Bio-Augmentation of Cupriavidus sp. CY-1 into 2,4-D Contaminated Soil: Microbial Community Analysis by Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques - Fig 2

(A) Growth curve of the isolated strain Cupriavidus sp. CY-1 with 2,4-D as carbon source; (B) Degradation of 2,4-D using isolated strain Cupriavidus sp. CY-1. Bacteria were incubated with 2,4-D at different concentrations (200 to 800 mg l-1) as carbon source in MS media at 28°C. Samples were collected at different time intervals and growth was monitored spectrometrically by measuring the absorbance at 600 nm using UV-spectrometer and residual concentration of 2,4-D in the medium were analyzed by HPLC.