Kinetics of Phenol Biodegradation by Heavy Metal Tolerant Rhizobacteria MSSRFPD35 From Distillery Effluent Contaminated Soils.

Biodegradation of phenol using bacteria is recognized as an efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach for reducing phenol pollutants compared to the current conventional physicochemical processes adopted. A potential phenol degrading bacterial strain MSSRFPD35 was isolated and identified from rhizosphere grown in distillery effluent contaminated sites. It showed high phenol degrading efficiency up to 1117 mg L within 60 h by the secretion of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase via ortho intradial pathway.