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Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto

The most peaceful university in Nigeria








Dr. Umar Balarabe Ibrahim



Area of specialization:Environmental Microbiology
Email:Umar.ibrahim3@udusok.edu.ng
Phone:+234 07035729586

List of Selected Publications

1. U.B. Ibrahim, U.J.J. Ijah, M.L. Riskuwa and S.B. Manga (2014) Microbial and Heavy Metal Qualities of Agricultural Soil of Tsafe L.G Area of Zamfara State. Journal of Zoological and Bioscience Research 1[2]: 18-30 ISSN 2349-2856
2. A. Adamu, U.J.J. Ijah, M.L. Riskuwa, H.Y. Ismail and U.B. Ibrahim (2015) Study on Biosurfactant Production between Two Bacillus sp. InternationalJournal of Scientific Research in Knowledge 3[1]: 13-20 ISSN 2322-4541
3. A. Adamu, U.J.J. Ijah, M.L. Riskuwa, H.Y. Ismail and U.B. Ibrahim (2015) Isolation of Biosurfactants Producing Bacteria from Tannery Effluents in Sokoto Metropolis. International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering and Technology 2[1]: 366-373 ISSN 2348-7968
4. M. K. Nata’ala, A. B. Mormoni, A. A. Isah, U.B. Ibrahim, S. A. Zauro and M. E. Halilu (2018). Potency of Trona on Fungi Associated with Tinea Capitis from Children in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS).South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology, 2(1):1-6 DOI: 10.9734/SAJRM/2018/41598 ISSN:2582-1989
5. Farouq AA, Musa A.R, Baki AS, Bello A, Nata’ala M.K., Ibrahim,U.B. and Fardami AY. (2018). Optimization Study on the Microbial Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Citrullus lanatus (L) (Watermelon) Fruit Peels in Bioethanol Production, Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences (SAJB) 6(12): 773-780, ISSN:2321-6883
6. R. Abdulaziz, M. H. Usman, U.B. Ibrahim, B. M. Tambari, A. Nafiu, I. F. Jumare, Mohammad A. Said and A. D. Ibrahim (2019). Studies on the Antibacterial Activity and Chemical Composition of Methanol Extract of Cochlospermum tinctorium Root, Asian Plant Research Journal 2(3): 1-11 https//doi.org/10.9734/aprj/2019/v2i330049 ISSN:2581-9992
7. Z.G. Muhammad, U.B. Ibrahim, U.J.J. Ijah, A.Y. FARDAMI, M.K. Natataala and A.M. Jodi (2019). Assesment of Microbial Aerosols in Students hall of resisdence, International Journal of Research in Applied Sciences, 4(7)45-50 VolumeIV, Issue VII, July 2019|ISSN 2454-6194
8. Umar, A., Ibrahim, U.B., A.Y. Fardami, Kawo, A.H. and S.M. Dankaka (2019). Biosurfactant Production Potential of Bacillus obtained from dye effluents. African Journal of Microbiology ResearchVol. 14(2), pp. 71-76, February, 2020 DOI:10.5897/AJMR2019.9174 Article Number: FAEBC4362952 ISSN: 1996-0808
9. A. Y. Fardami, B. Mamuda, I. A. Kangiwa, H. Y. Ismail, I. U. Karaye, J. Sanusi, U. B. Ibrahim and A. Ibrahim (2020) Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water in Zamfara North Senatorial District, Nigeria: Brief Overview, Theory and Applications of Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 3:65-75DOI: 10.9734/bpi/tamb/v3 ISBN:978-93-89816
10. U.B. Ibrahim, S. Yahaya, I.Yusuf and A.H. Kawo (2020) Cadmium and Lead uptake potential and surface properties of Aeromonas spp. isolated from soil of local mining site. Microbiology Research Journal International 30(3):36-47 DOI: 10.9734/MRJI/2020/v30i330202 ISSN: 2456-7043
11. Umar Balarabe Ibrahim, Sani Yahaya, Ibrahim Yusuf & Abdullahi Hassan Kawo (2021): Optimization and Simulation of Process Parameters in Biosorption of HeavyMetals by Alcaligenes faecalis Strain UBI (MT107249) Isolated from Soil of Local MiningArea in North-West Nigeria, Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, DOI:10.1080/15320383.2021.1963211
12 Umar Balarabe Ibrahim, Abdullahi Bako Rabah, Abdulkadir Abdulmumin Usman, Ali Saleh, Ayeni Joshua Oluwatosin, Abdullahi Hassan Kawo (2021). Optimization of Phenol Degradation by Streptococcus Epidermidis Using One Factor At A Time Methodology. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences E-ISSN: 2146-0108 15(2): 137-147, 2021 Research Article
13. U. B. Ibrahim, A. H. Kawo, I. Yusuf and S. Yahaya (2021). Physicochemical and molecular characterization of heavy metal–tolerant bacteria isolated from soil of mining sites in Nigeria. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 19: 152 DOI.org/10.1186/s43141-021-00251-x
14. Saleh, A., Kawo, A.H., Yahaya, S., Riskuwa, L.M. Ali, M. and Ibrahim, U.B (2020). Effects Of Glyphosate And Paraquat Herbicides Application On Soil Bacterial Population. Proceedings of 7th NSCB Biodiversity Conference, October 2020
15. Fardami A.Y., Kawo A.H., Yahaya S., Ahmad S.A. and Ibrahim U. B. (2022). Stability and Optimization of Biosurfactant Production by Enterobacter Cloacae AYF1, Arid Zone Journal of Basic and Applied Research. Vol 1(1), 2022: 157-167, ISSN: 2811-2881
16. A. A. Farouq, H. Y. Ismail, A. B. Rabah, A. B. Muhammad, U. B. Ibrahim and A. Y. Fardami (2022). Cowpea induced physicochemical and biological rhizosphere changes in hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Plant Soil, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-022-05460-y
17. M. L. Riskuwa-Shehu, H. Y. Ismail, A. Y. Fardami and U. B. Ibrahim (2022). Pennisetum purpureum Improved Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Removal in Weathered-Petroleum Contaminated Soil.European Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejbio.2022.3.3.285 Vol 3 | Issue 3
18. Jodi A. M., Kabir S., Lawal M. Aminu, Ibrahim U.B., Aliyu A. and Ibrahim, A.D. (2021). Bacterial And Chemical Profile Of Biochar Amended Soils, Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (ACCEPTED)