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Exploring potential applications of a novel extracellular polymeric substance synthesizing bacterium (Bacillus licheniformis) isolated from gut contents of earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) in environmental remediation.
Biodegradation - 1 Aug 2018
Biswas Jayanta Kumar, Banerjee Anurupa, Rai Mahendra Kumar, Rinklebe Jörg, Shaheen Sabry M, Sarkar Santosh Kumar, Dash Madhab Chandra, Kaviraj Anilava, Langer Uwe, Song Hocheol, Vithanage Meththika, Mondal Monojit, Niazi Nabeel Khan
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The aim was to isolate, characterize, and explore potentials of gut bacteria from the earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) and imply these bacteria for remediation of Cu(II) and Zn(II). An extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) producing gut bacteria (Bacillus licheniformis strain KX657843) was isolated and identified based on 16S rRNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The strain showed maximum tolerance of 8 and...
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