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The ability of soil-borne fungi to degrade organophosphonate carbon-to-phosphorus bonds
Paweł KafarskiPiotr WieczorekBarbara LejczakW. StrofM. SkorupaT. Krzyśko-lupickaK. Kubśsubject
Phosphonoacetic AcidGlycinechemistry.chemical_elementApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyBacteria AnaerobicOrganophosphorus CompoundsSpecies SpecificityFood scienceSoil MicrobiologyTrichodermachemistry.chemical_classificationAlaninebiologyAminoethylphosphonic AcidPhosphorusAspergillus nigerFungiTrichoderma harzianumPhosphorusGeneral MedicineFungi imperfectiBiodegradationbiology.organism_classificationCarbonAmino acidBacteria AerobicBiodegradation EnvironmentalchemistryBiochemistryScopulariopsisEnvironmental PollutantsOrganophosphonatesAspergillus nigerBiotechnologydescription
The ability of a wide variety of soil-borne fungal strains to degrade four structurally different compounds containing P-C bonds, namely the naturally occurring amino acid ciliatine, the popular herbicide glyphosate, phosphonoacetic acid and 2-amino-3-phosphonopropionic acid, was studied in order to show that soil fungi may play an important role in the biodegradation of organophosphonates. Most of the strains appeared to utilize ciliatine as the sole source of phosphorus for growth. Only a limited number of strains were able to grow on the other phosphonates used in this work. The strains of Trichoderma harzianum, Scopulariopsis sp. and Aspergillus niger chosen for more detailed study show the ability to degrade ciliatine, glyphosate and also amino(3-methoxyphenyl)methylphosphonic acid effectively.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-24 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |