Characterization of Alkaliphilic Bacteria Isolated from Bauxite Residue in the Southern Region of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Characterization of Alkaliphilic Bacteria Isolated from Bauxite Residue in the Southern Region of Minas Gerais, Brazil

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize bacterial strains from bauxite residue in the southern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and biochemical assays. Bacillus cohnii, Bacillus pseudofirmus, and Bacillus clarkii were identified among the isolates. T...

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Main Authors: Elis Watanable Nogueira, Elize Ayumi Hayash, Enne Alves, Claudio Antônio de Andrade Lima, Maria Talarico Adorno, Gunther Brucha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2017-05-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
Bauxite residue
16S ribosomal RNA gene
Alkaliphilic bacteria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132017000100406&lng=en&tlng=en

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