The use of biological methods and microbe application to clean-up environmental pollutants have been attracted more attention in recent years. The aim of present study was to identify a resistant bacterium and to assess its ability in biosorption of cadmium. The bacterium was isolated among 3 bacteria were grown on the culture containing 100 mg/l cadmium from Khor Musa sediments located in the north of Persian Gulf. The results depicted the growth of bacteria in the presence of 10-100 mg/l cadmium. The most resistant species was identified as Achromobacter piechaudii strain XJUHX-6. The maximum adsorption percentages obtained at 25 mg/l concentration of cadmium in 150 minutes. According to the bacterial behavior and removal of 65% of cadmium, we can use this species for decreasing cadmium contamination in marine ecosystems.
Abyar H, Safahieh A, Zolgharnein H, Zamani I. Cadmium Biosorption by Achromobacter piechaudii Isolated from Persian Gulf Sediments. Journal of Oceanography 2012; 3 (10) :19-25 URL: http://joc.inio.ac.ir/article-1-172-en.html