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Obregón Alvarez D, Mendes KF, Tosi M, Fonseca de Souza L, Campos Cedano JC, de Souza Falcão NP, Dunfield K, Tsai SM, Tornisielo VL. Sorption-desorption and biodegradation of sulfometuron-methyl and its effects on the bacterial communities in Amazonian soils amended with aged biochar. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 207:111222. [PMID: 32890950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sulfometuron-methyl is a broad-spectrum herbicide, used throughout Brazil; however, its environmental impacts in biochar (BC) amended soils is not fully understood. Biochar is known to enhance soil quality but can also have undesired effects such as altering the bioavailability and behavior of herbicides. Microbial communities can degrade herbicides such as sulfometuron-methyl in soils; however, they are known to be affected by BC. Therefore, it is important to understand the tripartite interaction between these factors. This research aimed to evaluate the sorption-desorption and biodegradation of sulfometuron-methyl in Amazonian soils amended with BC, and to assess the effects of the interactions between BC and sulfometuron-methyl on soil bacterial communities. Soil samples were collected from field plots amended with BC at three doses (0, 40 and 80 t ha-1) applied ten years ago. The herbicide sorption and desorption were evaluated using a batch equilibrium method. Mineralization and biodegradation studies were conducted in microcosms incubated with 14C-sulfometuron-methyl for 80 days. Systematic soil sampling, followed by DNA extraction, quantification (qPCR) and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing were performed. The presence of BC increased the sorption of the herbicide to the soil by 11% (BC40) and 16% (BC80) compared to unamended soil. The presence of BC also affected the degradation of 14C-sulfometuron-methyl, reducing the mineralization rate and increasing the degradation half-life times (DT50) from 36.67 days in unamended soil to 52.11 and 55.45 days in BC40 and BC80 soils, respectively. The herbicide application altered the bacterial communities, affecting abundance and richness, and changing the taxonomic diversity (i.e., some taxa were promoted and other inhibited). A tripartite interaction was found between BC, the herbicide and soil bacterial communities, suggesting that it is important to consider the environmental impact of soil applied herbicides in biochar amended soils.
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- Dasiel Obregón Alvarez
- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Centenário, N° 303, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13400-970, Brazil; School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, S/n, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-000, Brazil.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Centenário, N° 303, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13400-970, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo, Manaus, Amazonas, 69060-001, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA), Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo, Manaus, Amazonas, 69060-001, Brazil
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Centenário, N° 303, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13400-970, Brazil
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- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of São Paulo (USP), Av. Centenário, N° 303, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13400-970 Brazil
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Reis FCD, Tornisielo VL, Martins BAB, Souza AJD, Andrade PAMD, Andreote FD, Silveira RF, Victória Filho R. Respiration induced by substrate and bacteria diversity after application of diuron, hexazinone, and sulfometuron-methyl alone and in mixture. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2019; 54:560-568. [PMID: 31246136 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2019.1620043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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After application, herbicides often reach the soil and affect non-target soil microorganisms, decreasing their population, diversity or affecting metabolic activity. Therefore, laboratory studies were performed to evaluate the effects of diuron, hexazinone and sulfometuron-methyl alone and mixed upon carbon transformation by soil microorganisms in clayey and sandy soils and the effect on bacterial diversity and structure. Control treatment without herbicide application was also performed. Sub-samples from the control and herbicide treatments (10 g - in triplicate) were collected before herbicide application and 7, 14, 28 and 42 days after treatment (DAT), then 1 mL of 14C-glucose solution was applied. The released 14CO2 was trapped in 2 M NaOH solution and the radioactivity was analyzed by liquid scintillation counting (LSC), 12 h after glucose application. The effect of herbicides on bacterial diversity was evaluated by T-RFLP. The experiment was conducted in a complete randomized design. Hexazinone did not affect 14CO2 evolution. Diuron showed a greater 14CO2 evolution in sandy and clayey soil, while sulfometuron-methyl led to an increase in sandy soil, at 42 DAT. A greater evolution of carbon was observed in the treatment with herbicide mixture in sandy soil, compared with the same treatment in clayey soil or control. However, the herbicide mixture application did not affect the soil biological activity measured by the respiration rate induced by substrate. On the other hand, the herbicide mixtures affected the bacterial diversity in both soils, being the strongest effect to diuron and sulfometuron-methyl in clayey soil and hexazinone in sandy soil.
