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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">BJCR</journal-id>
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        <journal-title xml:lang="en">British Journal of Contemporary Research</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title xml:lang="en">BJCR</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn>2979-8582</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Bexford Publishing Ltd</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc><uri>https://bexfordpublishing.co.uk</uri></publisher-loc>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">BEX_AUG_26_157</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.67693/BJCR-994ZRKX4</article-id>
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          <subject>Original Research Article</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">Isolation and Characterization of Succinic Acid-Producing Bacteria from Bovine Rumen</article-title>
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          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Osinga Chibuzor Divine</given-names>
          </name>
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        <email>chibuzor.osinga@uniport.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria</p></bio>
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          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Agwa, Obioma Kenechukwu</given-names>
          </name>
        </name-alternatives>
        <email>obioma.agwa@uniport.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Microbiology/Faculty of Science/University of Port Harcourt</p></bio>
      </contrib>
      <contrib>
        <name-alternatives>
          <name name-style="western" specific-use="primary">
            <given-names>Ire Francis Supuruchi</given-names>
          </name>
        </name-alternatives>
        <email>francis.ire@uniport.edu.ng</email>
        <bio xml:lang="en"><p>Microbiology/Faculty of Science/University of Port Harcourt</p></bio>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="epub">
        <day>10</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>1</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      
      
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        <event event-type="received">
          <event-desc>Received: <date date-type="received">
            <day>25</day>
            <month>08</month>
            <year>2026</year>
          </date></event-desc>
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        <event event-type="accepted">
          <event-desc>Accepted: <date date-type="accepted">
            <day>01</day>
            <month>09</month>
            <year>2026</year>
          </date></event-desc>
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      </pub-history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Copyright (c) 2026 Osinga Chibuzor Divine</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <abstract><p>Succinic acid is a significant four-carbon dicarboxylic acid extensively utilized in the food, pharmaceutical, and bioplastic sectors. This study aimed to isolate and characterize succinic acid-producing bacteria from bovine rumen fluid. Anaerobic enrichment and biochemical screening techniques were employed to isolate acid-producing microorganisms using submerged fermentation. A total of 35 isolates were obtained and screened for succinic acid production using bromocresol green indicator medium. Among these, 26 isolates exhibited a color change indicating organic acid production, 4 isolates were confirmed to produce succinic acid by TLC and further quantified using HPLC. The succinic acid yield of the positive isolates ranged from 9.003 g/L to 18.05 g/L. These findings highlight the bovine rumen as a promising ecological niche for isolating novel succinic acid-producing microorganisms with potential for sustainable biotechnological applications.</p></abstract>
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