Isolation and characterization of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from oil contaminated sites Sarkale Prajkta*, Patil Priyadarshani, Jadhav Sanket, Ruikar Shilpa Krishna Institute of Allied Sciences, Krishna Vishwa Vidhyapeeth, Deemed to be University, Karad (Formerly known as Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed to be University) Maharashtra, India *Email ID: sarkaleprajkta555@gmail.com
Online published on 26 March, 2024. Abstract Some microorganisms utilize hydrocarbons as source of energy and carbon. These microorganisms are useful in the treatment of, hydrocarbon contaminated places, to get them eradicated and reduce pollution. During present work, an attempt was made to isolate and characterize different toluene degrading bacteria. Two isolates were selected for studying utilization of toluene. These isolates. were identified as Psuedomonas aeruginosa (HDB 1) and Bacillus subtilis (HDB 2), out of whivh. HDB 2 was more found to be more efficient in degradation of toluene. Top Keywords Hydrocarbons, Toluene, Degradation, Microorganisms. Top |