Bioremediation Agents Research Articles

SDS-degrading Bacterium Isolated from a Paddy Field

A bacterium capable of degrading sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) isolated from a paddy field water is characterized. In this report, we showed that almost complete degradation of SDS was observed in 6 to 10 days when the bacterium was grown on medium supplemented with SDS ranging from 0.75 to 1.75 g/L while higher concentrations showed partial degradation with no degradation was observed at concentrations higher than 2.0 g/L. The SDS-degrading bacterium was partially identified and provisionally named Pseudomonas sp. strain Maninjau1. We also showed that the presence of metal ions such as silver, copper, cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury inhibit the ability of the bacterium to degrade SDS by 50%. Growth kinetic studies show a correlation coefficient value of 0.99 for the Haldane model indicates it fits the curve while a low correlation coefficient value of 0.67 for the Monod model indicates poor fitting. The specific growth rate μ was discovered to rise as the substrate concentration was increased but it reached a peak value followed by a slow decrease indicating substrate inhibition. The calculated qmax or maximum degradation rate was 0.917 h-1 (95% confidence interval or C.I. from 0.664 to 1.171) while the saturation constant Ks or half velocity constant was 0.178 g/L SDS (95% C.I. from 0.089 to 0.266). The inhibition constant Ki was 0.605 g/L SDS (95% C.I. from 0.358 to 0.941). The very high maximum degradation rate obtained in this study indicates that this bacterium can be an efficient agent for bioremediation of SDS especially in soils.

Characterization of the Growth of Pseudomonas sp. strain DrY135 on Acrylamide

This study investigated the growth properties of a molybdenum-reducing bacteria previously isolated for its ability to break down amides. The bacterial growth range is 500–1000 mg/L, 6.5–8.0 pH, and 30–35 °C. The presence of hazardous heavy metals such as mercury, silver, and copper impeded this bacterium's development on acrylamide. The protracted lag phase seen when growing on acrylamide demonstrates the compound's severe growth inhibition. This bacterium has the potential to be an effective acrylamide bioremediation agent due to its greater tolerance for acrylamide than other acrylamide-degrading bacteria identified in the scientific literature. The influence of initial pH on bacterial growth at room temperature indicates that the optimal pH range lies between 6.5 and 8.0. The ideal temperature range for plant growth was between 30 and 35 oC. In a series of experiments utilizing a starting concentration of 1% (w/v) of various organic carbon sources, it was determined that glucose supported the most cellular growth on acrylamide, followed by sucrose, fructose, mannose, and citrate, in descending order of efficiency, whereas mannitol did not support growth. Doses of 300 and 500 mg/L of acrylamide stimulated the most rapid growth expansion, but concentrations of 1500 mg/L and above completely halted development. Copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and mercury (Hg) were investigated at a concentration of 2 ppm. Mercury hindered growth by 71 percent, copper by 72 percent, and cadmium by 52 percent, according to our findings. There was a linear association between the acrylamide content and the delay before this bacterium began to develop. A lag time of one to three days was found when the acrylamide content grew from 100 to 1,500 mg/L. As quantities of acrylamide increased, so did the maximal growth rate, indicating an overall pattern of increasing toxicity.

Pantoea agglomerans, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Shigella flexneri isolated from the Cisadane River as multiresistant bacteria to copper and dyes

Copper pollution in Cisadane is a serious environmental issue that needs to be resolved immediately due to its negative impacts on river ecosystems. Bioremediation utilising indigenous bacteria offers excellent potential to restore copper‐contaminated river water. This study aimed to obtain indigenous copper‐resistant bacteria isolated from the Cisadane River as copper bioremediation agents. Bacteria from Cisadane River water samples were isolated by the spread plate method on Luria Bertani medium containing 3 mM CuSO4. Resistance was determined based on the minimum inhibitory concentration value, while copper concentration was measured using an atomic absorption spec‐ trophotometer. The results presented a total of 13 bacterial isolates with a minimum inhibitory concentration of up to 8 mM CuSO4. Sequence alignment analysis was performed on three selected copper‐resistant bacteria, i.e. isolate IrCis1, IrCis4 and IrCis13, which were identified as Pantoea agglomerans, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Shigella flexneri based on 16S rRNA, respectively. Each isolate accumulated copper at 1.19 mg, 1.34 mg and 0.92 mg/g DW of cells, with copper biosorption potentials of 73.74%, 70.17% and 67.73%, respectively. In conclusion, P. agglomerans strain IrCis1, K. pneu‐ moniae strain IrCis4 and S. flexneri strain IrCis5 isolated from the Cisadane River can be used as copper bioremediation agents.

