Aerobic degradation of diuron by aquatic microorganisms.
Degradation of diuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethyl-urea] by microorganisms obtained from pond water and sediment was determined under aerobic conditions. Enrichment procedures were used to isolate cultures capable of degrading the herbicide. Several mixed fungal/bacterial and mixed bacterial cultures were isolated that could degrade diuron. The mixed cultures degraded 67-99% of the added diuron forming from six to seven products which were separated via TLC. The major degradation product detected in most culture extracts was 3,4-dichloroanaline. Other identified products formed were 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl-urea and 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)urea.
D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004237:Diuron / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004237:Diuron; D005990:Glycerol