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Isolation and characterization of bacteria from a brazilian gold mining area with a capacity of arsenic bioaccumulation

Chemosphere, ISSN: 0045-6535, Vol: 240, Page: 124871
2020
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In Paracatu, a city in Minas Gerais State (Brazil), the gold mineral extraction produces wastes that contribute to environmental contamination by arsenic. This work describes the evaluation of arsenic concentration from soil of a gold mining area in Paracatu and the selection of arsenic resistant bacteria. In the process of culturing enrichment, 38 bacterial strains were isolated and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined in solid medium for each strain. Three bacterial strains named P1C1Ib, P2Ic and P2IIB were resistant to 3000 mg L −1 of arsenite. Analysis of 16S rDNA gene sequences revealed that these bacteria belong to Bacillus cereus and Lysinibacillus boronitolerans species. After cultivation of the strains P1C1Ib, P2Ic and P2IIIb, 69.38%–71.88% of arsenite and 82.39%–85.72% of arsenate concentrations were reduced from the culture medium, suggesting the potential application of theses strains in bioremediation processes.

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