Исследование влияния солей металлов на активность ферментов фенолоксидазного комплекса бактерий рода Azospirillum

Recently, much attention has been paid to the development of technologies for biodegradation of organopollutants and the search for promising biodestructors. The environmental accumulation of lignin-like compounds and synthetic dyes poses a huge threat not only to ecosystems and biodiversity, but also to human health. Phenol oxidases are enzymes with broad substrate specificity, with oxidizing ability towards various polyphenols and aromatic amines. Therefore the use of phenol oxydases as bioremediation agents is promising due to their unique catalytic properties. In this work we present the results of a study of the effect of metal ions on the activity of the azospirilla phenol oxidase complex. It was demonstrated that extracellular laccases of lignin- and Mn-peroxidases of strains Azospirillum baldaniorum Sp245 and Azospirillum brasilense SR80 are quite stable in the presence of the studied metal salts. The enzymatic activity decreased and the effectiveness of the organopollutants’ biodegradation efficacy was inhibited in the presence of Zn2+ ions. The laccase and lignin-peroxidase activity induced by copper ions positively correlated with the ability of lignin degradation by azospirillum. Analysis of the obtained data showed that inhibitors and inducers of authentic extracellular phenol oxidases of both fungi and bacteria are typical for azospirillum enzymes.

Nanovesicle and extracellular polymeric substance synthesis from the remediation of heavy metal ions from soil

Heavy metal toxicity affects aquatic plants and animals, disturbing biodiversity and ecological balance causing bioaccumulation of heavy metals. Industrialization and urbanization are inevitable in modern-day life, and control and detoxification methods need to be accorded to meet the hazardous environment. Microorganisms and plants have been widely used in the bioremediation of heavy metals. Sporosarcina pasteurii, a gram-positive bacterium that is widely known for its calcite precipitation property in bio-cementing applications has been explored in the study for its metal tolerance ability for the first time. S. pasteurii SRMNP1 (KF214757) can tolerate silver stress to form nanoparticles and can remediate multiple heavy metals to promote the growth of various plants. This astounding property of the isolate warranted extensive examinations to comprehend the physiological changes during an external heavy metal stress condition. The present study aimed to understand various physiological responses occurring in S. pasteuriiSRMNP1 during the metal tolerance phenomenon using electron microscopy. The isolate was subjected to heavy metal stress, and a transmission electron microscope examination was used to analyze the physiological changes in bacteria to evade the metal stress. S. pasteurii SRMNP1 was tolerant against a wide range of heavy metal ions and can withstand a broad pH range (5–9). Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) examination of S. pasteurii SRMNP1 followed by 5 mM nickel sulfate treatment revealed the presence of nanovesicles encapsulating nanosized particles in intra and extracellular spaces. This suggests that the bacteria evade the metal stress by converting the metal ions into nanosized particles and encapsulating them within nanovesicles to efflux them through the vesicle budding mechanism. Moreover, the TEM images revealed an excessive secretion of extracellular polymeric substances by the strain to discharge the metal particles outside the bacterial system. S. pasteurii can be foreseen as an effective bioremediation agent with the potential to produce nanosized particles, nanovesicles, and extracellular polymeric substances. This study provides physiological evidence that, besides calcium precipitation applications, S. pasteurii can further be explored for its multidimensional roles in the fields of drug delivery and environmental engineering.

