Isolation and characterization of a molybdenum-reducing and phenolic and catechol-degrading enterobacter sp. strain Saw-2

• Main Authors: Mohd Khalizan Sabullah, Mohd Fadhil Rahman, Siti Aqlima Ahmad, Mohd Rosni Sulaiman, Mohd Shukri Shukor, Azlan Jualang Gansau, Nor Aripin Shamaan, Mohd Yunus Shukor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18620/1/Isolation%20and%20characterization.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/18620/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11598/btb.2017.24.1.550

Molybdenum is an emerging pollutant worldwide. The objective of this study is to isolate molybdenum-reducing bacterium with the ability to grow on phenolic compounds (phenol and catechol). The screening process was carried out on a microplate. The bacterium reduced molybdenum in the form of sodium m...