Assessment and characterization of heavy metal resistance in Palk Bay sediment bacteria |
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Authors: | Nithya Chari Gnanalakshmi Balasubramanian Pandian Shunmugiah Karutha |
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Institution: | a Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 630 003, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Abstract: | The present study aimed at characterizing the heavy metal resistance and assessing the resistance pattern to multiple heavy metals (300 mmol L?1) by Palk Bay sediment bacteria. From 46 isolates, 24 isolates showed resistance to more than eight heavy metals. Among the 24 isolates S8-06 (Bacillus arsenicus), S8-10 (Bacillus pumilus), S8-14 (B. arsenicus), S6-01 (Bacillus indicus), S6-04 (Bacillus clausii), SS-06 (Planococcus maritimus) and SS-08 (Staphylococcus pasteuri) exhibited high resistance against arsenic, mercury, cobalt, cadmium, lead and selenium. Plasmid curing confirmed that the heavy metal resistance in S8-10 is chromosomal borne. Upon treatment with the heavy metals, the strain S8-10 showed many morphological and physiological changes as shown by SEM, FTIR and AAS analysis. S8-10 removed 47% of cadmium and 96% of lead from the growth medium. The study suggests that sediment bacteria can be biological indicators of heavy metal contamination. |
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Keywords: | Heavy metals Palk Bay Scanning electron microscopy FTIR AAS Bioaccumulation Biomonitoring |
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