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Wepukhulu M, Wachira P, Huria N, Sifuna P, Essuman S, Asamba M. Optimization of Growth Conditions for Chlorpyrifos-Degrading Bacteria in Farm Soils in Nakuru County, Kenya. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 2024:1611871. [PMID: 38304346 PMCID: PMC10834098 DOI: 10.1155/2024/1611871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Chlorpyrifos (CP) is a chlorinated organophosphate pesticide. In Kenya, it is commonly used as an acaricide, particularly in dairy farming, leading to soil and water contamination. The study is aimed at isolating bacteria with CP-degrading potential and optimizing their growth conditions, including temperature, pH, and CP concentration. The enrichment culture technique was used, with minimal salt medium (MSM) supplemented with commercial grade CP. A multilevel factorial design was used to investigate the interactions of temperature, pH, and CP concentration. According to the findings, seven bacterial strains with potential to degrade CP were characterized and identified as Alcaligenes faecalis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus toyonensis, Alcaligenes sp. strain SCAU23, Pseudomonas sp. strain PB845W, Brevundimonas diminuta, and uncultured bacterium clone 99. Growth and biodegradation of bacteria differed significantly among the isolates across pH value, temperature, and concentrations (P ≤ 0.05). The optimum conditions for growth were pH 7, temperature of 25°C, and 25mg/l chlorpyrifos concentration, while optimum degradation conditions were pH 5, temp 25°C, and CP conc. 25mg/l. The Pearson correlation between optimum growth and degradation showed a weak positive relationship (R = 0.1144) for pH and strong positive relationship for temperature and concentration of chlorpyrifos. Other than pH, the study shows that there could be other cofactors facilitating the chlorpyrifos degradation process. The findings show that an efficient consortium, at 25°C and pH 5, can include Bacillus toyonensis 20SBZ2B and Alcaligenes sp. SCAU23 as they showed high optical density (OD) values under these conditions. These results indicate the potential for these bacteria to be employed in chlorpyrifos-contaminated ecosystem detoxification efforts upon manipulation of natural growth conditions. The findings of this study offer a potential foundation for future research into the reconstitution of a consortium. Based on the optimum conditions identified, the isolated bacterial strains could be further developed into a consortium to effectively degrade CP in both laboratory and field conditions. Dairy farmers can utilize the isolated strains and the consortia to decontaminate farm soils.
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- Miriam Wepukhulu
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-0100, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tharaka University, Marimanti, Kenya
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-0100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-0100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mount Kenya University, P.O. Box 342-01000, Thika, Kenya
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mount Kenya University, P.O. Box 342-01000, Thika, Kenya
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya
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Kraxberger K, Antonielli L, Kostić T, Reichenauer T, Sessitsch A. Diverse bacteria colonizing leaves and the rhizosphere of lettuce degrade azoxystrobin. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 891:164375. [PMID: 37245813 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Concerns about the possible effects of pesticide residues on both the environment and human health have increased worldwide. Bioremediation by the use of microorganisms to degrade or remove these residues has emerged as a powerful technology. However, the knowledge about the potential of different microorganisms for pesticide degradation is limited. This study focused on the isolation and characterisation of bacterial strains with the potential to degrade the active fungicide ingredient azoxystrobin. Potential degrading bacteria were tested in vitro and in the greenhouse, and the genomes of the best degrading strains were sequenced and analysed. We identified and characterised 59 unique bacterial strains, which were further tested in vitro and in greenhouse trials for their degradation activity. The best degraders from a foliar application trial in the greenhouse were identified as Bacillus subtilis strain MK101, Pseudomonas kermanshahensis strain MK113 and Rhodococcus fascians strain MK144 and analysed by whole genome sequencing. Genome analysis revealed that these three bacterial strains encode several genes predicted to be involved in the degradation of pesticides e.g., benC, pcaG, pcaH, however we could not find any specific gene previously reported to be involved in azoxystrobin degradation e.g., strH. Genome analysis pinpointed to some potential activities involved in plant growth promotion.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Techonology, GmbH, Center for Health & Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Techonology, GmbH, Center for Health & Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Techonology, GmbH, Center for Health & Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Techonology, GmbH, Center for Health & Bioresources, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
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Microbial Remediation: A Promising Tool for Reclamation of Contaminated Sites with Special Emphasis on Heavy Metal and Pesticide Pollution: A Review. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10071358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Heavy metal and pesticide pollution have become an inevitable part of the modern industrialized environment that find their way into all ecosystems. Because of their persistent nature, recalcitrance, high toxicity and biological enrichment, metal and pesticide pollution has threatened the stability of the environment as well as the health of living beings. Due to the environmental persistence of heavy metals and pesticides, they get accumulated in the environs and consequently lead to food chain contamination. Therefore, remediation of heavy metals and pesticide contaminations needs to be addressed as a high priority. Various physico-chemical approaches have been employed for this purpose, but they have significant drawbacks such as high expenses, high labor, alteration in soil properties, disruption of native soil microflora and generation of toxic by-products. Researchers worldwide are focusing on bioremediation strategies to overcome this multifaceted problem, i.e., the removal, immobilization and detoxification of pesticides and heavy metals, in the most efficient and cost-effective ways. For a period of millions of evolutionary years, microorganisms have become resistant to intoxicants and have developed the capability to remediate heavy metal ions and pesticides, and as a result, they have helped in the restoration of the natural state of degraded environs with long term environmental benefits. Keeping in view the environmental and health concerns imposed by heavy metals and pesticides in our society, we aimed to present a generalized picture of the bioremediation capacity of microorganisms. We explore the use of bacteria, fungi, algae and genetically engineered microbes for the remediation of both metals and pesticides. This review summarizes the major detoxification pathways and bioremediation technologies; in addition to that, a brief account is given of molecular approaches such as systemic biology, gene editing and omics that have enhanced the bioremediation process and widened its microbiological techniques toward the remediation of heavy metals and pesticides.
