Morphological and biochemical characterization of isolated Aspergillus niger, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas mobilis from local indigenous sources
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto State North Western, Nigeria.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018, 05(03), 078–085.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2018.5.3.0147
Publication history:
Received on 27 November 2018; revised on 14 December 2018; accepted on 20 December 2018
Abstract:
Rapid global population growth has increased the demand for food and energy supply from cheap and readily available indigenous sources. Fungi and bacteria species were attempted to be isolated from indigenous sources using standard procedures. The bacteria isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa drink and Citrus aurantium were characterized and identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas mobilis respectively while the isolated fungus from maize grains was characterized and identified as Aspergillus niger. These results show the enormous potential of these local substrates for bioethanol production.
Keywords:
Aspergillus niger; Characterization; Isolation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Zymomonas mobilis
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