Tolerance and Biodegradation of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes (BTEX) by a Metal Acclimatized Bacterial Consortium Culture

• Main Authors: E. A., Fellie, K. K., Wong, S., Salmijah, P., Sannasi, J., Kader
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Research Journal Biotechnology 2015
• Subjects: TEX; BTEX Tolerance; Bacteria; Bioremediation; Biodegradation
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8457
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

This investigation reports the tolerance and biodegradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers (BTEX) by a heavy metal-adapted environmental bacterial consortium, known as consortium culture (CC). Higher tolerance was observed with benzene (IC50 value up to 191.25 mg/L), followed b...