Abdul Rehman Khan*, Muhammad Mahmood–Ul-Hassan**, Rizwan Ahmad** and Anjum Munir ***
ARSENIC III TOLERANCE POTENTIAL OF FUNGI ISOLATED FROM POLLUTED AND NON-POLLUTED SOILS OF PAKISTAN
...play significant role in bioremediation due to their large surface area and metal sorption capacity. In present study, arsenic (As) tolerance of indigenous filamentous fungi was explored. Fungal strains were isolated from peri-urban soils of Multan and Gujranwala irrigated with untreated industrial or municipal effluent. Some fungal strains were also isolated from non-polluted soils of Islamabad area. Arsenic (III) tolerance potential of 18 fungal isolates was...
Muhammad Tariq Zahid1, Farah Rauf Shakoori2, Soumble Zulfiqar3, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim4 and Abdul Rauf Shakoori3,4*
...otechnological tools for bioremediation.
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Maleeha Manzoor1,2*, Ruijuan Ma2, Hafiz Abdullah Shakir1, Fouzia Tabssum1, Javed Iqbal Qazi1
Microalgal-bacterial consortium: a cost-effective approach of wastewater treatment in Pakistan
...on, nutrient cycling and bioremediation of organic
pollutants, heavy metals and many other contaminants. The biodegradation approach of involving consortium might
attain self-sustaining level and may prove technically cheaper and advance technology. It will finally help in dealing
the dual mission of producing valuable metabolites and pollutants/nutrients removal from wastes/wastewaters.
Agricultural wastes/residues generated abunda...
pollutants, heavy metals and many other contaminants. The biodegradation approach of involving consortium might
attain self-sustaining level and may prove technically cheaper and advance technology. It will finally help in dealing
the dual mission of producing valuable metabolites and pollutants/nutrients removal from wastes/wastewaters.
Agricultural wastes/residues generated abunda...
Maimoona Imran1,2, Soumble Zulfiqar2, Hafsa Saeed2 and Farah Rauf Shakoori1*
...e investigated for their bioremediation potential. Maximum uptake of Cu++ by mid log phase cultures of KW and CC was 19.26 and 28.77µg per mg cell dry weight, respectively. The strains also exhibited efflux ability; KW possessed more efficient efflux system as it expelled 94.46% of maximum stored copper within 24 h as compared to 56% by CC. These strains were also found substantially resistant to some other toxic heavy metals generally present...
Shahid Hameed Khan Khalil1, Adnan Shakeel1, Ghani Akbar1, Muhammad Asif2, Ashraf Khan3* and Zafar Islam1
...water treatments through bioremediation. Four irrigation treatments were applied by using potable and wastewater in different ratios. These treatments were T1, T2, T3 and T4 (100% treated wastewater, 66% treated wastewater and 34% potable water, 34% treated wastewater and 66% potable water and 100% potable water respectively). In treatment T1, the highest yields and crop water productivities of capsicum were 46.43 tons/ha and 9.43 Kg/m3 in 2017 while 46.56 ton...
MARIAM ZAHEER*1, SYED SHAHID IMRAN BUKHARI2, MUDDA
...sed in food industry and bioremediation. This review article describes sources, synthesis, fermentation, extraction and applications of exopolysaccharides....
Muhammad Aftab Majeed
...llution In situ enhanced bioremediation techniques are effective in remediation of MGPs particularly for contaminants such as the dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL), like coal tar The aim of this study was to assess the potential of in situ technologies in a laboratory column experiment. In situ amendments of nitrogen, phosphorus and oxygen releasing compound were performed on site Soil samples were collected from a site and leached daily to equate a 20 y...
Imania Ghaffar1, Ali Hussain2*, Arshad Javid1 and Shahid Mehmood1
...a of heavy metals’ bioremediation. This study attempts to check the influence of microplastic pollutants on Hg2+ uptake potential of metal-resistant Aspergillus flavus at laboratory scale under pre-optimized conditions. A. flavus showed a remarkable potential of remediating simulated wastewater, i.e., 100% Hg2+ reduction was achieved at 25 mg/L of the added metal in 15 days of incubation. On higher concentrations like 75 and 100 mg/L, A. flavus showed al...
Adeniyi O. Adeleye1*; Mohammed B. Yerima2; Michael E. Nkereuwem3; Victor O. Onokebhagbe3; Peter G. Shiaka2; Florence K. Amoo2; Ibrahim K. Adam4
Novel Research in Microbiology Journal (2019), 3(5): 471-484
...ities for application in bioremediation of heavy metals....
Malathi H1*; Pooja Sharma2
...n suggested that in situ bioremediation (ISB) can help with the
emerging contamination problems; as the bacteria can be used to clean up the polluted areas.
In the future, the researchers should pay more attention to the assessment methodologies for
determining the success of remediation using ISB technology. Bio-remediation is only
effective if the polluted area is properly characterized; the appropriate microbi...
Hosam, El-Sayyad1, 2; Khaled, F. Elyasergy3; Tahany, M. Abdel Rahaman3; Moustafa, A.S. Aly1, 4; Menna Allah, Ashraf 1*
Novel Research in Microbiology Journal (2020), 4(5): 979-991
...n effective mediator for bioremediation of heavy metals, due to its higher surface area and extensive hyphal density in the soil. About seven fungal spp. were isolated from the soil garden of the Middle Eastern Regional Radioisotope Center for Arab Countries (MERRCAC); however, a single isolate of Aspergillus japonicus with high potential of metals biosorption was selected for further research during this work. Soil analysis revealed that lead concentration wa...
P. I. Orjiakor*
Novel Research in Microbiology Journal (2021), 5(3): 1269-1282
...tems, hence the need for bioremediation. This study aimed to investigate the in vitro biodegradation of acrylic based paint; using an indigenous bacterial isolate namely; Alcaligenes faecalis and optimization of its activity in shake cultures. The bacterial isolate; A. faecalis (2 % v/v) was able to grow and effectively degrade 68 % of acrylic paints (1 %) amended mineral salt medium after 14 d of incubation. The rate of biodegradation was significantly (p<...
Rutuja S. Patankar1; Vasudeo P. Zambare2,3*; Mohanadoss Ponraj4
Novel Research in Microbiology Journal (2021), 5(5): 1371-1391
...me production, genetics, bioremediation and other aspects. The aim of the current study was to explore the halophilic and halotolerant fungi, which are least explored for their habitats, growth requirements, and mechanism for salt resistance and tolerance. This will be followed by their biotechnological applications focusing on the biomedical industry, due to the emergence of the new multi-drug resistant pathogenic microbes....
Anwar A. Maki* and Asaad M.R. Al-Taee
...ign: justify;">Petroleum bioremediation is internationally recognized as a cost-effective and ecologically sustainable solution. The aim of this study is isolating and identifying the PPFM bacterium from oil contaminated soil. So, this bacterium was isolated from soil samples collected from Rumaila oil field in Basra, southern Iraq, using a mineral salt medium (MSM) complemented with 1% methanol as the only carbon and energy source. Genetic identification of t...
