Molecular characterisation of high-strength polycyclic aromatichydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading and phenol-tolerant bacteriaobtained from thermal power plant wastewater

摘要

This article reports the successful isolation and molecular characterisation of nine different phenol-tolerant and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading Gram-positive bacterial species of diverse genera from the effluents of various industries. Based on similarity matrix studies, isolates Corynebacterium sp. DSTI, Lysinibacillu.s sp. and Planococcus sp. showed <97% similarity, suggesting the possibility of new species in their respective genera.