Pesticides removal using actinomycetes and plants

ALVAREZ, ANALÍA; FUENTES, M. SOLEDAD; BENIMELI CLAUDIA S.; CUOZZO, SERGIO; SAEZ, JULIANA M.; AMOROSO MARÍA JULIA

Fungi as Bioremediators

Springer

Lugar: Tehrán; Año: 2011;

Organochlorine pesticides have been used extensively all over the world for public health and agricultural purposes. Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is one of the most extensively used organochlorine pesticides for both agriculture and medical purposes. It knows that the microbial degradation of chlorinated pesticides such as HCH is usually carried out by using either pure or mixed culture systems. However, little information is available on the ability of organochlorine pesticide biotransformation by Gram-positive microorganisms and particularly by actinomycete species, the main group of bacteria present in soils and sediments. The aim of this work was to study the bioremediation capacity of indigenous actinomycete strain, and the effect of root exudates of Zea mays on this process.