Table 1.

Effect of selected bacterial isolates on heavy metal remediation.

	Cd		Pb
Isolate Code	Optical density	Remediation %	Optical density	Remediation %
KE	0.562c	NA	0.562c	NA
EC	0.594b	NA	0.594b	NA
PA	0.744a	NA	0.744a	NA
KEA1	0.409b	36.40b	1.013b	21.36a
ECA1	0.504a	22.90c	0.544c	16.75c
PAA1	0.350c	46.49a	1.440a	20.54b
KEA2	0.409b	34.89c	1.032c	25.17b
ECA2	0.506a	37.83b	1.161a	17.58c
PAA2	0.195c	58.80a	1.093b	33.67a
KEA3	0.405c	33.67c	0.578c	17.50b
ECA3	0.515b	38.70a	0.663b	15.14c
PAA3	0.759a	37.26b	1.036a	25.99a
KEA4	0.403a	31.57b	0.891b	16.13c
ECA4	0.400a	12.52c	0.573c	25.63a
PAA4	0.206b	39.90a	1.147a	18.73b

Values in the same group followed by the same letter did not differ significantly at p < 0.05 according to Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test

KE- Klebsiella edwardsii, EC- Enterobacter cloacae

PA- Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A₁- 25 mgL^-1 (Cd), 150 mgL^-1 (Pb)

A₂- 50 mgL^-1 (Cd), 300 mgL^-1 (Pb)

A₃- 75 mgL^-1(Cd), 450 mgL^-1 (Pb)

A₄- 100 mgL^-1(Cd), 600 mgL^-1 (Pb)

NA- Not Applicable