Abstract:The xenobiotic and heavy metals are major source of pollutants cause severe illness to the human body and harm ecosystem. Therefore, a study was designed to investigate role of microbes in removal to these contaminants. Two thermophilic bacterial strains (Brevibacillus borstelensis AK1.) and Anoxybacillus flavithermus AK1) were isolated from the Hot Springs of Saudi Arabia and categorised as S11 and S40 respectively. The strains were tested against eight heavy metals via Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs… Show more
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