Christopher Chukwudi Okonkwo
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
Publications
35
Citations
587
Est. group size
~2
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
17
Publishing since 2010
Christopher Chukwudi Okonkwo studies how bacteria and fungi can be engineered or harnessed to produce useful chemicals, such as biofuels (butanol, acetone) and biodegradable industrial compounds (2,3-butanediol, biosurfactants), while also examining microbial signaling mechanisms that control processes like spore formation. His work also touches on environmental microbiology topics such as detoxifying plant-based biomass for biofuel production, removing nutrients from waste byproducts, and assessing water contamination by disease-causing bacteria.
Publication output has been variable but roughly steady over the last decade, with recurring peaks (e.g., 2022, 2024, 2026) rather than a clear upward or downward trend.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate as a potential regulator of sporulation and solventogenesis in Clostridium beijerinckii: a hypothesis
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology · 2026
- Dysregulated biosynthesis and hydrolysis of cyclic-di-adenosine monophosphate impedes sporulation and butanol and acetone production in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · 2025
- Detection and quantitative microbial risk assessment of pathogenic Vibrio cholerae in a river used for drinking, domestic, fresh produce irrigation and recreational purposes
Discover Water · 2024
- Microbial removal of nutrients from anaerobic digestate: assessing product-coupled and non-product-coupled approaches
Frontiers in Microbiology · 2023
- Microbial detoxification of lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates: Biochemical and molecular aspects, challenges, exploits and future perspectives
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · 2022
- Use of <i>Spondias Mombin</i> fruit pulp as a substrate for biosurfactant production.
Bioengineered · 2020
- Fungal wars: The underlying molecular repertoires of combating mycelia
Fungal Biology · 2018
- Process development and metabolic engineering to enhance 2,3-butanediol production by Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365
OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) · 2017
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology×4
- Fermentation×4
- Bioresource Technology×2
- Elsevier eBooks×2
- New Biotechnology×1
- William T. Scott
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Thaddeus Chukwuemeka Ezeji
Engineering · The Ohio State University
- Shang‐Tian Yang
Engineering · The Ohio State University
- Birgit E. Alber
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University
- Amanda Silva de Sousa
Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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