Isolation of hexavalent chromium-reducing Cr-tolerant facultative anaerobes from tannery effluent

The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Thiruneelakantan Srinath¹  Pramod W. Ramteke¹  Shilpi Khare¹ 

[1] Environmental Microbiology Section, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre

关键词: aerobic;    Aerococcus;    Aeromonas;    anaerobic;    Cr(VI) reduction;    facultative anaerobes;    Micrococcus;   

DOI  :  10.2323/jgam.47.307

学科分类：微生物学和免疫学

来源: Applied Microbiology, Molecular and Cellulrar Biosciences Research Foundation

【 摘 要 】

Several facultative anaerobes tolerant to high levels of chromate (>400μg/ml) were isolated from tannery effluents. These isolates displayed varying degrees of Cr(VI) reduction under aerobic and anaerobic conditions at room temperature (24±2°C). Interestingly, eight isolates were efficient in reducing 70% Cr(VI) anaerobically. This includes 5 isolates of genus Aerococcus, two isolates of Micrococcus and single isolate of genus Aeromonas. These isolates were subjected to further characterization for possible use in Cr(VI) detoxification of industrial wastes. This is the first report of Aerococcus sp. capable of Cr(VI) reduction >70% anaerobically. These bacteria were further checked for tolerance to a variety of other heavy metals. Our study indicates the possible use of these bacteria in environmental clean up.

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