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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/eer.2014.059

Cadmium removal by Anabaena doliolum Ind1 isolated from a coal mining area in Meghalaya, India: associated structural and physiological alterations  

Goswami, Smita (Department of Biochemistry, North-Eastern Hill University)
Syiem, Mayashree B. (Department of Biochemistry, North-Eastern Hill University)
Pakshirajan, Kannan (Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)
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Environmental Engineering Research / v.20, no.1, 2015 , pp. 41-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
The cyanobacterium Anabaena doliolum Ind1 isolated from a coal mining site was tested for removal of cadmium at optimum pH 7.0 and temperature $25^{\circ}C$. The organism recorded high percentage of metal removal (92-69%) within seven days of exposure to 0.5-2.0 ppm cadmium. Biosorption onto the cell surface was the primary mode of metal removal. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) established hydroxyl, amides, carboxyl, sulphate and carbonyl groups to be the major functional groups on the cell surface involved in cadmium binding. Cellular ultrastructure and a range of vital physiological processes (i.e., photosynthetic pigments, respiration, photosynthesis, heterocyst frequency and nitrogenase activity) remained unaffected upon 0.5 ppm treatment; higher concentrations of cadmium exerted visible adverse effects. Amongst the five photosynthetic pigments tested, phycocyanin was the most targeted pigment (inhibition was 15-89%). Both respiration and photosynthetic activities were inhibited by cadmium with more severe effect seen on respiration. 2.0 ppm cadmium exposure also had drastic negative effect on nitrogenase activity (87% decreased).
Keywords
Anabaena doliolum Ind1; Biosorption; Cadmium; Coal mining site; Cyanobacterium;
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