SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION OF HEAVY METAL RESISTANT BACTERIA (MH1) OCHROBACTRUM SP. ISOLATED FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT Page No: 3713-3719

Mohammed Umar Mustapha, Normala H and Wan lutfi W J

Keywords: Isolation, bacteria, molecular, characterization, effluent

Abstract: The present study deals with screening and identification of heavy metal resistant bacterial strain which was isolated from heavy metal-polluted industrial effluent the species of bacteria isolated was identified as ochrobactrum sp. based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The accumulation of heavy metals, and their detoxification by bacterial isolate provide an additional mechanism of environmental bioremediation. The bacterial strain was also evaluated for resistance from different heavy metals in different concentrations. The identified heavy metal tolerant bacterial isolate could be useful for the efficient removal of heavy metal in contaminated waste water



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