Heavy Metal Resistant PGPR Bioinoculants as Promising Bioremediating Agents for Modulation in Plant Growth under Chromium Metal Stress

Chromium generally hinders plant growth, but bacterial inoculations by following different mechanisms can enhance tolerance against heavy metal stress in plants. Characterization and identification of the bacterial strains which have capability to improve growth of plants growing under chromium stressed environment by reducing uptake of metal was the main objective of this present study. For this purpose, chromium tolerant bacterial strains were isolated from tannery effluents from industrial area Kasur, Pakistan and finally three competent bacterial isolates showing minimum inhibitory concentration as 300µg/ml were selected for further study. After that 16S rRNA genetic analysis was used for molecular characterization of these bacterial isolates. Seeds of Helianthus annus were inoculated with these bacterial isolates and grown under chromium contaminated soil to determine their effect growth attributes of plants. All the growth attributes of plants, biomass production, stress tolerance index and seedling vigor index was measured. The present study represents that bacterial inoculation of seeds has capability to improve growth attributes of plants growing in heavy metal stressed environment and counteract the damaging effects of toxicity of heavy metal chromium. The objective of this study is to use bacteria as emergingy ecofriendly bioremediation approach to grow important crops in heavy metal contaminated areas.

Microalgae in Terms of Biomedical Technology: Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Metabiotics.

Green, red, brown, and diatomic algae, as well as cyanobacteria, have been in the focus of attention of scientists and technologists for over 5 decades. This is due to their importance as efficient and economical producers of food additives, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, biofertilizers, biofuels, and wastewater bioremediation agents. Recently, the role of microalgae has increasingly been considered in terms of their probiotic function, i.e., of their ability to normalize the functioning of the microbiota of humans and agricultural animals and to produce biologically active substances, including hormones, neurotransmitters, and immunostimulators. A separate brief subsection of the review deals with the potential functions of microalgae with respect to the brain and psyche, i.e., as psychobiotics. Moreover, algal polysaccharides and some other compounds can be broken down to short fragments that will stimulate the development of useful intestinal microorganisms, i.e., function as efficient prebiotics. Finally, many components of microalgal cells and chemical agents produced by them can exert important health-promoting effects per se, which indicates that they are as potentially valuable metabiotics (the term preferred by late Prof. B.A. Shenderov), which are alternatively denoted as postbiotics in the literature.

Bacteria in Soil: Promising Bioremediation Agents in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments for Cereal Growth Enhancement

In arid regions, starchy agricultural products such as wheat and rice provide essential carbohydrates, minerals, fibers and vitamins. However, drought, desiccation, high salinity, potentially toxic metals and hydrocarbon accumulation are among the most notable stresses affecting soil quality and cereal production in arid environments. Certain soil bacteria, referred to as Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), colonize the plant root environment, providing beneficial advantages for both soil and plants. Beyond their ability to improve plant growth under non-stressed conditions, PGPR can establish symbiotic and non-symbiotic interactions with plants growing under stress conditions, participating in soil bioremediation, stress alleviation and plant growth restoration. Moreover, the PGPR ability to fix nitrogen, to solubilize insoluble forms of nutrients and to produce other metabolites such as siderophores, phytohormones, antibiotics and hydrolytic enzymes makes them ecofriendly alternatives to the excessive use of unsuitable and cost-effective chemicals in agriculture. The most remarkable PGPR belong to the genera Arthrobacter, Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Bacillus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, etc. Therefore, high cereal production in arid environments can be ensured using PGPR. Herein, the potential role of such bacteria in promoting wheat and rice production under both normal and derelict soils is reviewed and highlighted.

Effect of bacterial co-culture and organic amendments on the bioremediation of hydrocarbons in a soil contaminated with spent engine oil

Bioenhancement of hydrocarbonoclastic microorganisms with suitable nutrients has a huge impact in achieving positive bioremediation of polluted environments. This study was conducted to assess the bio-enhancing effect of some organic amendments on Streptococcus pyogenes and Enterococcus faecalis co-culture with a view to remediating spent engine oil (SEO) contaminated soil. Top soil (1.5 kg) was autoclaved and thereafter contaminated with SEO at three levels. The contaminated soil was inoculated with bacterial co-culture (150 mL) and subsequently bioenhanced with compost, processed cocoa pod husk (CPH) and cow dung. The factorial experiment was laid out in completely randomized design. Concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were estimated on the first day, 5th week and 10th week of incubation. Results obtained show that bacterial co-culture bioenhanced with compost produced the most significant TPH reductions (1318 and 261 mg kg-1) on 10% SEO contaminated soil at the 5th and 10th week respectively (p<0.05). Again, bacterial co-culture bioenhanced with compost produced the most significant PAH reductions (65.9 and 55.8 mg kg-1) on 10% SEO contaminated soil at the 5th and 10th week respectively (p<0.05). The significant bioremediation capabilities exhibited by the bacterial co-culture bioenhanced with organic amendments in this study has made these bioremediation agents potential candidates in remediating soils impacted with petroleum hydrocarbons.

