Isolation and Characterization of Electrogenic Bacteria from Tannery Wastewater

Authors

  • Ekramul Islam Department of Microbiology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Saddam Hossain Microbial Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh
  • Palash Kumar Sarker Microbial Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh
  • Syeda Tasneem Towhid Department of Microbiology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • - Md Salimullah Molecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh
  • Abu Hashem Microbial Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v37i1.51205

Keywords:

MFC, Anode, Cathode, Tannery wastewater, Electrogenic bacteria

Abstract

Electrogenic bacteria are able to transfer electrons to extracellular electron acceptors as well as can be used in devices like bioelectrochemical systems (BES). This study was focused to produce electricity from wastewater using microbial fuel cell and find out potential electrogenic bacteria from liquid tannery wastes. After power generation study, six isolates were screened as potential electrogenic bacteria. Of them, two potential bacteria were identified based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics and confirmed by phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence. We also investigated the effect of anode surface area on electricity generation in the microbial fuel cells and found that the surface area had positive impact on electricity generation.

Bangladesh J Microbiol, Volume 37 Number 1 June 2020, pp 23-27

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2020-06-30

How to Cite

Islam, E., Hossain, M. S., Sarker, P. K., Towhid, S. T., Md Salimullah, .-., & Hashem, A. (2020). Isolation and Characterization of Electrogenic Bacteria from Tannery Wastewater. Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology, 37(1), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v37i1.51205

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