CSIR Central

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

IR@CIMFR: CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Biodegradation of anthracene by a newly isolated bacterial strain, Bacillus thuringiensis AT .ISM .1, isolated from a fly ash deposition site
 
Creator Masto, R.E.
 
Subject Enviornmental Management
 
Description The current study is aimed to evaluate the mechanism of anthracene degradation by a bacterial strain isolated from fly ash deposition site near Jamadoba Coal Preparation Plant, Jharkhand, India. The Bushnell‐Haas media cultured (containing anthracene as sole carbon source) bacterial isolate was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence coding as the Bacillus thuringiensis strain, which showed the efficiency to degrade anthracene. The degradation efficiency of the strain has been estimated to be around 91% (for 40 mg l−1 of anthracene concentration) after 2 weeks of incubation at 33–36°C and initial pH of 6•8–7. The growth kinetics of the isolated strain has been described well by the Haldane–Andrews model of microbial growth pattern for inhibitory substrate, with a correlation factor (R 2 value) of 0•9790. The maximum specific growth rate (μ max) was 0•01053 h−1 and the value of inhibition coefficient for Haldane model was specified as 18•2448 mg l−1. In the present study, some diphenol metabolites were identified besides the known possible biodegradation products.
 
Publisher Jhon Wiley
 
Date 2017-10
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Relation https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12785
http://cimfr.csircentral.net/2197/
 
Identifier Masto, R.E. (2017) Biodegradation of anthracene by a newly isolated bacterial strain, Bacillus thuringiensis AT .ISM .1, isolated from a fly ash deposition site. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 65 (4). pp. 327-334.