Biodegradation of Chicken Feather Wastes in Submerged Fermentation Containing High Concentrations of Heavy Metals by Bacillus sp. khayat

Authors

  • Siti Aqlima Ahmad Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Ibrahim Yusoff Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Bayero University, Kano, P.M.B. 3011, Kano, Nigeria
  • Mohd Yunus Abd Shukor Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Lai Yee Phang Department of Bioprocess, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Mohd Arif Syed Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54987/jebat.v2i2.215

Keywords:

feather-degrading keratinase, Bacillus sp khayat, heavy metals, mercury

Abstract

The increasing use of feather in removing heavy metals from water continues to generate feather wastes contaminated with heavy metals which make it difficult for feather-degrading bacteria to degrade them. In this study, the capacity of Bacillus sp. khayat to grow, produce keratinase and degrade chicken feathers contaminated with various heavy metals, chemicals and surfactants was investigated. The results showed that keratinase activity, feather degradation and the bacterial growth increases with an increase in concentration up to 10 ppm for certain metals, 15 ppm for Cr and Zn and up to 20 ppm for Cu. CaCl2 and Fe2SO4 have negative effect on growth, KA and feather degradation when placed in medium or in cell free crude keratinase except Ca ion which affect crude crude keratinase less. Feather degradation was enhanced at 5 ppm in Pb, Ni, As, Cr and Cu. However, Hg showed decreased feather degradation after 1 ppm. About 90-100 % feather were degraded in the presence of 10 ppm Ni, Ag, Cr, Zn and Co. Ni, Ag, Zn and Cu were the best tolerated metals. Bacillus sp. khayat, with a relatively high tolerance to heavy metals while still maintaining its feather-degrading activities, appears to be a bacterial model for toxic
environmental waste.

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Published

2014-12-31

How to Cite

Ahmad, S. A., Yusoff, I., Shukor, M. Y. A., Phang, L. Y., & Syed, M. A. (2014). Biodegradation of Chicken Feather Wastes in Submerged Fermentation Containing High Concentrations of Heavy Metals by Bacillus sp. khayat. Journal of Environmental Bioremediation and Toxicology, 2(2), 38–41. https://doi.org/10.54987/jebat.v2i2.215

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2014)

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