Karakterisasi Resistensi dan Dekolorisasi Berbagai Pewarna Oleh Bakteri Indigen Indonesia Escherichia coli Strain CN5

The development of the textile industry in Indonesia is increasing the amount of dye waste produced. Copper is often a component of dyes, both of which harm aquatic ecosystems because they cannot be degraded. These problems can be overcome by bioremediation using bacteria isolated from polluted waters, called indigenous bacteria. It is hoped that indigenous bacteria can degrade textile waste and reduce copper toxicity in waters. This study aims to characterize, test resistance, and test the decolorization of the Indonesian indigenous bacterial isolate CN5 to dye and copper. There are 12 kinds of dyes used, namely: methylene blue, malachite green, congo red, mordant orange, reactive black, direct yellow, basic fuchsin, reactive orange, disperse orange, remasol red, wantex yellow, and wantex red. Resistance and decolorization tests on solid medium were carried out by growing bacterial cultures into luria bertani agar medium, each of which added a different type of dye. The dye concentrations tested were 100 ppm and 500 ppm. The ability to decolorize is known from the presence of a clear zone around the bacterial colony. The percentage of decolorization was tested using a spectrophotometer at a wavelength of 300-900 nanometers. Bacterial identification was carried out by 16S-rRNA sequencing. The results showed that CN5 isolates had a base similarity of 100% with Escherichia coli, so hereinafter referred to as E. coli strain CN5 could grow at 200 ppm and 500 ppm methylene blue, malachite green, congo red, mordant orange, reactive black, direct yellow, reactive orange, disperse orange, red remasol, yellow wantex, and red wantex but did not grow on fuchsin basic dye. Colonies of E. coli strain CN5 were only able to decolorize methylene blue with a concentration of 200 ppm and 500 ppm seen from the clear zone formed around the colony. The decolorization of methylene blue that occurred was 92.47%. The addition of copper reduced the decolorization ability to 75.59%. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that the E. coli strain CN5 has the potential to be used as a bioremediation agent for textile waste containing copper and methylene blue.Key words: dye; E. coli; copper; decolorization; resistant

Existence of a novel heavy metal-tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain Zambia SZK-17 Kabwe 1: the potential bioremediation agent in the heavy metal-contaminated area.

Bacterial biomass may serve as an important environmental cleaning agent to toxic heavy metal ions at the expense of chemical processes which are not environmentally friendly. This study aimed at characterizing bacterial agents which could serve as a potential in situ bioremediation agent at the site of isolation. The characterization was performed using both phenotypic and molecular approaches. A novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa Zambia SZK17 Kabwe1 was successfully isolated, identified, and characterized. The strain showed a promising tolerance to heavy metals such as copper (2mM), zinc, nickel (2mM), cobalt (1mM), and cadmium (0.5mM) at the laboratory level. The bacterium has shown the bioaccumulation of at least 60% of copper (II) sulfate (0.3655mg/l) with R = 69.75%, cadmium (II) chloride (0.0241mg/l) with R = 69.98%, zinc (II) chloride (0.1389mg/l) with R = 69.91%, nickel (II) chloride (0.1155mg/l) with R = 69.92%, and cobalt (II) chloride (0.593mg/l) with R = 69.92%. The highest bioaccumulation has been observed in heavy metals cadmium, zinc, nickel, and cobalt. Characterization of the bacterium on pH has revealed that at a very high pH (≥ 9) and lower (≤ 5.5) pH, the bacterium tended to have reduced growth with optimum growth at pH 8. The high temperature at around 40°C had a negative effect on the growth performance of the bacterium while optimum growth was observed at 28°C. This novel P. aeruginosa strain has shown the phenotypic attributes to become a potential bioremediation agent; however, further investigation needs to be done to understand the genes and or molecular mechanisms that drive their tolerance to multiple heavy metals.

