Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9029
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2329-9029
+44 1478 350008
Ministry of Education, Western Region, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Isolation and Identification of Five Lead Bio-Remediating Bacterial Strains
Author(s): Raad Homod Mohammed Al-Hazmi*
The present investigation was implemented to search for high efficient bacterial strains in bio-remediating the toxic influence of Lead chloride (Pb Cl2) on faba bean plants grown in sandy soil supplemented with various concentrations of Pb Cl2. Five strains were isolated from Al-Taif, Al-Baha and Al-Madinah Al-Munawrah governorates from the rhizosphere of cucumber, fig and tomato plants respectively, KSA. Regarding efficiency of these isolated strains in remediating PbCl2 in the nutrient broth medium, the absorbed quantities ranged from 189 to 417 mg/l while the whole amount recorded in control was 612 mg/l. The isolated bacterial strains were genetically identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum Trigo Core 1448, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum UCMB 5033, Bacillus subtilis strain CCM 1999, Serratia marcesc.. View More»