Biodegradation of phenylurea herbicide diuron by microorganisms from long-term-treated sugarcane-cultivated soils in Kenya

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1623-1635

  Ngigi, Anastasiah ^a   Getenga, Zachary ^a   Boga, Hamadi ^b   Ndalut, Paul ^c  

^a MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b Department of Microbiology and Technology   (Kenya)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bacterial isolates; Degradation; Diuron; Liquid cultures; Metabolites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL ISOLATES; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BURKHOLDERIA; CARBON SOURCE; DIURON; HERBICIDE FORMULATION; LIQUID CULTURE; LIQUID CULTURES; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; PHENYLUREA HERBICIDES; REPEATED APPLICATION;

BACILLI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; LIQUIDS; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; SOILS; UREA; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; HERBICIDE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUGAR CANE; UREA;

KENYA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA AMBIFARIA; VAGOCOCCUS; VAGOCOCCUS FLUVIALIS;

EID: 80052571846     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2011.595718     Document Type: Article

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