Releasing the Full Potential of Cannabis through Biotechnology

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is a dioecious plant cultivated worldwide for thousands of years. Besides the narcotic and therapeutic effects, Cannabis can be used as raw materials in multiple fields, including bioenergy, textiles, food, and ecological restoration. It is also an efficient bioremediation agent for contaminated soil, as well as greenhouse gas absorption. With the expansion of the market, there has been an increased demand to develop Cannabis cultivars with enhanced traits. As a major science breakthrough, the advent of the CRISPR/Cas system will revolutionize the basic and applied research in Cannabis. This article provides an overview of the recent advances in the optimization of a transformation system and in the gene editing of Cannabis. To achieve the full potential of this environmentally friendly and sustainable crop, we highlight future directions of genetic modification as well as several bottlenecks to overcome.

Removal of Heavy Metal by Biosurfactant Producing Novel Halophilic Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. rodentium Strain SE I Isolated from Sambhar Salt Lake

AbstractThe application of halophilic biosurfactant‐producing bacteria to remove the pollutants from textile effluent was investigated in the current study. Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. rodentium strain SE I isolated from Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan showed the highest emulsification activity of 65±1.2 % after 96 h of incubation with a yield of 0.189 g/l of biosurfactant. The surface tension was reduced to 46.23 mN/m±0.46 after 72 h at pH 7.0. The presence of non‐ribosomal protein sequences gave a hint of the presence of surfactin‐type lipopeptide biosurfactant and Copper Translocating P‐type ATPase enzyme sequences indicating its presence can confer resistance against heavy metals. Strain SE I showed the potential to remove heavy metals from textile effluent viz. 67 % of Cd, 64 % of Pb, 59 % of Cu, 50 % of, Cr, and 33 % of Ni after 7 days of treatment as well exhibited decolorization of dyes ranging from 61 %±0.15 to 95 %±1.03, respectively. Based on the research findings, it is reasonable to conclude that surfactin biosurfactant extracted from S. sciuri subsp. rodentium strain SE I can be an alternative biosorbent and function as a bioremediation agent.

Screening and identification of fungi isolated from batik wastewaters for decolorization of Remazol Black B dye and batik effluent

Azo dyes are the most commonly used dyes in the textile industry and is classified as reactive dyes, including remazol dyes. Remazol dye creates additional reactions with fibrous substrates to produce ester bonds that give the fabric a bright colour. Remazol Black B (RBB) is a reactive dye from the Azo group. Remazol, also called a reactive vinyl sulfone dye which is widely used in the batik industry with black B, is its kind of colour. One of the biological treatments uses bioremediation techniques using fungi as a bioremediation agent. Therefore, this study aimed to screen and identify potential fungi that could degrade RBB using tannic acid as a qualitative screening and quantitative screening using a liquid medium containing various concentrations of RBB dye (250 ppm, 500 ppm, 1000 ppm, 1500 ppm). The results showed among ninety-eight fungal isolates, and six isolates were positive for laccase assay using tannic acid. Two of the six fungal isolates were identified as <em>Aspergillus </em>sp.1<em> </em>(74BRT) and <em>Aspergillus </em>sp.2<em> </em>(105PDL), which were selected for further study based on their high efficiency in decolourising RBB dye (96.89% and 91.21%). BLAST analysis of sequence data showed the identity of isolate 74BRT as <em>Aspergillus tamarii, </em>and isolate 105PDL<em> </em>as <em>Aspergillus sclerotiorum</em>. The efficiency of <em>A. tamarii</em> and <em>A. sclerotiorum</em> to decolourise the batik effluent was up to 37.47% and 42.09%, respectively. The laccase assay of these two isolates showed that <em>A. tamarii</em> had the highest enzyme activity at 120 h, reaching 12.23 IU mL<sup>-1,</sup> while <em>A. sclerotiorum</em> reached 9.34 IU mL<sup>-1</sup>.