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- Fabrícia Cristina Dos Reis
- a Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture , University of Sao Paulo Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture , University of Sao Paulo Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- b Former research fellow at Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture , University of Sao Paulo Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- c Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz" , University of São Paulo, Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- c Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz" , University of São Paulo, Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- c Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz" , University of São Paulo, Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture , University of Sao Paulo Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- d Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz" , University of São Paulo, Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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Gibson B, Vidgren V, Peddinti G, Krogerus K. Diacetyl control during brewery fermentation via adaptive laboratory engineering of the lager yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 45:1103-1112. [PMID: 30306366 PMCID: PMC6267509 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-018-2087-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Diacetyl contributes to the flavor profile of many fermented products. Its typical buttery flavor is considered as an off flavor in lager-style beers, and its removal has a major impact on time and energy expenditure in breweries. Here, we investigated the possibility of lowering beer diacetyl levels through evolutionary engineering of lager yeast for altered synthesis of α-acetolactate, the precursor of diacetyl. Cells were exposed repeatedly to a sub-lethal level of chlorsulfuron, which inhibits the acetohydroxy acid synthase responsible for α-acetolactate production. Initial screening of 7 adapted isolates showed a lower level of diacetyl during wort fermentation and no apparent negative influence on fermentation rate or alcohol yield. Pilot-scale fermentation was carried out with one isolate and results confirmed the positive effect of chlorsulfuron adaptation. Diacetyl levels were over 60% lower at the end of primary fermentation relative to the non-adapted lager yeast and no significant change in fermentation performance or volatile flavor profile was observed due to the adaptation. Whole-genome sequencing revealed a non-synonymous SNP in the ILV2 gene of the adapted isolate. This mutation is known to confer general tolerance to sulfonylurea compounds, and is the most likely cause of the improved tolerance. Adaptive laboratory evolution appears to be a natural, simple and cost-effective strategy for diacetyl control in brewing.
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- Brian Gibson
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, VTT, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044, Espoo, Finland.
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, VTT, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, VTT, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044, Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, VTT, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044, Espoo, Finland.,Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, School of Chemical Technology, Kemistintie 1, Aalto, P.O. Box 16100, 00076, Espoo, Finland
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Colborn T, Short P. Pesticide use in the U.S. and policy implications: A focus on herbicides. Toxicol Ind Health 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/074823379901500121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This article examines herbicide use in the United States, providing estimates of poundage, land surface covered, distribution, and recent trends based on federal and state figures. Herbicides are by far the most widely used class of pesticide in the US, where 556 million lbs of herbicide active ingredients (AIs) were applied in 1995. Agriculture accounts for the majority of herbicide use, totaling 461 million lbs of AIs in 1995. Over 60% of the poundage of all agricultural herbicides consist of those that are capable of disrupting the endocrine and/or reproductive systems of animals. In addition, at least 17 types of `inert ingredients,' which can equal 90% or more of a pesticide product, have been identified as having potential endocrine-disrupting effects. Atrazine is the predominant herbicide used according to poundage, with 68-73 million lbs of AIs applied in 1995. However, 2,4-D is the most widespread herbicide, covering 78 million acres for agricultural uses alone. Both of these herbicides are reported endocrine disruptors. Acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors, namely the sulfonylureas and imidazolinones, are one of the fastest growing classes of herbicides. Many of these herbicides are 100 times more toxic to select plant species than their predecessors, so they can be applied at rates approximately 100 times lower. Consequently, they can affect plant species at concentration levels so low that no standard chemical protocol can detect them. Due in part to these more potent herbicides, the poundage of herbicides used in the US has decreased since the mid-1980s; however, the available data suggest that the number of treated acres has not significantly declined. A thorough assessment of potential exposure to herbicides by wildlife and humans is limited due to the inaccessibility of production and usage data.
