Isolation, identification, characterization, and evaluation of cadmium removal capacity of Enterobacter species.
This study focused on the isolation and characterization of high cadmium-resistant bacterial strains, possible exploitation of its cadmium-accumulation and cadmium-induced proteins. Cadmium-resistant bacterial strains designated as RZ1 and RZ2 were isolated from industrial wastewater of Penang, Malaysia. These isolates were identified as Enterobacter mori and Enterobacter sp. WS12 on the basis of phenotypic, biochemical and 16S rDNA sequence based molecular phylogenetic characteristics. Both isolates were Gram negative, cocci, and growing well in Lauria-Bertani broth medium at 35 °C temperature and pH 7.0. Results also indicated that Enterobacter mori and Enterobacter sp. WS12are capable to remove 87.75 and 85.11% of the cadmium from 100 µg ml(-1) concentration, respectively. This study indicates that these strains can be useful as an inexpensive and efficient bioremediation technology to remove and recover the cadmium from wastewater.
Division of Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Syed Zaghum
SZ
Abbas
Mohd
M
Rafatullah
Norli
N
Ismail
Japareng
J
Lalung
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry
D002104:Cadmium; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D062065:Wastewater
Cadmium; Enterobacter mori; Enterobacter sp. WS12; Isolation