Impact of 17-β estradiol on growth and metabolism of marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii

• Cultivation of T.weissflogii on synthetically designed media of seawater and estradiol. • Biomass productivity and cell number declined with increase of E2 concentration in samples. • Enhanced production of protein and carbohydrate content mainly in samples T4 and T5. • The level of oxidative stress induced was assessed through MDA and other enzymatic reactions. The inefficiency of existing effluent treatment systems to eliminate pharmaceutical chemicals like endocrine disrupting estrogenic compounds from contaminated waters has raised global environmental and ecological concerns. Diatoms are unicellular, eukaryotic phytoplankton that inhabits ubiquitously and possess adaptive plasticity which enables them to withstand rapid environmental fluctuations. Thus, diatoms can be employed as indicators organisms and bioremediation agents of even trace amounts of Pharmaceutical Contaminants (PCs) like the estrogenic compounds. In this study, the influence of simulated wastewater containing pharmaceutical effluent 17-β Estradiol (E2) on the growth, cellular metabolites and oxidative stress response of the diatom, Thalassiosira weissflogii was assessed. Though an increasing concentration of the chemical displayed a negative correlation with growth, number of cells and biomass productivity; the photosynthetic profile of the diatom showed varied responses with significant enhancement in chlorophyll a and carotenoid content. The test concentrations T1 and T3 showed elevated carbohydrate and protein levels (0.82 ± 0.003 g L -1 and 2.04 ± 0.020 g L -1 ) establishing that E2 stress can be optimised to enhance primary metabolite secretion in diatoms, thereby valorizing its potential as suitable aqua feed. Besides this, an elevation in the antioxidative response against the reactive oxygen species generated was also distinctly recorded with respect to the increased release of catalase (152.70 ± 0.05–265.52 ± 0.06 k mg -1 ) and ascorbate peroxidases (0.959 ± 0.008–1.92 ± 0.021 U mg -1 ) as well as a conspicuous increment in the lipid peroxidation and hydrogen peroxide content was also there. Thus, this novel strategy of employing diatom for multitude of biorefinery aspects besides reacclimating contaminated water reveals the perspective application of this approach. .

Daphnia as a Sentinel Species for Environmental Health Protection: A Perspective on Biomonitoring and Bioremediation of Chemical Pollution.

Despite available technology and the knowledge that chemical pollution damages human and ecosystem health, chemical pollution remains rampant, ineffectively monitored, rarely prevented, and only occasionally mitigated. We present a framework that helps address current major challenges in the monitoring and assessment of chemical pollution by broadening the use of the sentinel species Daphnia as a diagnostic agent of water pollution. And where prevention has failed, we propose the application of Daphnia as a bioremediation agent to help reduce hazards from chemical mixtures in the environment. By applying “omics” technologies to Daphnia exposed to real-world ambient chemical mixtures, we show improvements at detecting bioactive components of chemical mixtures, determining the potential effects of untested chemicals within mixtures, and identifying targets of toxicity. We also show that using Daphnia strains that naturally adapted to chemical pollution as removal agents of ambient chemical mixtures can sustainably improve environmental health protection. Expanding the use of Daphnia beyond its current applications in regulatory toxicology has the potential to improve both the assessment and the remediation of environmental pollution.

Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Novel Azo Dye Degrading Bacteria from the Industrial Effluents of Raipur City, Chhattisgarh

Various chromophores are used to make our day-to-day life colorful. Dyes that are used at a large scale are made using these chromophores. The dyes, especially azo dyes are recalcitrant to the degradation due to the presence of aromatic rings in their structure. Several methods have been developed to reduce the harmful impacts of these dyes on the environment. However, none of the processes is safe and fully effective. In this study, we used bacteria as a bioremediation agent and optimized the various parameters for the bacteria to degrade the dye at its maximum ability. It was found that the isolated bacteria were Aneurinibacillus sp. and it completely decolorized methyl orange at a concentration of 20 mg.L-1 after 4 days of incubation. The optimum pH for the functioning of bacteria was 5 and the activity decreased as the pH increased. It was also observed that the addition of glucose and yeast extract increased the dye degradation significantly.

