The present study put forth the isolation and biochemical characterization of one of the bacterial strain- Klebsella spp. which was isolate from copper industrial effluent. The isolate show tolerance to various concentrations of heavy metal Cu. The metal uptake property of the isolate can be applied for the heavy metal removal and recovery from industrial effluent.
Hindustan Copper Smelter, Effluent, Heavy metal, pH, Heavy metal tolerance, Antibiotics, etc
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