Toxicity, degradation and analysis of the herbicide atrazine

S Singh, V Kumar, A Chauhan, S Datta… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides is a major environmental and health concern
worldwide. Atrazine, a synthetic triazine herbicide commonly used to control grassy and …

Actinobacteria: current research and perspectives for bioremediation of pesticides and heavy metals

A Alvarez, JM Saez, JSD Costa, VL Colin, MS Fuentes… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Actinobacteria exhibit cosmopolitan distribution since their members are widely distributed
in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In the environment they play relevant ecological roles …

[HTML][HTML] Actinobacteria: An eco-friendly and promising technology for the bioaugmentation of contaminants

CI Mawang, AS Azman, ASM Fuad, M Ahamad - Biotechnology reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, various eco-friendly approaches utilizing microbial species to
clean up contaminated environments have surfaced. In this aspect, actinobacteria have …

Microbial degradation of herbicides

B Singh, K Singh - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Herbicides remain the most effective, efficient and economical way to control weeds; and its
market continues to grow even with the plethora of generic products. With the development …

Microbial bioremediation of pesticides in agricultural soils: an integrative review on natural attenuation, bioaugmentation and biostimulation

PRM Lopes, VH Cruz, AB De Menezes… - … Science and Bio …, 2022 - Springer
Pesticides can impact the agriculture and environmental sector both positively and
negatively. An over-reliance on their application to crops to control pests can disturb …

Antibiofilm and Antivirulence Activities of Gold and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Kimchi-Isolated Leuconostoc sp. Strain C2

MG Kang, F Khan, DM Jo, DK Oh, N Tabassum… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacterial pathogens results
in antimicrobial treatment failure and the high mortality rate associated with AMR. The …

Phloroglucinol-Gold and -Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Antibiofilm and Antivirulence Activities towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

F Khan, MG Kang, DM Jo, P Chandika, WK Jung… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the advancement of nanotechnology, several nanoparticles have been synthesized as
antimicrobial agents by utilizing biologically derived materials. In most cases, the materials …

Soil bacterial community dynamics following bioaugmentation with Paenarthrobacter sp. W11 in atrazine-contaminated soil

S Chen, Y Li, Z Fan, F Liu, H Liu, L Wang, H Wu - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides, however it and its metabolites cause
widespread contamination in soil and ground water. Bioaugmentation is an effective method …

Inhibition of Biofilm and Virulence Properties of Pathogenic Bacteria by Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized from Lactiplantibacillus sp. Strain C1

MG Kang, F Khan, N Tabassum, KJ Cho, DM Jo… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in microbial pathogens necessitates the
development of alternative ways to combat the infections that arise. The current study used …

Isolation and characterization of a high-efficiency soil atrazine-degrading Arthrobacter sp. strain

Q Wang, S **e - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2012 - Elsevier
Atrazine has been a pollutant of great environmental concern due to its high potential to
contaminate soil and waters. In north China, atrazine has widely applied in corn fields and is …