The Optimization of Sulphide Oxidizing Bacteria (SOB) for Oil Corrosivity Reduction at Indramayu Coast, The Northern Coastal Area of West Java

Highlight Research First NR-SOB from Indramayu coast was successfully isolated and identified. Bactrerial characterization morphologically and biochemically, foster with in situ hybridization confirm the isolate was Thiobacillus denitrificans, and Arcobacter sp. Both isolate, Thiobacillus denitrificans and Arcobacter sp., were able to grow in sulphide rich environment in the presence of essential nutrient Thiobacillus denitrificans and Arcobacter sp. exhibit an outstanding sulphide oxidation ability up to 100% in the presence of nitrate. Abstract Crude oil production triggers the formation of hydrogen sulphide, also known as souring, which is extremely toxic and corrosive to the environment. It additionally give an adverse consequence to aquatic, terrestrial, and human existence. Studies of hydrogen sulphide reduction in sediments polluted by crude oil have been carried out recently to investigate the capability of indigenous Nitrate-Reducing Sulphide Oxidising Bacteria, hereinafter referred to as NR-SOB, as bioremediation agents. The experiments utilised hydrogen sulphide with 200 µM concentration combined with NO3 with different concentrations of 100 µM, 200 µM, and 300 µM. Measurements of the hydrogen sulfide concentrations were observed up to 48 hours within the experimental period. The SOB used in this study were taken from Balongan Bay at Indramayu coast using Nansen bottle to carry out water sample. The sulphide-oxidising ability of SOB was then evaluated at room temperature in control environment. Methylene blue method was applied to monitor the sulphide concentration. The results showed a complete removal of hydrogen sulphide concentrations in 48 hours accompanied with gradual drops of nitrate in all experiment series. Sulphide oxidation rate was detected to appear between 6.8 and 10.2 fmol/cell/hour. Measurements of cell abundance after 48 hours showed 6.2 x 105, 7.5 X 105, and 8.2 X 105 cell/ml from Experiments I, II, and III respectively. Using MSS selective medium, the bacteria were identified as Thiobacillus denitrificans and Arcobacter sp. Overall, the isolated NR-SOB from the coast of Balongan Bay, Indramayu proves to be a promising candidate for sulphide controls and mitigation.

IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA FROM POST TIN MINING POND AND THEIR ABILITY TO FORM BIOFILMS AT DIFFERENT PH

A number of water quality indicators in the tin post-mined pond of a certain age indicate that the water condition is acidic, low dissolved oxygen content, low cation exchange capacity, and polluted by heavy metals. Restoration of the water quality of post-tin mining pond can use microorganisms as bioremediation agents. Microorganisms live by forming microbial community structures called biofilms. The aims of this study was to identify and find out the optimal pH of biofilm formation biofilm-forming bacteria from post-tin mining pond. The steps of research method was the isolation of bacteria by the spread plate technique, the biofilm formation test by the crystal violet technique, and the identification of bacteria macroscopically, microscopically, and physiologically. The isolation results showed that the highest bacterial density was at station 3 with a total of 8.1x103 cfu/ml. The results of the visualization of biofilm formation find out the A8 isolate at pH 5 with the most concentrated staining, while the highest Optical Density (OD) value for each pH was 0.11245 (pH 3) for A8 bacteria, 0.1901 (pH 5) for I1 bacteria and 0.1901 (pH 5) for A8 bacteria of 0.08945 (pH 7). There were 14 isolated bacterial belonging to the Genus Branhamella, Bacteroides, Aeromonas, Bacillus and Clostridium 08945 (pH 7). Based on identification results, biofilm-forming bacterial isolates from the tin-mining pond of Rebo Village there were 14 isolated bacterial belonging to the Genus Branhamella, Bacteroides, Aeromonas, Bacillus and Clostridium 08945 (pH 7). There were 14 isolated bacterial belonging to the Genus Branhamella, Bacteroides, Aeromonas, Bacillus and Clostridium.

IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL SOIL DEGRADING MICROBIALS CONTAMINATED WITH INSECTICIDES

The high use of insecticides can cause soil contamination in the rice field environment, so a solution is needed to reduce the contamination and the negative impact on human health. One of the efforts that can be done to overcome this problem was by bioremediation. The bioremediation technique was chosen due to it is eco- friendly, efficient, and cost-effective in its application. However, bioremediation relies on the capacity of living organisms to absorb, accumulate, translocate and detoxify pollutants in a polluted environment. The objective of this study is to explore microbes that can be used as bioremediation agents in soil exposed to various types of insecticide contamination. The results of this study was as many as ±56 species of microbes can be used as bioremediation agents for various types of insecticides so that bioremediation needs to be carried out in order to avoid pesticide residues on soil and agricultural products.