A halophilic Chromohalobacter species from estuarine coastal waters as a detoxifier of manganese, as well as a novel bio-catalyst for synthesis of n-butyl acetate.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic pollution due to ferro-manganese ore transport by barges through the Mandovi estuary in Goa, India is a major environmental concern. In this study a manganese (Mn) tolerant, moderately halophilic Chromohalobacter sp. belonging to the family Halomonadaceae was isolated from the sediments of a solar saltern adjacent to this Mandovi estuary. Using techniques of Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy-Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy, the Chromohalobacter sp. was explored for its ability to tolerate and immobilize Mn in amended and unamended media with 20% natural salt concentration (w/v). In aqueous media supplemented with 0.1 mM Mn, the Chromohalobacter sp. was cap

SUBMITTER: Pereira F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10130588 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature