ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL STRAIN, Bacillus sp KJ629314, WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL TO AEROBICALLY DEGRADE DIESEL

 

S. Cisneros-de La Cueva, M.A. Martínez-Prado, J.A. Rojas-Contreras, H. Medrano-Roldán, and M.A. Murillo-Martínez

 

 

  • Aerobic degradation of diesel by indigenous bacteria.

  • Isolation of Bacillus sp KJ629314 from a mining TPH contaminated soil and its corresponding identification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

  • Evaluation of diesel degradation efficiency and microbial growth rate.