86
Table 6.1 Heavy metal pollution reclamation by microorganisms (Bernard et al. 2018)
Microbial
group
Responsible organism
Metallic
minerals
Metal in ionic
level (mg/l)
Sorption
efficiency (%)
Bacteria
Acinetobacter sp.
Cr
16
87
Sporosarcina saromensis (M52)
50
82.5
Bacillus cereus
1500
81
Bacillus cereus (immobilized)
1500
96
Bacillus circulans MN1
1110
71.4
Bacillus cereus in addition to
0.5 glucose
1
78
Bacillus cereus
1
72
Bacillus sp. SFC
25
80
50
43
Bacillus subtilis
0.57
99.6
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
(KCTC 5768) (immobilize on
zeolite)
100
99.8
200
56.1
50
99.6
Bacteria
Cellulosimicrobium sp.
(KX710177)
Pb
50
99.33
100
96.98
200
84.62
300
62.28
Methylobacterium
organophilum
–
18
Gemella sp.
0.3
55.16 ± 0.06
Micrococcus sp.
36.55 ± 0.01
Bacillus firmus
–
98.3
Pseudomonas sp.
1
87.9
Staphylococcus sp.
0.183
82.6
Streptomyces sp.
0.286
32.5
Bacillus iodinium
100/1.8
87
Bacteria
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
(KCTC 5768) (immobilize on
zeolite)
Cu
50
97.4
100
98.2
200
78.7
Staphylococcus sp.
1.536
42
Streptomyces sp.
1.129
18
Enterobacter cloacae
100
20
Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
(immobilize on zeolite)
100
98.2
Bacillus firmus
–
74.9
Flavobacterium sp.
1.194
20.3
Methylobacterium
organophilum
–
21
Arthrobacter strain D9
0.05
22
Enterobacter cloaceae
100
65
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