Biodegradation of soil-applied endosulfan in the presence of a biosurfactant

Awasthi, N. and Kumar, A. and Makkar, R S and Cameotra, Swaranjit Singh (1999) Biodegradation of soil-applied endosulfan in the presence of a biosurfactant. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 34 (5). pp. 793-803. ISSN 0360-1234

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Abstract

Biodegradation of endosulfan isomers in soil‐applied and flask‐coated conditions was studied, by an isolated bacterial coculture. The degradation in soil‐applied form was 20–30% slower than in flask‐coated condition. Addition of a biosurfactant, isolated from Bacillus subtilis MTCC 1427, enhanced the rate of biodegradation by 30–45% in both the conditions. It also mobilized the residual endosulfan towards biodegradation, that otherwise remains undegraded.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Taylor and francis group.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biodegradation, biosurfactant, mobilization, site reclamation
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User: Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2012 08:43
Last Modified: 27 Mar 2014 09:34
URI: http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/809

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