Biotransformation Studies on Organochlorine Insecticide, Endosulfan by Indigenous Bacterial Isolate

Biotransformation of an organochlorine insecticide, endosulfan, by Anabaena species.

This study assesses the role of the blue-green algal species present in the soil in the dissipation of endosulfan and its metabolites in the soil environment. Two Anabaena species, Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 and Anabaena flos-aquae, were used in this study. Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 produced three principal biotransformation compounds, chiefly endosulfan diol (endodiol), and minor amounts of endosulfan ...

Organochlorine ( Endosulfan) Poisoning

Bioremediation of gasoil by indigenous bacterial strains

Petroleum refining industries produce large amounts of toxic effluents, causing environmental pollution. Iran is an oil-rich country that encounters oil pollution in its soil and water. Bioremediation of these pollutants is an appropriate solution to tackle them, compared to physical and chemical remediation methods. There are some factors that increase the rate of biodegradation; therefore, th...

Bioremediation of gasoil by indigenous bacterial strains

Petroleum refining industries produce large amounts of toxic effluents, causing environmental pollution. Iran is an oil-rich country that encounters oil pollution in its soil and water. Bioremediation of these pollutants is an appropriate solution to tackle them, compared to physical and chemical remediation methods. There are some factors that increase the rate of biodegradation; therefore, th...

Comparative studies on decolorization of textile Azo dyes by different bacterial consortia and pure bacterial isolate

A total of 47 bacterial isolates were isolated and screened for their ability to degrade selected azo dyes. Of these, one isolates were chosen for further studies based on their ability to degrade a wide spectrum of dyes efficiently and rapidly and identified as Xanthomonas campestris MTCC 10,108. Several microbial cultures Pseudomonas flourecense, Bacillus subtilis and Rhizobium radiobacter pr...