Cooperation Between <i>Rhodococcus qinshengii</i> and <i>Rhodococcus erythropolis</i> for Carbendazim Degradation.

ABSTRACT: Carbendazim (CBZ) is a fungicide widely used on different crops, including soybeans, cereals, cotton, tobacco, peanuts, and sugar beet. Excessive use of this xenobiotic causes environmental deterioration and affects human health. Microbial metabolism is one of the most efficient ways of carbendazim elimination. In this work, Rhodococcus qingshengii RC1 and Rhodococcus erythropolis RC9 were isolated from a bacterial community growing in a biofilm reactor acclimated with microbiota from carbendazim-contaminated soil. Sequencing analysis of genomes of both strains revealed the presence of cbmA, the gene coding for the enzyme that hydrolyses carbendazim to produce 2-aminobenzimidazole (2-AB). The alternative gene for the first catabolic step (mheI) was detected by P

SUBMITTER: Solano-Rodriguez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11767360 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature