Biodiversity of pesticides degrading microbial communities and their environmental impact

M Kumar, AN Yadav, R Saxena, D Paul… - Biocatalysis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A number of hazardous pesticides (pure substances or mixtures of chemicals) are being
used by the farmers in agricultural fields to control undesired microbes during production …

Microbial catabolism of chemical herbicides: microbial resources, metabolic pathways and catabolic genes

X Huang, J He, X Yan, Q Hong, K Chen, Q He… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chemical herbicides are widely used to control weeds and are frequently detected as
contaminants in the environment. Due to their toxicity, the environmental fate of herbicides is …

Abiotic and biotic processes governing the fate of phenylurea herbicides in soils: a review

S Hussain, M Arshad, D Springael… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Phenylurea herbicides are world widely used for controlling the development of various
broad leaf weeds in cereal crops. Despite their agronomic interest, these herbicides are of …

[HTML][HTML] New insight into biodegradation mechanism of phenylurea herbicides by cytochrome P450 enzymes: Successive N-demethylation mechanism

Z Wang, Z Wang, G Wang, Q Zhang, Q Wang… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phenylurea herbicides (PUHs) present one of the most important herbicides, which have
cause serious effects on ecological environment and humans. Nowadays enzyme strategy …

Biodegrading two pesticide residues in paddy plants and the environment by a genetically engineered approach

XN Su, JJ Zhang, JT Liu, N Zhang, LY Ma… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Accumulating pesticide (and herbicide) residues in soils have become a serious
environmental problem. This study focused on identifying the removal of two widely used …

Degradation of phenylurea herbicides by a novel bacterial consortium containing synergistically catabolic species and functionally complementary hydrolases

L Zhang, P Hang, Q Hu, XL Chen… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Phenylurea herbicides (PHs) are frequently detected as major water contaminants in areas
where there is extensive use. In this study, Diaphorobacter sp. strain LR2014-1, which …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of di-n-butyl phthalate by a newly isolated halotolerant Sphingobium sp.

D Jin, X Kong, B Cui, Z Bai, H Zhang - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
IJMS | Free Full-Text | Biodegradation of Di-n-Butyl Phthalate by a Newly Isolated
Halotolerant Sphingobium sp. Next Article in Journal The Effects of H 2 S on the Activities of …

Isolation and characterization of an isoproturon mineralizing Sphingomonas sp. strain SH from a French agricultural soil

S Hussain, M Devers-Lamrani, N El Azhari… - Biodegradation, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The phenylurea herbicide isoproturon, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea
(IPU), was found to be rapidly mineralized in an agricultural soil in France that had been …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of isoproturon by Escherichia coli expressing a Pseudomonas putida catechol 1,2-dioxygenase gene

NI Elarabi, AA Abdelhadi, AA Nassrallah… - AMB Express, 2023 - Springer
The phenylurea herbicides are persistent in soil and water, necessitating the creation of
methods for removing them from the environment. This study aimed to examine the soil …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic rhizosphere degradation of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) through the combinatorial plant-fungal action

MD Asemoloye, R Ahmad, SG Jonathan - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Fungi are usually involved in degradation/deterioration of many anthropogenic wastes due
to their verse enzyme secretions and adaptive capabilities. In this study, five dominant fungal …