Diuron tolerance and potential degradation by pelagic microbiomes in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.

ABSTRACT: Diuron is a herbicide commonly used in agricultural areas where excess application causes it to leach into rivers, reach sensitive marine environments like the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon and pose risks to marine life. To investigate the impact of diuron on whole prokaryotic communities that underpin the marine food web and are integral to coral reef health, GBR lagoon water was incubated with diuron at environmentally-relevant concentration (8 µg/L), and sequenced at specific time points over the following year. 16S rRNA gene amplicon profiling revealed no significant short- or long-term effect of diuron on microbiome structure. The relative abundance of prokaryotic phototrophs was not significantly altered by diuron, which suggests that they were largely tolerant at this concentratio

SUBMITTER: Angly FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4793316 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature