title: Degradation of three phenylurea herbicides (chlortoluron, isoproturon and diuron) by micromycetes isolated from soil.
abstract: As part of a study conducted on the fate of xenobiotics in the environment, a selection of 100 strains of micromycetes (Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes and Yeasts) have been cultivated in liquid synthetic medium with 3 phenylurea herbicides: chlortoluron and isoproturon (100mg L-1) and diuron (20mg L-1). While 17 strains depleted isoproturon over 50% only 4 depleted diuron and 2 chlortoluron at the same level. The best results were obtained with Bjerkandera adusta and Oxysporus sp which were the most efficient towards the 3 substrates. After 2 weeks Bjerkandera adusta depleted chlortoluron 98%, diuron 92% and isoproturon 88%.
authors.affiliation: Groupe pour l'Etude du Devenir des Xénobiotiques dans l'Environnement (GEDEXE), UFR de Pharmacie de Grenoble, Université J. Fourier, Meylan, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khadrani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seigle-Murandi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steiman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vroumsia
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004237:Diuron / Q000378:metabolism*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008782:Methylurea Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D008782:Methylurea Compounds; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D012987:Soil; C028904:isoproturon; D004237:Diuron; C007033:chlortoluron