Degradation of chlorpyriphos and polyethylene by endosymbiotic bacteria from citrus mealybug
Joint Authors
Nur al-Din, Ahmad
Darwish, Hadir
Ibrahim, Shahidah
War, Abd al-Rashid
Husayn, Barakat
Sufi, Tariq
Gupta, Rakesh Kumar
Kumar, Amit
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 6 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.3214-3224, 11 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chlorpyriphos is one of the major organophosphorus pesticides used widely to control a range of insect pests across several crops.
this insecticide is hazardous to the environment and toxic to mammals, thus, it is essential to remove the same from the environment.
similarly, use of polythene is also increasing day by day.
therefore, it is highly important to identify ways to degrade chlorpyriphos and other pesticides from the environment.
we studied the degradation of chlorpyriphos and polyethylene by citrus mealybug (planococcus citri) bacterial endosymbionts such as bacillus licheniformis, pseudomonas cereus, pseudomonas putida and bacillus subtilis.
this investigation revealed that bacterial endosymbionts use the polythene as a source of carbon and solubilize them by their enzymatic machinery.
the degradation of polyethylene by endosymbionts showed a significant reduction in weight of polyethylene sheet after15, 30 and 45 days of treatment.
the sem images showed localized degradation of the polyethylene around the bacterial cells in the biofilm.
further, the tensile strength (percentage elongation) was significantly reduced after 45 days of incubation.
the weight of paraffin wax showed significant reduction in b.
cereus.
a significant reduction in total amount of chlorpyriphos in soil was observed at an interval of 7, 14 and 21 days after treatment by the bacterial isolates.
among the bacteria, b.
cereus and p.
putida were found to be most effective.
the results from this study show that endosymbionts can be significantly implicated in degrading chlorpyriphos and polyethylene from the environment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ibrahim, Shahidah& Gupta, Rakesh Kumar& War, Abd al-Rashid& Husayn, Barakat& Kumar, Amit& Sufi, Tariq…[et al.]. 2021. Degradation of chlorpyriphos and polyethylene by endosymbiotic bacteria from citrus mealybug. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 28, no. 6, pp.3214-3224.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1415242
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ibrahim, Shahidah…[et al.]. Degradation of chlorpyriphos and polyethylene by endosymbiotic bacteria from citrus mealybug. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 28, no. 6 (2021), pp.3214-3224.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1415242
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ibrahim, Shahidah& Gupta, Rakesh Kumar& War, Abd al-Rashid& Husayn, Barakat& Kumar, Amit& Sufi, Tariq…[et al.]. Degradation of chlorpyriphos and polyethylene by endosymbiotic bacteria from citrus mealybug. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2021. Vol. 28, no. 6, pp.3214-3224.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1415242
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 3223-3224
Record ID
BIM-1415242