Abstract

The ability of bacterial strains of the industrial zone of Ufa to use malathion as a sole source of carbon and energy was studied. Six the strains were used to create a microbial composition that was tested at high concentrations of malathion (2.85 and 6 g/L) as the sole source of carbon and energy. In one version of the experiment, peat was used as a carrier. In the experiment with malathion at a concentration of 2.85 g/l, the degradation efficiency by the consortium both without and with the use of a peat carrier did not differ significantly and was about 93%. When using malathion at a higher concentration (6 g/l), the degradation efficiency was 85%, which indicates the inhibitory effect of high concentrations of malathion on bacteria.

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