Accelerated Biodegradation of the Agrochemical Ametoctradin by Soil-Derived Microbial Consortia.

ABSTRACT: Pesticide-resistant plant pathogens are an increasing threat to the global food supply and have generated a need for novel, efficacious agrochemicals. The current regulatory process for approving new agrochemicals is a tedious but necessary process. One way to accelerate the safety evaluation process is to utilize in vitro systems to demonstrate pesticide degradation by soil microbes prior to ex vivo soil evaluations. This approach may have the capability to generate metabolic profiles free of inhibitory substances, such as humic acids, commonly present in ex vivo soil systems. In this study, we used a packed-bed microbial bioreactor to assess the role of the natural soil microbial community during biodegradation of the triazolopyrimidine fungicide, ametoctradin. Metab

SUBMITTER: Whittington HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7477900 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature