International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 6
First page : (102) Last page : (106)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2418
Isolation, Biochemical Characterization and Identification of Oil Degrading Bacteria Occurring in Oil Contaminated Sites of Mechanical Workshops
Ravi* A.1 and Praveen Reddy P.2
1Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Vivekananda Degree & PG College, Karimnagar-505001, India
2Research Scholar, Department of Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: arelliravi@gmail.com
Received: 4.12.2016 | Revised: 15.12.2016 | Accepted: 18.12.2016
Abstract
Used engine is oil one of the major pollutants which causes serious problems to environment. The source of used engine oil is mechanical workshops. There are some potent microbial strains which can degrade used engine oil by utilizing the hydrocarbons present in used engine oil as nutrients sources. This process is known as biodegradation. The present study deals with the isolation, characterization and identification oil degrading bacteria from oil contaminated sites of mechanical workshops. The soil samples from five mechanical workshops of karimnagar town were processed in the laboratory. Twenty four bacterial isolates were obtained. They were identified till genus level. The identified bacterial isolates were thirteen Bacillus, four Acinetobacter, three Pseudomonas and three Micrococcus species. The Bacillus species are widely spread in the soils of mechanical workshops.
Key words: Oil contaminated sites, hydrocarbons, biodegradation and bacterial isolates.
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Cite this article: Ravi, A. and Reddy, P.P., Isolation, Biochemical Characterization and Identification of Oil Degrading Bacteria Occurring in Oil Contaminated Sites of Mechanical Workshops, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.4(6): 102-106 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2418
