Pesticide degradation capacity of a novel strain belonging to Serratia sarumanii with its genomic profile.

ABSTRACT: The extensive use of pesticides in agricultural practices, coupled with the potential for microbial biodegradation of these chemicals, plays a critical role in environmental sustainability. This study aimed to identify microorganisms capable of degrading the most commonly used pesticides in agricultural fields within our region. In vitro screening revealed a microorganism with a broad pesticide degradation spectrum, and whole-genome sequencing further indicated the presence of genomic regions associated with pesticide degradation, a finding that was validated by LC-MS/MS analysis. Detailed genomic analysis, including ribosomal multi-locus sequence typing (rMLST), identified the microorganism as Serratia sarumanii. Our results also demonstrated that the introduction of this strain into the

SUBMITTER: Alatassi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12127232 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature