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Isolation of Virgibacillus sp. strain KU4 from agricultural soil as a potential degrader of endocrine disruptor bisphenol-A

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Bisphenol-A is one of the highest volumes of chemicals produced worldwide and released into the atmosphere each year. Recent extensive literature has raised concerns about its possible endocrine-disrupting effect in animals and humans. A bacterium having high tolerance of bisphenol-A (1000 mg L−1) was isolated from agriculture soil of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India, and identified as Virgibacillus sp. KU4 by 16S ribosomal RNA sequence analysis. Bisphenol-A removal efficiency of this strain was measured as greater than 92% at seventh day of incubation in a basal mineral medium supplemented with 1000 mg L−1 at seventh day. Gas chromatography analysis showed that 1000 mg L−1 BPA in distilled water was degraded by the Virgibacillus sp. KU4 in an efficient way. A 70 ± 3% bisphenol-A degradation was observed in the suspended cell pellet-mediated degradation study, where distilled water supplemented with 1000 mg L−1 bisphenol-A was sole carbon and energy source for bacterial growth. Further, Virgibacillus sp. KU4 is expected to be a candidate as a biological cleaner of BPA in the environment.

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We are thankful to Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, for providing the necessary laboratory facilities for this work.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, 16417, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    M. Kamaraj & J. Aravind

  2. Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Udumalpet, Tiruppur, TamilNadu, 642 126, India

    S. Rajeshwari

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Kamaraj, M., Rajeshwari, S. & Aravind, J. Isolation of Virgibacillus sp. strain KU4 from agricultural soil as a potential degrader of endocrine disruptor bisphenol-A. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 15, 2545–2550 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-017-1398-8

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