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A solvent tolerant isolate of Enterobacter aerogenes
Anshu Gupta1, Rajni Singh, S K Khare
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi-110 016, India.
Abstract:
A solvent tolerant strain of Enterobacter aerogenes was isolated from soil by cyclohexane enrichment. Presence of cyclohexane (20%) in culture media prolonged the lag phase and caused reduction in biomass. Transmission electron micrographs showed convoluted cell membrane and accumulation of solvent in case of the cells grown in cyclohexane. The Enterobacter isolate was able to grow in the range of organic solvents having log P above 3.2 and also in presence of mercury, thus showing potential for treatment of solvent rich wastes.
