Hamed El-Sayed Abou Aly
Professor
Isolation and Characterization of Zinc Tolerant Bacteria from Contaminated Sediments and Soils in Egypt
4th International Conference on Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture (ICBAA), Benha University, Moshtohor and Hurghada, 4-7 April 2018, Egypt • 2018
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Authors
Eman A. El-Alkshar1; Hamed E. Abou-Aly1; Taha A. Tewfike1; Rasha M. El-Meihy1; Ahmed M. Yousif2
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4th International Conference on Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture (ICBAA), Benha University, Moshtohor and Hurghada, 4-7 April 2018, Egypt
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International
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Abstract
A total of 71 zinc tolerant bacteria were ,isolated from Four heavy metals contaminated sediments and soils in Egypt, three sediment samples (Upstream, midstream, downstream Al-Rahawy drain, Giza Governorate) and two agricultural soil samples (Al-Gabal Al-Asfar region and Kafr-Ilwan village, Qalubia Governorate). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and maximum tolerance concentration (MTC) under zinc (Zn+2) concentrations ranged between 500-4500 mg/l. The most zinc tolerant isolate UR45 with MIC 4500 mg/l and MTC 4000 mg/l was identified by partial sequence of 16S rRNA genes as Alcaligenes faecalis MG257493.1 (UR45). Tolerance of A. faecalis to cadmium (Cd2+), copper (Cu2+) and lead (Pb2+) under different concentrations (1000-4500 mg/l) was evaluated. Growth of the strain and its biosorption activities (metal uptake, metal residual, metal biosorption) at 1000 mg/l of Zn2+, Cd2+, Cu2+ and Pb2+ under different pH values (5-9) was studied. pH 8 was optimum for growth in media supplemented with Zn2+ or Cu2+. Whereas, the biosorption potentials were differed according to the examined metal. Finally, enzymatic (catalase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase) and non-enzymatic (inhibition 2,2-DiPhenyl-2-Picrylhydrazyl hydrate (DPPH)) antioxidant activities of the A. faecalis MG257493.1 in presence of four heavy metals individually or in mixture at 1000 and 1500 mg/l were estimated. The obtained data showed that most antioxidant activities of the strain was increased with the increasing of heavy metals concentrations up to 1500 mg/l.
