Research Article
Optimization of Growth Conditions for Chlorpyrifos-Degrading Bacteria in Farm Soils in Nakuru County, Kenya
Table 2
Summary of optimum conditions for growth and degradation of the bacterial strains.
| | Code | Isolate name | Growth optimum pH | Growth optimum temperature | Growth optimum concentration | Degradation optimum pH | Degradation optimum temperature | Degradation optimum concentration |
| | MW1 | Alcaligenes faecalis | 7 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | 7 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | | MW2 | Bacillus weihenstephanensis | 7 | 30°C | 50 mg/l | 5 | 30°C | 25 mg/l | | MW3 | Bacillus toyonensis | 7 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | 5 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | | MW4 | Alcaligenes sp. strain SCAU23 | 5 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | 5 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | | MW5 | Pseudomonas sp. strain PB845W | 7 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | 5 | 25°C | 100 mg/l | | MW6 | Brevundimonas diminuta | 7 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | 7 | 25°C | 100 mg/l | | MW7 | Uncultured bacterium clone 99 | 5 | 25°C | 25 mg/l | 5 | 25°C | 100 mg/l |
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