Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation

Contamination of soil and groundwater pollution is a severe problem, has been attracting considerable public attention over the last decades. With the demand for green and cleaner technology for remediation process, there is an increased interest in moving away from conventional technologies towards...

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Main Authors: Sanusi, Najwa Husna, Phang, Ing Chia, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
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Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
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spelling iium-474022018-05-21T06:44:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47402/ Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation Sanusi, Najwa Husna Phang, Ing Chia Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry Contamination of soil and groundwater pollution is a severe problem, has been attracting considerable public attention over the last decades. With the demand for green and cleaner technology for remediation process, there is an increased interest in moving away from conventional technologies towards bioremediation technologies. Rhizospheric zone is a suitable place for harboring bacteria that are capable to utilize chemical compounds which will be used either to facilitate growth of bacteria or the host plants. Identification of the specific microbial members should allow for better strategies to enhance biodegradation. This study aimed to isolate and identify the rhizospheric associated microbes of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), a plant that commonly available in South East Asia, which could be used in future research on degradation studies of dibenzofuran. This probably is due to their ability to harbor large numbers of bacteria on their highly branched root systems. A total of 68 strains of dibenzofuran (DF)- degrading bacteria isolated from the rhizospheric soil of lemon grass from 2 different unpolluted sites were characterized. The isolates showed the ability to utilize dibenzofuran as the sole carbon and energy source up to 40 ppm. Identification of the isolates based on 16S rRNA gene sequence assigned them as members of the phyla Proteobacteria and Firmicutes, among which those of the genera, Proteobacteria were most abundant. The presented results indicated the potential of these bacterial isolates in bioremediation of dibenzofuran-contaminated soil. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47402/1/6708-18440-1-SM.pdf Sanusi, Najwa Husna and Phang, Ing Chia and Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry (2015) Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (24). pp. 57-63. ISSN 0127-9696 E-ISSN 2180-3722 http://www.jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/6708 http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6708
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description Contamination of soil and groundwater pollution is a severe problem, has been attracting considerable public attention over the last decades. With the demand for green and cleaner technology for remediation process, there is an increased interest in moving away from conventional technologies towards bioremediation technologies. Rhizospheric zone is a suitable place for harboring bacteria that are capable to utilize chemical compounds which will be used either to facilitate growth of bacteria or the host plants. Identification of the specific microbial members should allow for better strategies to enhance biodegradation. This study aimed to isolate and identify the rhizospheric associated microbes of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), a plant that commonly available in South East Asia, which could be used in future research on degradation studies of dibenzofuran. This probably is due to their ability to harbor large numbers of bacteria on their highly branched root systems. A total of 68 strains of dibenzofuran (DF)- degrading bacteria isolated from the rhizospheric soil of lemon grass from 2 different unpolluted sites were characterized. The isolates showed the ability to utilize dibenzofuran as the sole carbon and energy source up to 40 ppm. Identification of the isolates based on 16S rRNA gene sequence assigned them as members of the phyla Proteobacteria and Firmicutes, among which those of the genera, Proteobacteria were most abundant. The presented results indicated the potential of these bacterial isolates in bioremediation of dibenzofuran-contaminated soil.
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author Sanusi, Najwa Husna
Phang, Ing Chia
Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
spellingShingle Sanusi, Najwa Husna
Phang, Ing Chia
Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
author_facet Sanusi, Najwa Husna
Phang, Ing Chia
Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
author_sort Sanusi, Najwa Husna
title Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
title_short Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
title_full Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
title_fullStr Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
title_full_unstemmed Isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
title_sort isolation and identification of rhizospheric bacteria associated with lemongrass for potential bioremediation
publisher Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/47402/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/47402/1/6708-18440-1-SM.pdf
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