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- Title
Fipronil Degradation in Soil by Enterobacter chengduensis Strain G2.8: Metabolic Perspective.
- Authors
Prado, Caio; Pereira, Rodrigo; Durrant, Lucia; Júnior, Rômulo; Piubeli, Francine; Bonfá, Maricy
- Abstract
Fipronil is an insecticide widely used in the agricultural and veterinary sectors for its efficacy in pest control. The presence of fipronil in the environment is mainly due to agricultural and domestic practices and is frequently found in different types of environmental matrices in concentrations ranging from µg/L to mg/L and can be hazardous to non-target organisms due to its high toxicity. This study was carried out to obtain and characterize microorganisms from soil which are capable of biodegrading fipronil that could be of great biotechnological interest. For this purpose, bioprospecting was carried out using fipronil (0.6 g/L) as the main source of carbon and nitrogen for growth. Once obtained, the strain was identified by sequencing the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene and the capacity to degrade fipronil was monitored by GC-MS. Our study showed a presence in soil samples of the strain identified as Enterobacter chengduensis, which was able to metabolize fipronil and its metabolites during the mineralization process. Enterobacter chengduensis was able to biodegrade fipronil (96%) and its metabolites fipronil-sulfone (92%) and fipronil-sulfide (79%) in 14 days. Overall, the results of this study provided a bacterium with great potential that could contribute to the degradation of fipronil in the environment.
- Subjects
SOIL degradation; FIPRONIL; ENTEROBACTER; PEST control; AGRICULTURE
- Publication
Life (2075-1729), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 9, p1935
- ISSN
2075-1729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/life13091935