A Comparative Study on the Efficiency of Microorganisms in Biosorption of Aluminium and Detoxification of Mercury

Hepsibha, P. and Judia, Harriet, Sumathy.V.

 

Adv Bio Tech, vol.11, no.7, 22-25, January 2012

ABSTRACT

Any undesirable change in the natural properties of Air, Land and water is called Pollution. Every day, industrial, commercial and personal practices produce wastes that are hazardous to public health or the ecosystem. Scientists have not only discovered microbes capable of surmising in hostile or tonic environments but have also found that microbes are also capable of immobilizing, degrading, removing or detoxifying environmental contaminants. In addition, methods of manipulating these populations to enhance their clean-up capabilities have been discovered, leading to the field of study known as Bioremediation. Lead, mercury and cadmium are ranked second, third and seventh in the priority list for hazardous substances because they are toxic wide spread pollutants. Thus this study was focused on screening the organisms responsible for aluminum absorption from aluminum contaminated soil. The minimal inhibitory concentration of Aluminum and Mercury were checked. Finally the efficiency of the microorganisms to detoxify these pollutants was compared to that of the efficiency of transformed E. coli. 

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Author Affiliations

Hepsibha P. and Judia Harriet Sumathy .V*

Post Graduate and Research Department of Biotechnology, Women's Christian College, College Road, Chennai, India

*Corresponding Author E mail :  sbsj@rediffmail.com

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Citation: Hepsibha P. and  V. Judia Harriet Sumathy 2012.A Comparative Study on the Efficiency of Microorganisms in Biosorption of Aluminium and Detoxification of Mercury. Adv Bio tech: 11(7): 22-25