Isolation and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Utilizing Yeast (HUY) Isolates from Palm Wine

Diverse microbial population’s bacteria, yeasts or molds have been reported for degradation of hydrocarbons. The reported efficiency of biodegradation ranged from 6% to 82% for fungi, 0.13% to 50% for soil bacteria, and 0.003% to 100%for marine bacteria. 

Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms, classified in the kingdom fungi, with about 1500 species currently identified and described. They are estimated to be 1% of all fungal species and measures up to 3-4 μm in diameter some can reach over 40 μm depending on the species. Most young yeast colonies are moist, somewhat slimy in appearance and may also appear mealy. The colour of most colonies are whitish, cream-coloured or pink and change little with age, but others become dry and wrinkled.  Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>