TY - GEN
T1 - Bacterias resistentes al arsénico en agua subterránea
T2 - 20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, LACCEI 2022
AU - Ramirez, Kenedy
AU - Gonzales-Condori, Elvis Gilmar
AU - Choquenaira-Quispe, Celia
AU - Yucra-Condori, Harry Ricardo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Arsenic is a frequent contaminant of water, especially in geographical areas with the presence of volcanoes. This semi-metal is considered toxic to humans. Therefore, its removal from water resources is a constant challenge in the scientific community. The present study aims to search for bacteria capable of resisting high concentrations of arsenic and could eventually be useful in the removal of this contaminant. Three bacteria capable of tolerating 2mM arsenic were isolated and morphological and biochemical characterization was performed. In addition, by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene, it was identified that they belong to Cupriavidus and Pseudomonas and they were registered in GenBank. These bacteria are potential agents for removing arsenic from water. However, further studies are needed to evaluate this property.
AB - Arsenic is a frequent contaminant of water, especially in geographical areas with the presence of volcanoes. This semi-metal is considered toxic to humans. Therefore, its removal from water resources is a constant challenge in the scientific community. The present study aims to search for bacteria capable of resisting high concentrations of arsenic and could eventually be useful in the removal of this contaminant. Three bacteria capable of tolerating 2mM arsenic were isolated and morphological and biochemical characterization was performed. In addition, by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene, it was identified that they belong to Cupriavidus and Pseudomonas and they were registered in GenBank. These bacteria are potential agents for removing arsenic from water. However, further studies are needed to evaluate this property.
KW - Arsenic
KW - bacteria
KW - Cupriavidus
KW - groundwater
KW - Pseudomonas
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140018295&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.426
DO - 10.18687/LACCEI2022.1.1.426
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85140018295
T3 - Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
BT - 20th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
A2 - Larrondo Petrie, Maria M.
A2 - Texier, Jose
A2 - Pena, Andrea
A2 - Viloria, Jose Angel Sanchez
PB - Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
Y2 - 18 July 2022 through 22 July 2022
ER -