Microbial Detoxification of Dimethoate and Methomyl Residues in Aqueous Media

The extensive and random application of major organic pollutants, mainly pesticides, threatens ecosystems human health. present study was conducted to isolate identify microorganisms from some water resources contaminated with pesticides. We investigated the ability identified microbes grow in spiked dimethoate methomyl. also evaluated potential effect microbial isolates on methomyl biodegradation water. In addition, total detoxification residues after treatment most effective confirmed using toxicity tests analyzing biochemical parameters histopathological changes kidney liver treated rats. were as Xanthomonas campestris pv. Translucens Aspergillus fumigates. Results showed that X. A. fumigatus media supplemented faster than other without both About 97.8% 91.2% 95% 87.8% (initial concentration 5 mg L−1) biodegraded within 32 days incubation fumigatus, respectively. There no remaining rats dimethoate- methomyl-contaminated respect changes. Collectively, bacterial high for complete degradation