In vitro and in silico Studies Reveal Bacillus cereus AA-18 as a Potential Candidate for Bioremediation of Mercury-Contaminated Wastewater.

ABSTRACT: Mercury (Hg) pollution is a worldwide problem and increasing day by day due to natural and anthropogenic sources. In this study, mercury-resistant (Hg^R) bacterial isolates were isolated from industrial wastewater of Ittehad Chemicals Ltd., Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore, Pakistan. Out of 65 bacterial isolates, five isolates were screened out based on showing resistance at 30-40 μg/ml against HgCl₂. Selected Hg-resistant bacterial isolates were characterized as Bacillus subtilis AA-16 (OK562835), Bacillus cereus AA-18 (OK562834), Bacillus sp. AA-20 (OK562833), Bacillus paramycoides AA-30 (OK562836), and Bacillus thuringiensis AA-35 (OK562837). B. cereus AA-18 showed promising results in the resistance of HgCl₂ (40 μg/ml) due

SUBMITTER: Amin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207742 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature