Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria: A Potential Candidate for Bioremediation

Shafaq Aiyaz Hassan

Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan

Erum Hanif

Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan

Areeba Siddiqui

Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan

Ehtisham Asif

Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan

Umme Hani Khan

Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan

Asad Khan Tanoli

Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan

Received
11 Jan, 2017

Accepted
19 May, 2017

Published
15 Jun, 2017

Microorganisms have numerous biotechnological applications for bioremediation of metal-contaminated soil and water systems. In view of this, the present study was aimed to evaluate the abilities of microorganisms for tolerance and biosorption of heavy metals. In this study we have isolated 30 different bacterial strains from soil. Morphological and biochemical characterization was carried out. It was shown that Pseudomonas sp. was most common isolate among heavy metal resistant organisms that are capable of resisting 5 heavy metals (Ni, Pb, Cr, Cu and Cd) of concentration range 50-300µg/ml. Among 30 isolates, 4 of them showed high degree of resistance against all metals at concentration at 300µg/ml. Bacterial strains isolated in this study can be used in bioremediation and bio-mining.

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Hassan, S.A., Hanif, E., Siddiqui, A., Asif, E., Khan, U.H., Tanoli, .K. (2017). Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria: A Potential Candidate for Bioremediation. Pakistan Journal of Chemistry, 7(1-4), 12-16. https://doi.org/10.15228/2017.v07.i01-4.p03

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Hassan, S.A.; Hanif, E.; Siddiqui, A.; Asif, E.; Khan, U.H.; Tanoli, .K. Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria: A Potential Candidate for Bioremediation. Pak. J. Chem. 2017, 7, 12-16. https://doi.org/10.15228/2017.v07.i01-4.p03

AMA Style
Hassan SA, Hanif E, Siddiqui A, Asif E, Khan UH, Tanoli K. Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria: A Potential Candidate for Bioremediation. Pakistan Journal of Chemistry. 2017; 7(1-4): 12-16. https://doi.org/10.15228/2017.v07.i01-4.p03

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Hassan, Shafaq, Aiyaz, Erum Hanif, Areeba Siddiqui, Ehtisham Asif, Umme Hani Khan, and Asad Khan Tanoli. 2017. “Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria: A Potential Candidate for Bioremediation” Pakistan Journal of Chemistry 7, no. 1-4: 12-16. https://doi.org/10.15228/2017.v07.i01-4.p03

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