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- Theo Colborn
- Wildlife and Contaminants Program, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Wildlife and Contaminants Program, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, District of Columbia,
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Herbicides that inhibit acetolactate synthase (ALS), the enzyme common to the biosynthesis of the branch-chain amino acids (valine, leucine, and isoleucine), affect many species of higher plants as well as bacteria, fungi, yeasts, and algae. The novel mechanism of action attributed to ALS inhibitors, their effect on the reproduction of some plant species, their potency at extremely low concentrations, and the rapid evolution of resistance to these herbicides in some plants and microorganisms are characteristics that set ALS inhibitors apart from their predecessors. This class of chemicals affects seedling growth. Older plants exhibit varied signs of malformation, stunting, and reduced seed production. These herbicides are so potent that they can affect plants at levels that are undetectable by any standard chemical protocol. Weeds quickly become resistant to ALS inhibitors, presumably because these herbicides have a single mode of action and because many have long residual activity. Concern now is directed towards developing the technology to detect very low concentrations of ALS inhibitors in the environment and their indirect effects on plant and animal health.
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Petric I, Karpouzas DG, Bru D, Udikovic-Kolic N, Kandeler E, Djuric S, Martin-Laurent F. Nicosulfuron application in agricultural soils drives the selection towards NS-tolerant microorganisms harboring various levels of sensitivity to nicosulfuron. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:4320-4333. [PMID: 26517995 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5645-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The action mode of sulfonylurea herbicides is the inhibition of the acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) required for the biosynthesis of amino acids valine and isoleucine in plants. However, this enzyme is also present in a range of non-targeted organisms, among which soil microorganisms are known for their pivotal role in ecosystem functioning. In order to assess microbial toxicity of sulfonylurea herbicide nicosulfuron (NS), a tiered microcosm (Tier I) to field (Tier II) experiment was designed. Soil bacteria harboring AHAS enzyme tolerant to the herbicide nicosulfuron were enumerated, isolated, taxonomically identified, and physiologically characterized. Results suggested that application of nicosulfuron drives the selection towards NS-tolerant bacteria, with increasing levels of exposure inducing an increase in their abundance and diversity in soil. Tolerance to nicosulfuron was shown to be widespread among the microbial community with various bacteria belonging to Firmicutes (Bacillus) and Actinobacteria (Arthrobacter) phyla representing most abundant and diverse clusters. While Arthrobacter bacterial population dominated community evolved under lower (Tier II) nicosulfuron selection pressure, it turns out that Bacillus dominated community evolved under higher (Tier I) nicosulfuron selection pressure. Different NS-tolerant bacteria likewise showed different levels of sensitivity to the nicosulfuron estimated by growth kinetics on nicosulfuron. As evident, Tier I exposure allowed selection of populations able to better cope with nicosulfuron. One could propose that sulfonylureas-tolerant bacterial community could constitute a useful bioindicator of exposure to these herbicides for assessing their ecotoxicity towards soil microorganisms.
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- Ines Petric
- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, HR-10002, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ploutonos 26 and Aeolou Str, 412 21, Larisa, Greece
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- INRA, UMR 1347 Agroécologie, BP 86510, 21065, Dijon CEDEX, France
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- Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, HR-10002, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Soil Biology Section, University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Str. 27, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Vaishampayan A, Sinha RP, Häder DP. Use of Genetically Improved Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacteria in Rice Paddy Fields: Prospects as a Source Material for Engineering Herbicide Sensitivity and Resistance in Plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1998.tb00693.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tan H, Xu M, Li X, Zhang H, Zhang C. Effects of chlorimuron-ethyl application with or without urea fertilization on soil ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 260:368-374. [PMID: 23792929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Chlorimuron-ethyl (CE) has been widely used in modern agriculture, but little is known regarding the influence of CE on ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) populations in soils. In this study, microcosm incubation of aquic brown soil was conducted for 60 d. Associated changes in the population sizes of AOB and AOA in response to CE application with or without urea fertilization were examined via quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays of the ammonia monooxygenase gene (amoA). The half-life of CE ranged from 11.80 d to 14.54 d in the tested soil. Compared to the untreated control, the application of CE alone had no strong effects on soil pH, and urea fertilization temporarily increased soil pH in the first 7 days. The abundance of the AOA amoA gene was greater than the abundance of the AOB amoA gene in all treatments, but both were significantly suppressed by CE application in a dose-dependent manner. Urea fertilization generally increased AOB and AOA amoA gene abundances, except that the AOA amoA gene level was slightly reduced at the early stage of the incubation period. AOB and AOA preferred different N levels for growth, with AOB only growing significantly at high NH4(+) levels and AOA growing substantially at low NH₄(+) levels. The stimulation effects of urea fertilization on AOA and AOB amoA gene abundances were strongly suppressed by the CE application. This study indicated that the CE application substantially suppressed soil nitrification via inhibiting the AOB and AOA population regardless of urea fertilization, which resulted in significant changes in the soil NH₄(+)-N and NO₃(-)-N levels. Furthermore, AOB and AOA inhabiting separate ecological niches with different NH₄(+) levels played various roles in N cycling.
