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<p>Extensive applications of organochlorine pesticides like endosulfan have led to the contamination of soil and environments. Five different bacteria were isolated from cockroaches living in pesticide contaminated environments. According to morphological, physiological, biochemical properties, and total cellular fatty acid profile by Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs), the isolates were identified as <italic>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> G1, <italic>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</italic> G2, <italic>Bacillus atrophaeus</italic> G3, <italic>Citrobacter amolonaticus</italic> G4 and <italic>Acinetobacter lwoffii</italic> G5. This is the first study on the bacterial flora of <italic>Blatta orientalis</italic> evaluated for the biodegradation of α-endosulfan. After 10 days of incubation, the biodegradation yields obtained from <italic>P. aeruginosa</italic> G1, <italic>S. maltophilia</italic> G2, <italic>B. atrophaeus</italic> G3, <italic>C. amolonaticus</italic> G4 and <italic>A. lwoffii</italic> G5 were 88.5%, 85.5%, 64.4%, 56.7% and 80.2%, respectively. As a result, these bacterial strains may be utilized for biodegradation of endosulfan polluted soil and environments.</p>
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Extensive applications of organochlorine pesticides like endosulfan have led to the contamination of soil and environments. Five different bacteria were isolated from cockroaches living in pesticide contaminated environments. According to morphological, physiological, biochemical properties, and total cellular fatty acid profile by Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs), the isolates were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa G1, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia G2, Bacillus atrophaeus G3, Citrobacter amolonaticus G4 and Acinetobacter lwoffii G5. This is the first study on the bacterial flora of Blatta orientalis evaluated for the biodegradation of α-endosulfan. After 10 days of incubation, the biodegradation yields obtained from P. aeruginosa G1, S. maltophilia G2, B. atrophaeus G3, C. amolonaticus G4 and A. lwoffii G5 were 88.5%, 85.5%, 64.4%, 56.7% and 80.2%, respectively. As a result, these bacterial strains may be utilized for biodegradation of endosulfan polluted soil and environments.

Isolation and Characterization of α-Endosulfan Degrading Bacteria from the Microflora of Cockroaches

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Extensive applications of organochlorine pesticides like endosulfan have led to the contamination of soil and environments. Five different bacteria were...

Isolation and Characterization of α-Endosulfan Degrading Bacteria from the Microflora of Cockroaches

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 63 - 68

Received: Sep 09, 2014

Accepted: Oct 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1197325

Keywords
α-endosulfan, biodegradation, cockroaches, isolation

© 2016 MURAT OZDAL et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Isolation and Characterization of α-Endosulfan Degrading Bacteria from the Microflora of Cockroaches

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 63 - 68

Received: Sep 09, 2014

Accepted: Oct 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1197325

Keywordsα-endosulfan, biodegradation, cockroaches, isolation

© 2016 MURAT OZDAL et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
α-endosulfan, biodegradation, cockroaches, isolation