Exploration of Organic Compound Degradation Capability of Indigenous Soil Bacteria and their Consortium from Oil Refinery of Assam

Abstract

Present study was focused on the biodegradation capability of indigenous bacterial culture and their consortium. On the basis of GC-FID, Consortium Qs 15 was found to be potent consortium for the degradation of petrol, toluene, xylene, diesel, benzene and hexane. Gene which is responsible for the degradation is present on the plasmid. The amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene showed, Consortium Qs 15 comprised of two Bacillus strains namely, Bacillus sp E 14 and Bacillus sp E 87 . Experimental data reveals that Qs 15 proven to be better option to eradicate wide range of hydrocarbon via bioremediation technique.