Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures

Mitigation of the environment from hazardous pesticides is clamant for all living things. The behavior of the fungicide Fuberidazole was investigated toward biodegradation. Biotransformation experiments were conducted by bacterial strains isolated from soils including, Xanthomonas citri (XC), and Ps...

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Main Authors: Jehad S. Al-Hawadi, Khuram Shahzad Ahmad, Mahwash Mahar Gul, Ghulam Abbas Ashraf, Mohammad Altaf
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2024.2416733
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author Jehad S. Al-Hawadi
Khuram Shahzad Ahmad
Mahwash Mahar Gul
Ghulam Abbas Ashraf
Mohammad Altaf
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Mahwash Mahar Gul
Ghulam Abbas Ashraf
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description Mitigation of the environment from hazardous pesticides is clamant for all living things. The behavior of the fungicide Fuberidazole was investigated toward biodegradation. Biotransformation experiments were conducted by bacterial strains isolated from soils including, Xanthomonas citri (XC), and Pseudomonas syringae (PS), and fungal strains including, Aspergillus flavus (AF), Aspergillus niger (AN) and Penicillium chrysogenum (PC). Analysis and quantification of Fuberidazole degradation and its metabolites were performed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry and UV-visible spectrophotometry. Pseudomonas syringae and Penicillium chrysogenum displayed great bioremedial potential and degraded 91 and 86% of Fuberidazole after 35 days. Significant metabolites such as Benzimidazole 2-carboxylic acid, Benzimidazole, and 1-(1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)ethanone were produced in the current experiment. The increasing order of half-life for all strains was obtained as, PS (10.3) < PC (10.6) < AN (11) < AF (11.9) = XC (11.9) days. Experimental results demonstrated the capability of bacterial cells to efficiently utilize Fuberidazole as a nutrition source and the significance of favorable environmental conditions for its dissipation.
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spelling doaj-art-59e8778d3cd44f1daba2cee6106867852025-01-19T13:50:12ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMycobiology1229-80932092-93232024-09-0152532433410.1080/12298093.2024.2416733Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid CulturesJehad S. Al-Hawadi0Khuram Shahzad Ahmad1Mahwash Mahar Gul2Ghulam Abbas Ashraf3Mohammad Altaf4Faculty of Science, Zarqa University, Zarqa, JordanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, PakistanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, PakistanCollege of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMitigation of the environment from hazardous pesticides is clamant for all living things. The behavior of the fungicide Fuberidazole was investigated toward biodegradation. Biotransformation experiments were conducted by bacterial strains isolated from soils including, Xanthomonas citri (XC), and Pseudomonas syringae (PS), and fungal strains including, Aspergillus flavus (AF), Aspergillus niger (AN) and Penicillium chrysogenum (PC). Analysis and quantification of Fuberidazole degradation and its metabolites were performed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry and UV-visible spectrophotometry. Pseudomonas syringae and Penicillium chrysogenum displayed great bioremedial potential and degraded 91 and 86% of Fuberidazole after 35 days. Significant metabolites such as Benzimidazole 2-carboxylic acid, Benzimidazole, and 1-(1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)ethanone were produced in the current experiment. The increasing order of half-life for all strains was obtained as, PS (10.3) < PC (10.6) < AN (11) < AF (11.9) = XC (11.9) days. Experimental results demonstrated the capability of bacterial cells to efficiently utilize Fuberidazole as a nutrition source and the significance of favorable environmental conditions for its dissipation.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2024.2416733Bioremediationbiotransformationhazardousbacteriapesticides
spellingShingle Jehad S. Al-Hawadi
Khuram Shahzad Ahmad
Mahwash Mahar Gul
Ghulam Abbas Ashraf
Mohammad Altaf
Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures
Mycobiology
Bioremediation
biotransformation
hazardous
bacteria
pesticides
title Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures
title_full Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures
title_fullStr Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures
title_short Environmental Detoxification of Benzimidazole Fungicide Fuberidazole via Microbial Action in Liquid Cultures
title_sort environmental detoxification of benzimidazole fungicide fuberidazole via microbial action in liquid cultures
topic Bioremediation
biotransformation
hazardous
bacteria
pesticides
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/12298093.2024.2416733
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