Bioremediation of Lead & Chromium by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

By Chatterjee Sabyasachi

Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Citrobacteria, Klebsiella, Rhodococcus, Rhodotorula and Pichia are the commonly used microorganisms in bioremediation processes which include bio-augmentation wherein microbes and nutrients are added to supplement the intrinsic microbes of the site for bio-stimulation or sometimes nutrients and enzymes are added to supplement the intrinsic microbes of the site. These metal contaminants pose adverse health effects on those who live near the polluted sites. It has already been established that heavy metals and heavy metal toxicity possess serious threat to our environment leading to severe health hazards which may even claim our lives. Thus considering this acute environmental problem and environmental sustainability, our research interest has prompted us to intensify our study on bioremediation of heavy metals (lead and chromium) by using heavy metal resistant microorganisms. Keeping this view in mind, the present work has been undertaken to isolate and identify the heavy metal tolerant microorganisms and a heavy metal tolerant/resistant yeast strain (Rhodotorula mucilaginosa) was isolated from effluent of Chittaranjan Locomotove Workshop, W.B

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3659684732
• ISBN13: 9783659684739
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"