DDT is one of the most persistent pesticides among all the different types of organo-chlorine pesticides used. Among all the degradation methods, bacterial degradation of DDT is most effective. The present study was conducted to isolate different bacteria present in waste samples which have the ability to degrade DDT present in the soil in the minimum possible period of time and to observe the effect of different physical and chemical properties of the soil samples. Many pesticide degrading bacteria were isolated and identified through cultural, biochemical tests and further identified by 16S RNA sequencing method. The most potent strain DDT 1 growth in mineral salt medium supplemented with DDT as the only source of carbon (5-100 PPM) and was monitored at an optical density of 600 nm. The growth parameters at different physio-chemical conditions were further optimized. The result showed that Enterobacter cloacae had maximum growth in 15 days. FTIR analysis of the residual DDT after 15 days incubation showed that Enterobacter cloacae was able to degrade pesticide into its further metabolites of DDD, DDE, DDNU and other components can be used for biodegradation of DDT present in contaminated soil and water ecosystems.
The use of pesticides like Chlorpyrifos in agricultural soil is the primary reason for the pollution of aquatic and terrestrial environments. Today the most effective method used for bioremediation are by using microbes. Different pesticide degrading bacteria were isolated and identified by the mean of cultural, biochemical tests and which is further identified and confirmed by 16S RNA sequencing method. The most potent strain S-1 growth in mineral salt medium supplemented with Chlorpyrifos as sole source of carbon (50 to 1000 ug/ml) its optical density was measured at 600 nm. The bacterial growth is optimised on the parameter of different physiochemical condition were. The result showed that S. aureus shows maximum growth on 12 th day. The HPLC analysis was also done for calculating the residual percentage of Chlorpyrifos after 12 days incubation which showed that S. aureus was able to degrade 99% of the pesticide of the 1000 ug/ml CP concentration in the MSM. The results of this research shows that the isolated bacteria have the potential to be used in bioremediation of Chlorpyrifos contaminated soil and water ecosystems. 2. Materials and Methodology 2.1 Chemicals All highest purity grade chemicals were used and obtained from the HiMedia, Merck and Qualigens.
The present work has been undertaken for remediating phthalate exposure in the environment. The microbial strain was isolated by enrichment culture technique from the rubbish dump space close to Patna that was contaminated with phthalates for higher degradation ability. The isolated microbial strain T7 was designated as Bacillus cereus after Gram-staining, biochemical characterization, 16S-rRNA sequence and phylogenetic studies. The isolate had the power to utilize 25O µg/ml Di (2-ethyl Hexyl Phthalate) (DEHP) dose taken from 10 mg/ml (DEHP) stock solution within the growth medium. The optimum pH and temperature for DEHP degradation were 8.5 at 37 C. The isolated bacterial strain T7 may allow up to 10% NaCl in minimal salt medium that was enrich with DEHP. The metabolic end product obtained after LCMS was bis [3-(oxolan-2-yl) propyl] nonanedioate having chemical formula C 23 H 40 O 6. This work provides some new proof for soil rectification by Bacillus species. Soil sample was collected from 10 cm depth in 1 m² chosen area which was heavily contaminated with plastics. The sample was collected aseptically with the aid of a sterile spatula, scalpels, gloves and plastic bottles and was fully labelled with description and date. The sample was collected from a rubbish dump space near Primary Health centre, Sampatchak, Patna.
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