Bio-Augmentation of Cupriavidus sp. CY-1 into 2,4-D Contaminated Soil: Microbial Community Analysis by Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques
Fig 5
(A) Degradation of 2,4-D with MMIT campus soil and forest soil under non-bioaugmentation and bio-augmentation conditions. Soils were contaminated with 100 mg/kg of 2,4-D. For bio-augmentation experiments, 4 ml of CY-1 culture solution was inoculated into soils. Samples were collected at different time intervals and residual concentration of 2,4-D in the medium were analyzed by HPLC. (B) CFU and MPN of forest soil under non-bioaugmentation and bio-augmentation conditions.