IJOEP : International Journal of Ecophysiology
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2019): International Journal of Ecophysiology

ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SULFUR-OXIDIZING BACTERIA (SOB) FROM WASTE OF RUBBER FACTORY AND PAPER IN JAMBI

Suparjo (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Aug 2019

Abstract

Sewage contains high concentration of sulfate and contaminates ground water supply. The production process in the factory produced sewage containing high amount of sulfur such as sulphide and sulphate. Sulfur bacteria, which are capable of oxidizing, reducing or partially oxidizing inorganic sulfur compounds such as Thiomicrospira, Thiothrix, Desulforomonas, Achromatium, and a group of Thiobacillus. Utilization of sulfur bacteria has done in attemp to find sewage bioremediation agents as well as to promote soil fertility. Isolation and characterization were carried out by growing the bacteria in the starkey selective medium, including pH reduction test, morphology, physiology and biochemical characterization. It has been observed that out of 2 isolates from different sources of samples (rubber and paper sewage), only one isolates related to sulfur-oxidizing bacterium (SOB) while the isolates AE01 related to true sulfur-oxidizing bacterium in genus Thiobacillus.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijoep

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry

Description

International Journal of Ecophysiology (IJOEP) is a peer-reviewed biannual journal (February and July) published by TALENTA Publisher and organized by Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) as an open-access journal. It welcomes full research articles in the ...