ABSTRACT Panteka stream is a flowing stream polluted with waste from the activities of mechanics. Water samples collected at different sampling points of the stream were analysed in order to determine the level of heavy metal contamination and bacteria diversity with the view to elucidating the bioremediation potentials of the bacteria isolates. Four bacteria species with high tolerance to lead, zinc, iron, nickel and cadmium were identified by morphological and biochemical analysis as ...
Elizabeth C. Nwagwu was born in Lagos -Nigeria. She obtained her Msc degree in Biotechnology from the Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigeria. She has a first degree in Industrial Microbiology.
