Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by the Genus Bacillus
University of Warsaw · Institute of Technology and Life Sciences · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Environmental contamination with heavy metals is one of the major problems caused by human activity. Bioremediation is an effective and eco-friendly approach that can reduce heavy metal contamination in the environment. Bioremediation agents include bacteria of the genus Bacillus, among others. The best-described species in terms of the bioremediation potential of Bacillus spp. Are B. subtilis, B. cereus, or B. thuringiensis. This bacterial genus has several bioremediation strategies, including biosorption, extracellular polymeric substance (EPS)-mediated biosorption, bioaccumulation, or bioprecipitation. Due to the above-mentioned strategies, Bacillus spp. strains can reduce the amounts of metals such as…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.76
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 130
Authors
5- MWMonika WróbelCorresponding
University of Warsaw
- WŚWojciech Śliwakowski
Institute of Technology and Life Sciences
- PKPaweł Kowalczyk
Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences
- KKKarol Kramkowski
Medical University of Białystok
- JDJakub DobrzyńskiCorresponding
Institute of Technology and Life Sciences
Topics & keywords
- Bioremediation
- Biosorption
- Bioaccumulation
- Environmental chemistry
- Cadmium
- Mercury (programming language)
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Bacillus cereus