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Bioremediation and Identification of Potential Indigenous Bacteria from Field of Iron Mining and Pesticide Application

The study was carried out to isolate bacteria from a field having history of mining and for their identification biochemical test were performed. The mining land was later used for agriculture. History with mining led to degradation of soil fertility. Bacteria are biological agents that are environmental friendly, which can be used to reduce heavy metal toxicity and increase soil fertility on post-mining land. On the basis of biochemical analysis ten indigenous bacterial colony were isolated which were resistant to pesticide and iron toxicity were found to belong to the genus Bacillus sp. is gram-positive bacteria that do not have the catalase enzyme, do not have the ability to use carbohydrates and produce endospores in their life cycle while indigenous bacteria from the genus Clostridium sp., Streptomyces sp. is a gram-positive bacteria which in part has the enzyme catalase, all of which have the ability to use carbohydrates and only some of them produce endospores.

Research Article | Published online : 04-Aug-2021