Characterization of linamarin-utilizing bacterial strains associated with detoxification of cyanogens in waste effluents

• Main Authors: Adewale K., Ogunyemi, Titilola A., Samuel, Olukayode O., Amund, Mathew O., Ilori
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14699/1/48_03_18.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14699/; http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=924&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56

The cyanide molecule is one of the dominant pollutants in the environment. This study aimed to isolate and identify the bacterial strains capable of utilizing linamarin and to assess their roles in the detoxification of cyanogenic substances in waste effluents in Lagos, Nigeria. Two bacterial stra...