HYDROCARBON DEGRADING POTENTIALS OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM PETROLEUM REFINERY SLUDGE.
ODJADJARE, E. E. O. AND INEGBONOSUN, E. A.
ABSTRACT
Petroleum contain fractions that are potentially toxic, carcinogenic and or mutagenic. Thus the intrinsic biodegradability of petroleum hydrocarbon and distribution in the environment of competent catabolic microorganisms are critical to the implementation of bioremediation strategies for the clean-up of petroleum polluted environments towards ecosystem and public health preservation. In the present study, the petroleum degrading potentials of bacteria species isolated from petroleum refinery sludge was
evaluated. The bacterial species were isolated and identified…