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The Chromium (Cr) uptake ability of Cr-resistant bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, yeast Candida etschellsii, and a protozoan Stylonychia mytilus, isolated from industrial waste water, was evaluated individually and in different combinations. It was found that the three types of microorganisms grown together in a culture medium could collectively uptake 90% of Cr6+ from the culture medium as against 82% by bacterium + protozoan or yeast + protozoan combined culture, each. Consortium of bacterium, yeast and ciliates therefore could make much more efficient inoculum for remediation of Cr-contaminated industrial waste water.
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Muneer, B., Rehman, A., Shakoori, F.R. et al. Evaluation of Consortia of Microorganisms for Efficient Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Industrial Wastewater. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 82, 597–600 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9662-3
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