Degradation of Anthracene by Alkaliphilic Bacteria Bacillus badius

Abstract

Alkaliphilic bacterial strain Bacillus badius D1was isolated from Pristine Crater Lake of Lonar, Buldhana, MS, India. It was found that the bacterial strain had a promising potential to degrade aromatic hydrocarbons. The growth conditions of the strain were optimized. The bacterial strain Bacillus badius D1 could degrade anthracene at a concentration of 50 mg/100 ml at pH 9.0 with in 60 hrs. Similarly the effect of experimental parameters like pH, temperature, and salinity was also studied on anthracene degradation. The structural determination of the intermediates of anthracene degradation was carried out by spectroscopic analysis like FTIR, GC-MS and 1 HNMR. A tentative pathway of anthracene degradation by bacillus badius D1 is also reported.

Biodegradation of anthracene by a newly isolated bacterial strain,Bacillus thuringiensisAT.ISM.1, isolated from a fly ash deposition site

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“…), by alkaliphilic bacteria (Ahmed et al . ), by actinobacterial strains (Margesin et al . ), by Sphingobium sp.…”

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Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pyrene by Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria Gordonia cholesterolivorans AMP 10

“…Due to the hazardous effect of PAH, it is necessary to clear up or lowering the concentration of these substances in the environment. Ahmed et al (2012), described that bacteria have the unique feature in rapidly adapting to toxic environments. The metabolic diversity and plasticity of bacteria allow them to degrade organic pollutants and helps in the mineralisation of these compounds.…”

Aerobic Degradation of Anthracene, Benzo(a)Anthracene and Dibenzo(a,h) Anthracene by Indigenous Strains of Aerobic Heterotrophic Bacteria and Cyanobacteria Isolates From Crude Oil Contaminated Bodo Creek

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