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- Huanbo Tan
- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110164, China
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Growth inhibition of pathogenic bacteria by sulfonylurea herbicides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 57:1513-7. [PMID: 23263008 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02327-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Emerging resistance to current antibiotics raises the need for new microbial drug targets. We show that targeting branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthesis using sulfonylurea herbicides, which inhibit the BCAA biosynthetic enzyme acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS), can exert bacteriostatic effects on several pathogenic bacteria, including Burkholderia pseudomallei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii. Our results suggest that targeting biosynthetic enzymes like AHAS, which are lacking in humans, could represent a promising antimicrobial drug strategy.
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Nelson DR, Duxbury T. The distribution of acetohydroxyacid synthase in soil bacteria. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2007; 93:123-32. [PMID: 17624809 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-007-9186-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2007] [Accepted: 06/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Most bacteria possess the enzyme acetohydroxyacid synthase, which is used to produce branched-chain amino acids. Enteric bacteria contain several isozymes suited to different conditions, but the distribution of acetohydroxyacid synthase in soil bacteria is largely unknown. Growth experiments confirmed that Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium, and Enterobacter aerogenes contain isozymes of acetohydroxyacid synthase, allowing the bacteria to grow in the presence of valine (which causes feedback inhibition of AHAS I) or the sulfonylurea herbicide triasulfuron (which inhibits AHAS II) although a slight lag phase was observed in growth in the latter case. Several common soil isolates were inhibited by triasulfuron, but Pseudomonas fluorescens and Rhodococcus erythropolis were not inhibited by any combination of triasulfuron and valine. The extent of sulfonylurea-sensitive acetohydroxyacid synthase in soil was revealed when 21 out of 27 isolated bacteria in pure culture were inhibited by triasulfuron, the addition of isoleucine and/or valine reversing the effect in 19 cases. Primers were designed to target the genes encoding the large subunits (ilvB, ilvG and ilvI) of acetohydroxyacid synthase from available sequence data and a approximately 355 bp fragment in Bacillus subtilis, Arthrobacter globiformis, E. coli and S. enterica was subsequently amplified. The primers were used to create a small clone library of sequences from an agricultural soil. Phylogenetic analysis revealed significant sequence variation, but all 19 amino acid sequences were most closely related to published large subunit acetohydroxyacid synthase amino acid sequences within several phyla including the Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. The results suggested the majority of soil microorganisms contain only one functional acetohydroxyacid synthase enzyme sensitive to sulfonylurea herbicides.
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- Darryl R Nelson
- School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Valle A, Boschin G, Negri M, Abbruscato P, Sorlini C, D'Agostina A, Zanardini E. The microbial degradation of azimsulfuron and its effect on the soil bacterial community. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 101:443-52. [PMID: 16882153 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02937.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS Azimsulfuron is a recently introduced sulfonylurea herbicide useful in controlling weeds in paddy fields. To date very little information is available on the biodegradation of this pesticide and on its effect on the soil microbial community. The aim of this work was to study its biodegradation both in slurry soil microcosms and in batch tests with mixed and pure cultures. METHODS AND RESULTS Azimsulfuron was applied to forest bulk soil in order to study its effect on the structure of the bacterial soil community, as detectable by denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analyses. Biodegradation and abiotic processes were investigated by HPLC analyses. In addition, a microbial consortium was selected, that was able to use azimsulfuron as the sole energy and carbon source. One of the metabolites produced by the consortium was isolated and identified through LC-MS analyses. Cultivable bacteria of the consortium were isolated and identified by 16S rDNA sequencing (1400 bp). CONCLUSIONS Azimsulfuron treatment seems to have the ability to cause changes in the bacterial community structure that are detectable by DGGE analyses. It is easily biodegraded both in microcosms and in batch tests, with the formation of an intermediate that was identified as 2-methyl-4-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-2H-pyrazole-3-sulfonamide. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study increases the knowledge on the biodegradation of azimsulfuron and its effects on the soil microbiota.
