title: Degradation of fenitrothion by Bacillus stearothermophilus adhering to silica.
abstract: B. stearothermophilus strain AG-49, when cultivated in mineral medium in the presence of silica (SA), adhered to SA. Adhesion depended on age of culture, contact time and glucose concentration of the culture medium. Mid-exponential phase culture (5 h) required minimum contact time (30 min) for maximum adhesion. 0.6% glucose concentration was optimum. Quantitative variation in protein and saccharide extractable in sodium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was observed. Five % degradation of fenitrothion by adherent B. stearothermophilus could be achieved in 4 d.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat 785 006, Assam, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D005278:Fenitrothion / Q000378:metabolism*; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D005278:Fenitrothion