Comparative behavior of two gram positive Cr6+ resistant bacterial strains Bacillus aerius S1 and Brevibacterium iodinum S2 under hexavalent chromium stress

Bacillus aerius S1 and Brevibacterium iodinum S2 showed maximum growth at 37 °C and pH 8. B. aerius and B. iodinum could resist Cr6+ upto 30 and 35 mM and biosorption proficiency (q) of B. aerius S1 was 19, 27, 52 and 34 mM/g while for B. iodinum S2, it was 39, 50, 23 and 16 mM/g mM/g after 2, 4, 6...

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Main Authors: Amina Elahi, Abdul Rehman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Biotechnology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X18302194