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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 7 | Issue 1-4 | https://doi.org/10.15228/2017.v07.i01-4.p03 |
Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria: A Potential Candidate for Bioremediation
S. A, Hassan
Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
E. Hanif
Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
A. Siddiqui
Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
E. Asif
Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
U. H. Khan
Department of Biotechnology, University of Karachi, 75270, Karachi, Pakistan
A. K. 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
ACS Style
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
Chicago/Turabian Style
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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