Evaluation of the Potential Role of Bacillus altitudinis MT422188 in Nickel Bioremediation from Contaminated Industrial Effluents

Sustainability

Ghayoor Abbas Chotana¹  Zarka Babar²  Ghulam Murtaza³  Saba Shamim⁴  Maryam Khan⁴ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore 54000, Pakistan;Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, M.A Jinnah Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Defense Road Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;

关键词: Bacillus;    heavy metals;    effluents;    nickel;    biosorption;    bioremediation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13137353

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The incessant pervasiveness of heavy metals in the environment is one of the precursory factors of pollution. This research study was endeavored upon to investigate the bioremediation potential of a nickel (Ni)-resistant bacterial isolate, identified as Bacillus altitudinis MT422188, whose optimum growth parameters were demonstrated at pH 7, temperature 32 °C, and 1 mM phosphate. Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and EC₅₀ for Ni were observed to be 20 and 11.5 mM, respectively, whereas the cross heavy-metal resistance was discerned as Cu²⁺ (25 mM) > Zn²⁺ (15 mM) > Cr⁶⁺ (10 mM) > Pb²⁺ (5 mM) > Co²⁺ (8 mM) > Cd²⁺ (3 mM) > Hg²⁺ (0 mM). Ni biosorption studies by live and heat-killed bacterial cells were suggestive of Ni uptake being facilitated by an ATP-independent efflux system. A pilot-scale study displayed the effective removal of Ni (70 mg/L and 85 mg/L) at 4- and 8-day intervals, respectively. Moreover, chemotaxis and motility assays indicated the role of Ni as a chemoattractant for bacterial cells. The presence of Ni reduced the GR (0.001 ± 0.003 Ug⁻¹FW), POX (0.001 ± 0.001 Ug⁻¹FW), and SOD (0.091 ± 0.003 Ug⁻¹FW) activity, whereas Sodium dodecyl sulphate—Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) revealed the presence of metallothionein (60 kDa). Kinetic and isotherm studies suggested a pseudo second-order and Freundlich model to be better fitted for our study. The thermodynamic parameters (∆H° = 3.0436 kJ/mol, ∆S° = 0.0224 kJ/mol/K) suggested the process to be endothermic, spontaneous, and favorable in nature. FTIR analysis elucidated the interaction of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups with Ni. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) demonstrated changes in the morphological and elemental composition of the bacterial cells, which affirmed their interaction with Ni during biosorption. In summary, our study concludes the efficient role of Bacillus altitudinis MT422188 in removing Ni from polluted industrial effluents.

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