Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Detoxification of Phenol by Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria Isolated From Lonar Lake

Tambekar D H, Zanwar D P, Borkar P R

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Alkaline Lonar Lake in India having a unique ecosystem, formed by meteorite impact on basaltic rock, situated in Buldhana District of Maharashtra State, India. Phenol is the toxic pollutant and produces number of health hazardous therefore attempt was made to isolate phenol degrading bacteria from Lonar Lake. In these study sediment, matt and water samples were collected from alkaline Lonar Lake and inoculated in 100mL peptone water phenol medium. After enrichment, the isolated bacterium phenol degrader was identified as Prolinoborus fasciculus. This Prolinoborus fasciculus was further screened for its ability to utilize phenol by 4–Aminoantipyrine method. Results showed that the phenol–degrading isolate Prolinoborus fasciculus appears to have 72% phenol utilizer and might be greater potential for enhanced phenol removal through utilization of phenol as sole source of carbon and energy

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Tambekar D H, Zanwar D P, Borkar P R Detoxification of Phenol by Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria Isolated From Lonar Lake Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue.VI June 2014

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