Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
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Abstract

Phenol is a highly toxic and carcinogenic compound and its biodegradation is very important to meet the environmental regulations. The removal efficiency of phenol from aqueous solutions was determined using Pseudomonas pseudomallei. The influence on biodegradation of phenol were studied using six different carbon sources namely galactose, mannitol, mannose, raffinose, fructose and maltose with the concentrations ranging 0.0 to 1.0 g/l. It has been noted that fructose has enhanced the affinity of P. pseudomallei for phenol at a concentration of 0.4 g/l. The percentage of phenol degradation was 84.23 when fructose was supplemented with an optimum of 0.4 g/l as an additional carbon source.

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