Journal of Astrobiology & Outreach

Department of Bio-Technology, ARIBAS New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Perchlorate Reducing Bacterias Having Ecological and Mars Terraforming Significances
  Author(s): Utsav Sunilkumar* and Sanjay Lal
  
  Perchlorate is a tireless contaminant of concern that has introduced various issues to the environment, private segment, government organisation and health of individuals. Moreover, the presence of different sodium and magnesium perchlorates in martian regolith is the most common life inhibiting agent on the red planet. In order to remove the life inhibiting chemical, using microbial methods over chemical and physical is much preferred due to economic and environmental reasons. As an outcome, isolated perchlorate reducing strain of Azospirillum sp. was showing perchlorate reduction in separate mediums with 10 mm of ammonium perchlorate, sodium perchlorate and magnesium perchlorate respectively. In addition to that, isolated Pseudomonas sp. was capable of reducing ammonium perchlorate up to 5 mM and sodium perchlorate up to 1 mM. Among these, Azospirillum sp... View more»
  

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