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Dr. Anthony Ejiofor
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Agriculture, Human & Natural Sciences
Contact Information
Office
Location: 112C McCord Hall
Telephone: 615-963-5806
FAX: 615-963-7640
Email: aejiofor@tnstate.edu
Research Areas
Microbial Ecology, Physiology & Genetics/ Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
Publications
Refereed journal Articles 22
Technical reports 3
Research abstracts 18
Conference Presentations 17
Most Significant Publications:
Roderick L. Rolle, Anthony O. Ejiofor, Terrance L. Johnson 2005. Determination of the plasmid size and location of d-endotoxin genes of Bacillus thuringiensis by pulse field gel electrophoresis African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 4 (7), pp. 580-585
Ejiofor, A. O. & Johnson, T. L. 2002. Physiological and Molecular Detection of Crystalliferous Bacillus thuringiensis Strains from Habitats in the South Central United States. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 28, 284-290.
Ejiofor, A.O., Chisti, Y. & Moo-Young, M. 1996. Fed-batch Production of Baker’s Yeast Using Millet (Pennisetum typhoides) Flour Hydrolysate as the Carbon Source. Journal of Industrial Microbiology. 16, 102 - 109.
Ejiofor, A.O., Chisti, Y. & Moo-Young, M. 1996. Culture of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Hydrolysed Waste Cassava Starch for Production of Baking-Quality Yeast. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 18:519 - 525.
Posten C., Ejiofor, A.O. & Deckwer, W-D. 1995. Scale-Up of an Optimal Feeding Strategy for Parameter Estimation of Baker’s Yeast Production. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Mathematical Modelling and Simulation in Agriculture and Bio-Industry. IMACS/IFAC, Brussels, Belgium. Vol. 1, 1-6.
Solomon, B.O., Zeng, A-P., Biebl, H., Ejiofor, A.O., Posten, C. & Deckwer, W-D., 1994. Effects of Substrate Limitation on Product Distribution and H2/CO2 Ratio in Klebsiella pneumonia During Anaerobic Fermentation of Glycerol. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 42, 222 - 226.
Ejiofor, A.O., Solomon, B.O., Posten, C. & Deckwer, W-D. 1994. Analysis of the Respiro-fermentative Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Glucose in a Fed-batch Fermentation Strategy for Accurate Parameter Estimation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 41: 664 - 669.
Ejiofor, A. O., Posten, C., Solomon, B.O. & Deckwer, W.-D. 1994. A Robust Fed-batch Feeding Strategy for Optimal Parameter Estimation for Baker's Yeast Production. Bioprocess Engineering. 11: 135 - 144.
Ejiofor, A.O., Okafor, N. & Ugwueze, E.N. 1994. Development of Baking Yeast from Nigerian Palm-wine Yeasts. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 10; 199-202.
Ejiofor, A.O., Okafor, N. & Nwankwo, J. 1991. Preparation of a Flowable Liquid Bacterial Insecticide Based on Bacillus sphaericus strain 2362. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 7: 596 - 599.
Ejiofor, A.O. & Okafor, N. 1991. Formulation of a Flowable Liquid Concentrate of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 Spores and Crystals as Mosquito Larvicide. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 71: 202 - 206.
Ejiofor, A.O. 1991. Production of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype H-14 as Bioinsecticide Using a Mixture of "Spent Brewer`s Yeast" and Waste Cassava Starch as Fermentation Medium. Discovery and Innovation. 3(2): 84 - 88.
Ejiofor, A.O. 1990. Status and Prospects of Biological Control of Mosquitoes in Nigeria. In: Bacterial Control Agricultural and Medically Important Insects; A Global Prospective (Davidson et al. eds.). Israel Journal of Entomology. XXIII: 83 - 90.
Okafor, N & Ejiofor, A.O.1990. Rapid Detoxification of Cassava Starch Fermenting for Garri Production Following Inoculation with a Yeast simultaneously Producing Linamarase and Amylase. Process Biochemistry International. 25(3): 82-86.
Egboka, B.C.E., Orajiaka, P., Nwankwo, P., & Ejiofor, A.O. 1989. Principles and Problems of Environmental Pollution of Ground Water Resources with Case Examples from Developing Countries. In: Monograph on Ground Water quality (Warren, T. P. ed.) Environmental Health Perspectives. NIEHS. North Carolina, U.S.A. 83: 39-68.
Teaching:
BIOL 8110 – Dissertation Research
BIOL 7410 – Selected Topics in Microbiology
BIOL 6110 – Individual Research
BIOL 5460 – Immunology
BIOL 5400 – Microbial Genetics
BIOL 5120 – Thesis Writing
BIOL 5110 – Research in Biology
BIOL 4410 – Immunology & Serology
BIOL 4280 – Introductory Parasitology
BIOL 3410 – Principles of General Bacteriology
BIOL 3400 – Introduction to Microbial Physiology
BIOL 3320 – General Botany
BIOL 1120 – General Biology II
Membership of Professional Organizations and Awards
Member, American Society for Microbiology
Member, Society for Industrial Microbiology
Member, Society for Invertebrate Pathology
Member, Tennessee Academy of Sciences
Member, Beta Kappa Chi Honors Society
Fellow, World Health Organization 1981
Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Schiftung – Germany, 1990
Fellow, National Science and Engineering Council of Canada – 1994
Education
BSc (Microbiology) – University of Nigeria
Ph.D. (Industrial Microbiology) – University of Nigeria
Diploma (Invertebrate Pathology) – UCR
Post Doc – 1. Process Control Unit, Biochemical Engineering Division, GBF Braunschweig, Germany
2. Biotechnology Center, Chemical Engineering Division, University of Waterloo, ON Canada
Date joined staff: 1996
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