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Biodegradation of beta-cyfluthrin by Pseudomonas stutzeri strain S1

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β-Cyfluthrin [α-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl-3(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate] pesticide has been in agricultural use in the recent years for controlling Lepidopteran pests affecting solanaceous crops. The extensive use of synthetic pyrethroids like β-cyfluthrin has resulted in wide spread environmental contamination. The purpose of this study was to isolate bacteria from soil and to determine their ability to degrade β-cyfluthrin and identify the intermediates in culture broth using spectroscopy. An aerobic bacterium capable of degrading β-cyfluthrin was isolated by enrichment culture. The 16S ribosomal DNA sequence of the isolate (strain S1) had 100% identity to the sequence from Pseudomonas stutzeri. Finally products formed during degradation of β-cyfluthrin have been identified as α-cyano-4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzyl-3(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate (M.W. 341); 4-fluoro-3-phenoxy-α-cyanobenzyl alcohol (M.W. 243) and 3(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (M.W. 208).

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Saikia, N., Das, S.K., Patel, B.K.C. et al. Biodegradation of beta-cyfluthrin by Pseudomonas stutzeri strain S1. Biodegradation 16, 581–589 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-005-0211-4

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