Publications by authors named "Prakash Bakre"
Bacillus megaterium F-8 exhibited an intracellular acetamide hydrolyzing activity (AHA) when cultivated in modified nutrient broth with 3% tryptone, 1.5% yeast extract, and 0.5% sodium chloride, at pH 7.
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- The Salmonella/microsome reversion assay was used to assess the toxicity of wastewater from a common effluent treatment plant in Pali, Rajasthan, particularly impacting local textile industries.
- The assays found mutagens present in both surface and underground water, indicating that the treatment plant was ineffective at eliminating these harmful substances from the wastewater.
- The study highlighted the Ames bioassay as a valuable tool for genotoxic studies due to its cost-effectiveness, speed, and sensitivity, suggesting its potential use for monitoring various water resources beyond just CETPs.
Sludge from common effluent treatment plant (CETP) receiving effluents from textile industries at Mandia Road, Pali, was analyzed to assess the level of mutagenicity. Mutagenicity assay using Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA 98 and TA 100 gave positive results, thus suggesting presence of genotoxic contaminants in the samples investigated. Further, mutagenic activity of chemical sludge was found to be lesser than that of biological sludge.
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