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Molecular Diversity of Chlorpyrifos Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Apple Orchard Soils of Himachal Pradesh. JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.22207/jpam.15.2.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A total of seventy-two bacterial isolates were obtained employing enrichment culture technique from apple orchard soils contaminated with chlorpyrifos. Pure cultures of bacterial isolates were obtained using streak plate method on mineral salt medium. Bacterial isolates were characterized on the basis of morphology, culture and biochemical properties. Six bacterial isolates exhibited high extracellular organophosphorus hydrolase activity along with high tolerance towards high concentrations of chlorpyrifos. Genomic DNA extraction from bacterial isolates was done with phenol/chloroform method. Molecular Diversity of six chlorpyrifos degrading bacterial isolates was done employing RAPD-PCR technique by using 25 decamer primers, where amplification was showed by only 20 primers. A total of 337 amplified bands and 64 unique bands ranging in size from 100 to 4900bps were produced after RAPD analysis. The similarity coefficient estimated by Jaccard’s coefficient for these bacterial isolates was found to range between 31 to 64 percent.
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An eco-friendly detoxification of chlorpyrifos by Bacillus cereus MCAS02 native isolate from agricultural soil, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sharma A, Pandit J, Sharma R, Shirkot P. Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by Pseudomonas Resinovarans Strain AST2.2 Isolated from Enriched Cultures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.12944/cwe.11.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A bacterial strain AST2.2 with chlorpyrifos degrading ability was isolated by enrichment technique from apple orchard soil with previous history of chlorpyrifos use. Based on the morphological, biochemical tests and 16S rRNA sequence analysis, AST2.2 strain was identified as Pseudomonas resinovarans. The strain AST2.2 utilized chlorpyrifos as the sole source of carbon and energy. This strain exhibited growth upto 400mg/l concentration of chlorpyrifos and exhibited high extracellular organophosphorus hydrolase (OPH) activity. Gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) studies revealed that Pseudomonas resinovarans AST2.2 degraded 43.90 % of chlorpyrifos (400 mg/l) within 96 hrs. Intermediates of chlorpyrifos degradation were identified using GC-MS. This strain have potential to degrade chlorpyrifos and thus can be used for bioremediation and ecological restoration of sites contaminated with chlorpyrifos
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- Anish Sharma
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, 173 230 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, 173 230 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, 173 230 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, 173 230 India
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Gilani RA, Rafique M, Rehman A, Munis MFH, Rehman SU, Chaudhary HJ. Biodegradation of chlorpyrifos by bacterial genusPseudomonas. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 56:105-19. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201500336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Razia Alam Gilani
- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences; Quaid-i-Azam University; Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences; Quaid-i-Azam University; Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Punjab University; Lahore Pakistan
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Punjab University; Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences; Quaid-i-Azam University; Islamabad Pakistan
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Singh S, Gupta R, Sharma S. Effects of chemical and biological pesticides on plant growth parameters and rhizospheric bacterial community structure in Vigna radiata. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 291:102-110. [PMID: 25791643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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With increasing application of pesticides in agriculture, their non-target effects on soil microbial communities are critical to soil health maintenance. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of chemical pesticides (chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin) and a biological pesticide (azadirachtin) on growth parameters and the rhizospheric bacterial community of Vigna radiata. Qualitative and quantitative analysis by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and q-PCR, respectively, of the 16S rRNA gene and transcript were performed to study the impact of these pesticides on the resident and active rhizospheric bacterial community. While plant parameters were not affected significantly by the pesticides, a shift in the bacterial community structure was observed with an adverse effect on the abundance of 16S rRNA gene and transcripts. Chlorpyrifos showed almost complete degradation toward the end of the experiment. These non-target impacts on soil ecosystems and the fact that the effects of the biopesticide mimic those of chemical pesticides raise serious concerns regarding their application in agriculture.
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- Sunil Singh
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Kanmoni VGG, Daniel S, Raj GAG. Photocatalytic degradation of chlorpyrifos in aqueous suspensions using nanocrystals of ZnO and TiO2. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-012-0433-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sherma J. Review of advances in the thin layer chromatography of pesticides: 2008-2010. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2011; 46:557-568. [PMID: 21722083 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2011.586589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Techniques and applications of thin layer chromatography (planar chromatography) for the separation, detection, qualitative and quantitative determination, and preparative isolation of pesticides and their metabolites and other related compounds are reviewed for the period from November 1, 2008 to November 1, 2010. Analyses are described for a variety of samples types and pesticide classes. In addition to references on residue analysis, studies such as pesticide structure-retention relationships, identification and characterization of plant pesticides and synthesized pesticides, metabolism, degradation, mobility, identification of biomarkers for detection of herbicide effects in plants, and lipophilicity are covered.
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- Joseph Sherma
- Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042-1782, USA.
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