Degradation of parathion by bacteria isolated from flooded soil.
Two bacteria, Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas sp., were isolated from parathionamended flooded alluvial soil which exhibited parathion-hydrolyzing ability. Bacillus sp. readily liberated nitrite from the hydrolysis product, p-nitrophenol, but not from intact parathion. Pseudomonas sp. hydrolyzed parathion and then released nitrite from p-nitrophenol. These studies establish bacterial degradation of parathion past the p-nitrophenol stage to the end product, nitrite.
D001407:Bacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003124:Colorimetry; D003470:Culture Media; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009573:Nitrites / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000378:metabolism; D010278:Parathion / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology
D003470:Culture Media; D009573:Nitrites; D009596:Nitrophenols; D010278:Parathion