Organisms Toxic chemicals References
Pseudomonasspp Benzene,anthracene,PCBs [34]
Alcaligensspp caromatics, PCBs [35]
Arthrobacterspp Benzene, Polycyclic aromatic, long chain alkanes, phenols [36]
Bacillusspp Halogenated hydrocarbons [38]
Corynebacteriumspp Aromatics [36]
Flavobacteriumspp Naphthalene,biphenyl Aromatics, branched hydrocarbons [36]
Azotobacterspp Benzene, cyloparaffins [37]
Rhodococcusspp Aromatics [39]
Mycobacteriumspp Hydrocarbons , Polycyclic hydrocarbons, [36]
Nocardiaspp Hydrocarbon diazinon [36]
Methosinussp PCBs,formaldehyde [40]
Xanthomonas PCBs,biphenyls [36]
Table 2: Microbes utilize the heavy metals.