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- A Valle
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche (DISTAM), Sezione MAAE, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Pampulha ME, Oliveira A. Impact of an herbicide combination of bromoxynil and prosulfuron on soil microorganisms. Curr Microbiol 2006; 53:238-43. [PMID: 16855810 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-006-0116-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Soil microcosm experiments were used to investigate the effects on growth and activity of soil microorganisms of an herbicide combination (60% bromoxynil + 3% prosulfuron) frequently used to provide a broad spectrum control of weed species. Culturable aerobic bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes, the fundamental groups of heterotrophic microorganisms, and nitrifiers, considered a very sensitive group to these compounds, were evaluated. Since herbicides have been found to inhibit decomposition of cellulose in soil, the effects on cellulolytic bacteria and fungi were determined. Dehydrogenase activity as a measure of microbial activity was another parameter considered. The results emphasized a tendency of reversible stimulatory/inhibitory effects of the tested compounds on soil microorganisms, with fungi as an exception. A long-lasting negative action on the activity of the dehydrogenase (DHA), commonly used as an index of the overall microbial activity in soil, was found. The magnitude of these effects were dependent on the assayed concentrations of the herbicides mixture. We concluded that the presence of bromoxynil + prosulfuron could induce significant changes in the microbial populations of the soil, concerning the activity and balance of microbial community. Possible environmental risks must be considered. Dehydrogenase activity was shown to be an important indicator of side-effects attributed to these herbicides.
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- M E Pampulha
- Departamento de Botânica e Engenharia Biológica, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Stevens M, Duxbury T. Aspergillus nigerand aPenicilliumsp. are not directly involved in the degradation of chlorsulfuron. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/ps.2780360316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Zawoznik MS, Tomaro ML. Effect of chlorimuron-ethyl on Bradyrhizobium japonicum and its symbiosis with soybean. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2005; 61:1003-8. [PMID: 15920784 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2004] [Accepted: 04/19/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Possible side-effects of the acetolactate synthase (ALS)-inhibiting herbicide chlorimuron-ethyl on Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Kirchner & Jordan) in pure culture and on inoculated soybean plants growing under controlled conditions were investigated. Growth of B japonicum strain E109 was not affected by this herbicide even when exposed to concentrations 150 times higher than recommended field doses. However, nodulation of soybean plants treated 5 days after emergence with chlorimuron-ethyl at standard application rates was impaired: a 38% decrease in the number of nodules per plant was observed four weeks after treatment. Despite nodule number decrease, no changes in shoot nitrogen content could be detected. Total fresh biomass was diminished by 25% in herbicide-treated plants. Leghemoglobin content in nodules did not vary; nevertheless total nodule protein was diminished by 40% in the herbicide-treated group. ALS activity in different soybean tissues and their relative sensitivity to chlorimuron-ethyl were also investigated. Roots and bacteroids had the greatest specific ALS activities. On a fresh weight basis, the bacteroid fraction displayed the highest ALS activity and was also the most tolerant to in vitro chlorimuron addition: 72% of its activity was retained after including 10 microM chlorimuron-ethyl in the reaction mixture. These results indicate that standard application rates of chlorimuron-ethyl will have limited incidence on B japonicum survival, and effects on nodulation may have little long-term consequences on soybean nitrogen fixation potential. The differences found among soybean tissues not only in intrinsic ALS activity but also in their relative sensitivity to this herbicide suggests that, in leguminous plants living in symbiosis with rhizobia, nodules may contribute to an enhanced tolerance to ALS inhibitors.
