@article{fdi:010067791,
  title = {{I}solation and characterization of metal-resistant bacterial strain from wastewater and evaluation of its capacity in metal-ions removal using living and dry bacterial cells},
  author = {{B}enmalek, {Y}. and {F}ardeau, {M}arie-{L}aure},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} novel strain of the genus {M}icrococcus isolated from wastewater was studied for resistance to seven heavy metals and forty antibiotics. {I}ts capacity to accumulate metal ions was also realized at different p{H}. {T}he strain exhibited high minimal inhibitory concentration values for metal ions tested and resist to 15 antibiotics. {T}he living cells of the bacterial strain show a largest uptake capacity at p{H} 6-8.5 for copper, nickel, and zinc with values ranging from 51.45 to 83.90 %, 52.59 to 78.81 %, and 59.55 to 78.90 %, respectively. {I}t was also able to absorbed 59.81-80.08 % of chromium and 58.09-79.41 % of cobalt at p{H} 7.3-8.5. {T}he maximum lead uptake was obtained at p{H} 5.5-8.5 with an amount of 55.28-91.06 %. {T}he significant absorption of cadmium was shown at p{H} 6.5 with 38 %. {I}n 25 {A} mu g m{L}-1 zinc, chromium, and nickel solutions, dead cells of the isolate were able to biosorbed 20.46, 22.5, and 23.98 {A} mu g m{L}(-1), respectively, after 30 min of contact. {I}n other solutions with higher concentrations 50 and 100 {A} mu g m{L}(-1), the amount of each metal immobilized was, respectively, as follows: 38.02 and 90.21 {A} mu g m{L}(-1) for zinc, 39.78 and 89.23 {A} mu g m{L}(-1) for chromium, and 47.19 and 86.83 {A} mu g m{L}(-1) for nickel. {D}ue to its high-metal accumulation capacity in aerobic conditions, these {G}ram-positive bacteria may be potentially applicable in situ bioremediation of heavy metals contaminating aqueous systems.},
  keywords = {{G}ram-positive bacteria ; {A}ntibiotics ; {H}eavy metals ; {R}esistance ; {A}ccumulation ; {ALGERIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {S}cience and {T}echnology},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {2153--2162},
  ISSN = {1735-1472},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s13762-016-1048-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067791},
}