Diversity of chlorpyrifos-degrading fungi isolated from chlorpyrifos-contaminated agricultural soil / Nur Fatin Nabihah Hasan ... [et al.]

Hasan, Nur Fatin Nabihah and Wan Hanafi, Wan Nurhayati and Safian, Muhd Fauzi and Zainal Ariffin, Zaidah (2024) Diversity of chlorpyrifos-degrading fungi isolated from chlorpyrifos-contaminated agricultural soil / Nur Fatin Nabihah Hasan ... [et al.]. Science Letters (ScL), 18 (1): 2. pp. 10-20. ISSN 2682-8626

Abstract

Chlorpyrifos is among the most extensively used organophosphorus pesticides in agriculture to control crop pests, reduce damage to insects, control mosquitoes, and reduce household pests. The extensive usage of chlorpyrifos has resulted in widespread contamination of the natural environment, affecting non-target organisms and causing potential environmental jeopardy. As for the toxicity of chlorpyrifos in the environment, the exploration of chlorpyrifos-contaminated soil fungus to remediate the contaminated area is of immense importance. This study isolated and identified fungi from chlorpyrifos-contaminated soil (6° 32' 30.5''N, 100° 15' 39.3'') in pursuing our search to find a chlorpyrifos bioremediation agent. Five chlorpyrifos-surviving fungi were successfully isolated from the chlorpyrifos-contaminated soil and identified as Fusarium oxysporus, Teleromyces verruculosus, Albifimbria terrestris, Aspergillus terreus and Purpureocillium lilacinum. Their identification had been proven by molecular analysis based on 18S rRNA sequence homology and morphological characteristics. The identified strains had the potential to clean up chlorpyrifos pesticide-contaminated environment.

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Hasan, Nur Fatin Nabihah
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Wan Hanafi, Wan Nurhayati
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Safian, Muhd Fauzi
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Zainal Ariffin, Zaidah
drzaidah@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > Pests and diseases > Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection > Pesticides
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Applied Sciences
Journal or Publication Title: Science Letters (ScL)
UiTM Journal Collections: Listed > Science Letters (ScL)
ISSN: 2682-8626
Volume: 18
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 10-20
Keywords: Chlorpyrifos, agricultural soil, degradation, pesticides, bioremediation
Date: January 2024
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/98439
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