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- Myriam S Zawoznik
- Cátedra de Química Biológica Vegetal, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Boschin G, D'Agostina A, Arnoldi A, Marotta E, Zanardini E, Negri M, Valle A, Sorlini C. Biodegradation of chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl by Aspergillus niger in laboratory conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2003; 38:737-746. [PMID: 14649705 DOI: 10.1081/pfc-120025557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two sulfonylurea herbicides, chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl, were studied under laboratory conditions, in order to elucidate the biodegradation pathway operated by Aspergillus niger, a common soil fungus, which is often involved in the degradation of xenobiotics. HPLC-UV was used to study the kinetic of degradation, whereas LC-MS was used to identify the metabolites structure. In order to avoid the chemical degradation induced by a decrease in pH, due to the production of citric acid by the fungus, the experiments were performed in a buffered neutral medium. No significant degradation for both compounds was observed in mineral medium with 0.2% sodium acetate. On the contrary, in a rich medium, after 28 days the degradations, chemical degradation excluded, were about 30% for chlorsulfuron and 33% for metsulfuron-methyl. The main microbial metabolites were obtained via cleavage of the sulfonylurea bridge. In addition the fungus seems to be able to hydroxylate the aromatic ring of chlorsulfuron. In the case of metsulfuron-methyl the only detected metabolite was the triazine derivative, while the aromatic portion was completely degraded. Finally, the demethylation of the methoxy group on the triazine ring, previously observed with a Pseudomonas fluorescens strain, was not observed with A. niger.
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- Giovanna Boschin
- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari Agroalimentari, Sezione di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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Gigliotti C, Allievi L. Differential effects of the herbicides bensulfuron and cinosulfuron on soil microorganisms. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2001; 36:775-782. [PMID: 11757737 DOI: 10.1081/pfc-100107411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bensulfuron toxicity on soil microbes was evaluated by the methods used in a previous study on cinosulfuron; the effects of the two sulfonylureas were compared. Cinosulfuron and bensulfuron, at the normal field application rate and 100 times higher, had no effect on the total number of bacteria and nitrifiers, or on the respiration activity in the soil, but they did decrease the nitrification activity. In vitro toxicity tests carried out on representative soil microbial strains using bensulfuron at 50 mg l(-1) showed some inhibition of three of the 17 bacterial strains and strong inhibition of almost all the 12 fungal strains; cinosulfuron had had no effect on any of these strains in the previous study. It is concluded that, compared with cinosulfuron, bensulfuron is potentially more toxic on soil heterotrophic microorganisms, but only at very high concentrations that are nearly impossible to reach with the usual agricultural use of the herbicides. However, autotrophic nitrifiers were more sensitive to both sulfonylureas than the other microorganisms.
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- C Gigliotti
- Di Pro Ve, Sezione Fisiologia e Chimica Agraria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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Allievi L, Gigliotti C. Response of the bacteria and fungi of two soils to the sulfonylurea herbicide cinosulfuron. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2001; 36:161-175. [PMID: 11409496 DOI: 10.1081/pfc-100103741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Changes in aerobic bacteria and autotrophic nitrifier numbers, and in respiration and nitrification in two soils treated with cinosulfuron at 42 (field rate) and 4200 microg/kg were studied after 1 and 4 weeks of incubation under laboratory conditions. Only nitrification at 1 week was slightly inhibited by the cinosulfuron treatment, even at the field rate. In vitro toxicity tests carried out in agar media on representative aerobic bacteria, fungi and Azotobacter strains isolated from the two soils, as well as on nine collection soil bacteria, showed that only a very high cinosulfuron concentration (100 mg/l) can have negative effects on the growth of a limited number of soil heterotrophic microorganisms, under conditions similar to those of soil environment. The absence of three branched-chain amino acids increased bacterial sensitivity, thus showing the importance of the chemical conditions and suggesting acetolactate synthase enzyme blockage as the toxicity mechanism. It is concluded that cinosulfuron has a negative effect on only a few aspects of the microbial community in soil ecosystems, even at concentrations higher that those currently in use.
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- L Allievi
- DISTAM, Sezione Microbiologia Agraria, Alimentare, Ecologica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Royuela M, Gonzalez A, Arrese-Igor C, Aparicio-Tejo PM, Gonzalez-Murua C. Imazethapyr inhibition of acetolactate synthase inRhizobiumand its symbiosis with pea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9063(199804)52:4<372::aid-ps730>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Boldt TS, Jacobsen CS. Different toxic effects of the sulfonylurea herbicides metsulfuron methyl, chlorsulfuron and thifensulfuron methyl on fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from an agricultural soil. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb12925.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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