Bioremediation of Agro-Based Pulp Mill Effluent by Microbial Consortium Comprising Autochthonous Bacteria

Table 1

Media used for screening of bacterial isolates for the formulation of consortia.

Medium; (laboratory name)	Medium composition		Bacterial isolates
MD1	Sludge infusion	400 mL	R12, L14, R24, L13
	Distilled water	600 mL
	K2HPO4	0.5 g
	KH2PO4	0.5 g
	MgSO4	0.5 g
	Cellulose	10.0 g
	Agar	20.0 g
MD2	Sludge infusion	400 mL	R1, R5, R10, R12, R21, L14
	Distilled water	600 mL
	K2HPO4	0.5 g
	KH2PO4	0.5 g
	MgSO4	0.5 g
	Xylan	10.0 g
	Agar	20.0 g
MD3	Sludge infusion	400 mL	R12, R25, L6, L14, L16
	Distilled water	600 mL
	K2HPO4	0.5 g
	KH2PO4	0.5 g
	MgSO4	0.5 g
	Tannic acid	2.0 g
	Agar	20.0 g
MD4	Soil infusion	400 mL	R12, R27, L1, L6, L10, L14, L16
	Distilled water	600 mL
	K2HPO4	0.5 g
	KH2PO4	0.5 g
	MgSO4	0.5 g
	Lignin	2.0 g
	Agar	20.0 g