Our studies showed that both dead and live cells of M. amorphae CCNWGS0123 are effective absorbents for copper removal from aqueous solution. The removal of copper increased significantly by increasing the pH up to 5.0, agitation speed 150 rpm and temperature 28 C. Equilibrium was reached within 30 min. The absorption isotherms could be well fitted by the Langmuir equation followed by the Freundlich equation. The highest removal of initial copper concentration was achieved at a dosage of 100 mg/L and the highest biosorption capacity was found at an initial concentration of 0.5 g/L Cu (II)....