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Isolation and Identification of Toluene and Pentachlorophenol Degrading Bacteria and Fungi from Engine Oil Contaminated Soil

M. Kannahi* and V. Vembarasi

PG and Research Department of Microbiology, Sengamala Thayaar Educational Trust Women's College, Mannargudi - 614 001, India.

ABSTRACT: Oil pollution is a serious environmental problem throughout the world. This pollution may be caused due to various activities in oil exploration that include geophysical explorations, drilling of wells, pressure control and management of oil and natural gas gushing from the well, transportation and refining of engine etc. Engine oil is a homogenous but complex mixture of hundreds of different hydrocarbons which widely very in their characteristics. Petroleum industry is responsible for the generation of high amount of residues, as well as for the pollution of soils, rivers and seas. Soil pollution is a major problem in the world. In this present work, the engine oil containing hydrocarbons toluene and pentachlorophenol was biologically degraded using Pseudomonas alcaligenes , Serratia marcescens,, A.niger and C.mansoni The degrading bacteria was isolated and identified from engine oil contaminated area. Compared with other organism P.alcaligenes gave better degradation of toluene.

KEYWORDS: Biodegradation; Hydrocarbon; Toluene; Pentachlorophenol; P.alcaligenes

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Kannahi M, Vembarasi V. Isolation and Identification of Toluene and Pentachlorophenol Degrading Bacteria and Fungi from Engine Oil Contaminated Soil. Biosci Biotech Res Asia 2012;9(1)
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Kannahi M, Vembarasi V. Isolation and Identification of Toluene and Pentachlorophenol Degrading Bacteria and Fungi from Engine Oil Contaminated Soil. Biosci Biotech Res Asia 2012;9(1). Available from: https://www.biotech-asia.org/?p=9748

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