Biodegradation of endosulfan and pendimethalin by three strains of bacteria isolated from pesticides-polluted soils in the Sudan

Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 3 Decay constants of endosulfan and pendimethalin following incubation with the three strains of bacteria

Pesticides type	Microorganism/days	Isomers	Decay constant
Pesticides type	Microorganism/days	Isomers	3	7	14	30
Endosulfan	B. safensis strain FO-36bT	Alpha	0.09	0.03	0.06	0.03
	B. safensis strain FO-36bT	Beta	0.08	0.07	0.06	0.03
	B. cereus strain ATCC14579T	Alpha	0.27	0.13	0.07	0.04
	B. cereus strain ATCC14579T	Beta	0.32	0.15	0.08	0.04
	B. subtilis subsp. inaquosorum strain KCTC 13429T	Alpha	0.82	0.38	0.19	0.10
	B. subtilis subsp. inaquosorum strain KCTC 13429T	Beta	0.80	0.38	0.18	0.09
			3	7	14	30
Pendimethalin	B. safensis strain FO-36bT		0.33	0.26	0.13	0.08
			0.43	0.20	0.11	0.05
	B. cereus strain ATCC14579T		0.27	0.23	0.11	0.06