Authors: Lateef B Salam Oluwafemi S Obayori Nojeem O Olatoye
Publish Date: 2013/07/24
Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 335-341
Abstract
A novel anthracenedegrading Grampositive actinomycete Microbacterium sp strain SL10 was isolated from a hydrocarboncontaminated soil at a mechanical engineering workshop in Lagos Nigeria The polluted soil had an unusually high total hydrocarbon content of 157 g/kg and presence of various heavy metals The isolate tolerated salt concentration of more than 4 It resisted cefotaxime streptomycin and ciprofloxacin but susceptible to meropenem linezolid and vancomycin The isolate exhibited growth rate and doubling time of 082 days1 and 084 days respectively on anthracene It degraded 575 and 9012 of anthracene within 12 and 21 days respectively while the rate of anthracene utilization by the isolate was 479 mg l1 d1 To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of isolation and characterization of anthracenedegrading Microbacterium sp
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