INFLUENCE OF PLASMIDS ON MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF CRUDE OIL IN CONTROLLED GROWTH SYSTEMS
This study evaluated the role of plasmid-mediated biodegradation of crude oil by indigenous soil bacteria under optimized growth conditions. Standard microbiological techniques including enrichment culture, turbidometric assay, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, plasmid curing, and biodegradation optimization were employed. Out of the…
TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ANT SPECIES IN THE CALABAR RAINFOREST, NIGERIA
Ants are among the most abundant, ecologically diverse, and socially complex insects on Earth, playing critical roles in terrestrial ecosystems as predators, scavengers, seed dispersers, pollinators, and soil engineers. Despite their ecological significance, the taxonomy, morphology, and species composition of…
ROLE OF COCKROACHES IN PARASITIC DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN AMORKA, IHIALA LGA
Cockroaches are omnivorous insects with nocturnal and unsanitary habits, making them efficient mechanical vectors of various pathogenic agents. They contaminate food, utensils, and human environments, contributing to the transmission of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses, and helminth parasites. Diseases associated with…