Development of consortium from indigenous lipolytic bacteria for bio-remediation of restaurant waste water Sutar V.P., Kurhekar J.V.* Department of Microbiology, D. A. B. Naik Arts and Science College Chikhali, Tal. Shirala, District Sangli, Maharashtra, 415408, India *Department of Microbiology, Dr. Patangrao Kadam Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, Maharashtra, 416416, India Online published on 6 October, 2021. Abstract Five indigenous lipolytic isolates, Staphylococcuspetrasii subsp. jettensis VSJK-R1, Staphylococcus epidermidis VSJK-R5, Acinetobacter junii VSJK-R6, Pseudomonas composti VSJK-R8 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa VSJK-R9 were screened for the production of bio-surfactant, out of which the isolates R6, R8 and R9 were found positive. The bacterial consortium containing these isolates showed degradation of Fats, Oils and Greases (FOG) in restaurantwastewatertotheextentof 73.126±4.588%, which was superior to Waste Water Microorganisms (WWM). Top Key Words Lipolytic bacteria, Restaurant waste water, Bioremediation, Sticky particles, FOG, WWM. Top |