbial analysis. After series ofbiochemical and morphological characterization
the major bacterial isolates to belong to Bacillus sp., E. coli, Serralia sp,
Pseudomonas sp., Proteus sp. respectively. The samples had total aerobic plate
count ranged from 3.6 x 105to 8.2 x 105 while total fungal plate count has 2.0
x 105 to 5.0 x 105- The percentage occurrence from this study revealed that E.
coli 35% was predominant followed by Bacillus 25%, Serratia sp 20%, Proteus sp
15% while Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5% was least predominant. While the fungal
isolates revealed that Aspergillusflavus 46%, was predominant Rhizopus
stolonifer 30.8% while Rhodotorula sp 23% was least predominant. The microbial
qualities ofthe evaluated waters from oil spilled rivers were averagely poor,
and are certainly not fit for human consumption and aquatic lives they are
oflow quality threshold. This may be due to direct contamination by high
hydrocarbon contamination animal and human excreta. The results indicate that
microorganisms can survive harsh environmental pollutant such as oil spillage
and can be used as agents of biodegradation in oil spilled rivers.
JONATHAN, J (2024). Microbial Species Associated With Oil-Spilled River in Imo River Abia State and Oyigbo River State:- Jonathan, Livingstone N. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Sep 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-species-associated-with-oil-spilled-river-in-imo-river-abia-state-and-oyigbo-river-state-jonathan-livingstone-n-7-2
JONATHAN, JONATHAN. "Microbial Species Associated With Oil-Spilled River in Imo River Abia State and Oyigbo River State:- Jonathan, Livingstone N" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 18 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-species-associated-with-oil-spilled-river-in-imo-river-abia-state-and-oyigbo-river-state-jonathan-livingstone-n-7-2. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
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JONATHAN, JONATHAN. "Microbial Species Associated With Oil-Spilled River in Imo River Abia State and Oyigbo River State:- Jonathan, Livingstone N" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 08 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-species-associated-with-oil-spilled-river-in-imo-river-abia-state-and-oyigbo-river-state-jonathan-livingstone-n-7-2