Full Member
Chioma Blaise Chikere (Nee Azubuine)
Membership since:
2025
Field of activity:
Awards
Other Memberships/Affiliations
American Society for Microbiology
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Society for Applied Microbiology
Nigerian Society for Microbiology
Degrees:
2011
Chioma Blaise Chikere (Nee Azubuine) > Degrees
Biological Systems and Organisms
2005
Chioma Blaise Chikere (Nee Azubuine) > Degrees
Biological Systems and Organisms
1999
Chioma Blaise Chikere (Nee Azubuine) > Degrees
Biological Systems and Organisms
Publications resulting from Research
1. C. B. Chikere, C. C. Azubuike and E. M. Fubara. (2017). Shift in microbial group during remediation by enhanced natural attenuation (RENA) of a crude oil-impacted soil: A case study of Ikarama Community, Bayelsa, Nigeria. 3Biotech. 7:152. DOI 10.1007/s13205-017-0782-x.
2. C. B. Chikere and C. C. Obieze. (2018). Fungal Diversity and Dynamics during Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Polluted Soil. Current Biotechnology. 7: 89-97. DOI: 10.2174/2211550106666170321105848.
3. C. B. Chikere and C. C. Obieze (2018). Effect of hydrocarbon pollution on microbial diversity and implication for bioremediation. Proceedings of Women in Science without Borders (WISWB)-Indaba Conference March 21-23, 2018 at University of Johannesburg, South Africa. ISBN: 978-0-620-78656-0 First Edition: June 2018. Pp 10-11.
4. Chioma Blaise Chikere and Emmanuel Oliver Fenibo (2018). Distribution of PAH-ring hydroxylating dioxygenase genes in bacteria isolated from two illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Scientific African. 1 (2018) e00003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2018.e00003.
5. Ezekoye, C. C., Chikere, C. B. and Okpokwasili G. C. (2018). Field Metagenomics of Bacterial Community Involved in Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Polluted Soil. Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation. 9:5 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199.1000449.
6. Chioma Blaise Chikere, Chinedu Christopher Obieze, Ijeoma Jessie Mordi, Blaise Ositadinma Chikere, Ramganesh Selvarajan and Tom Omotayo Ashafa. (2019). Comparative metagenomics and functional profiling of crude oil polluted soils in Bodo West Community, Ogoni, with other sites of varying pollution history. Annals of Microbiology. 69(5): 495-513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-019-1438-3.
7. Chinedu Christopher Obieze, Chioma Blaise Chikere, Rasheed Adeleke and Onyewuchi Akaranta. (2019). Formulation and evaluation of slow-release fertilizer from agricultural and industrial wastes for remediation of crude oil-polluted soils. SPE-198815-MS for SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, 5–7 August 2019.
8. Emmanuel O. Fenibo, Grace N. Ijoma, Ramganesh Selvarajan and Chioma B. Chikere. (2019). Microbial Surfactants: The Next Generation Multifunctional Biomolecules for Applications in the Petroleum Industry and Its Associated Environmental Remediation. Microorganisms. 7: 581. Doi.10.3390/microorganisms7110581.
9. Okoye, A. U., Chikere, C. B. and Okpokwasili, G. C. (2019). Characterization of Potential Paraffin Wax removing Bacteria for Sustainable Biotechnological Application. SPE-198799-MS for SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, 5–7 August 2019.
10. Chikere, C.B., Tekere, M., Adeleke, R. (2019). Enhanced microbial hydrocarbon biodegradation as stimulated during field-scale landfarming of crude oil-impacted soil. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 14:100177. doi: 10.1016/J.SCP.2019.100177.
2. C. B. Chikere and C. C. Obieze. (2018). Fungal Diversity and Dynamics during Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Polluted Soil. Current Biotechnology. 7: 89-97. DOI: 10.2174/2211550106666170321105848.
3. C. B. Chikere and C. C. Obieze (2018). Effect of hydrocarbon pollution on microbial diversity and implication for bioremediation. Proceedings of Women in Science without Borders (WISWB)-Indaba Conference March 21-23, 2018 at University of Johannesburg, South Africa. ISBN: 978-0-620-78656-0 First Edition: June 2018. Pp 10-11.
4. Chioma Blaise Chikere and Emmanuel Oliver Fenibo (2018). Distribution of PAH-ring hydroxylating dioxygenase genes in bacteria isolated from two illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Scientific African. 1 (2018) e00003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2018.e00003.
5. Ezekoye, C. C., Chikere, C. B. and Okpokwasili G. C. (2018). Field Metagenomics of Bacterial Community Involved in Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Polluted Soil. Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation. 9:5 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199.1000449.
6. Chioma Blaise Chikere, Chinedu Christopher Obieze, Ijeoma Jessie Mordi, Blaise Ositadinma Chikere, Ramganesh Selvarajan and Tom Omotayo Ashafa. (2019). Comparative metagenomics and functional profiling of crude oil polluted soils in Bodo West Community, Ogoni, with other sites of varying pollution history. Annals of Microbiology. 69(5): 495-513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-019-1438-3.
7. Chinedu Christopher Obieze, Chioma Blaise Chikere, Rasheed Adeleke and Onyewuchi Akaranta. (2019). Formulation and evaluation of slow-release fertilizer from agricultural and industrial wastes for remediation of crude oil-polluted soils. SPE-198815-MS for SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, 5–7 August 2019.
8. Emmanuel O. Fenibo, Grace N. Ijoma, Ramganesh Selvarajan and Chioma B. Chikere. (2019). Microbial Surfactants: The Next Generation Multifunctional Biomolecules for Applications in the Petroleum Industry and Its Associated Environmental Remediation. Microorganisms. 7: 581. Doi.10.3390/microorganisms7110581.
9. Okoye, A. U., Chikere, C. B. and Okpokwasili, G. C. (2019). Characterization of Potential Paraffin Wax removing Bacteria for Sustainable Biotechnological Application. SPE-198799-MS for SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, 5–7 August 2019.
10. Chikere, C.B., Tekere, M., Adeleke, R. (2019). Enhanced microbial hydrocarbon biodegradation as stimulated during field-scale landfarming of crude oil-impacted soil. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 14:100177. doi: 10.1016/J.SCP.2019.100177.