Mechanisms of tolerance and high degradation capacity of the herbicide mesotrione by Escherichia coli strain DH5-α.

The intensive use of agrochemicals has played an important role in increasing agricultural production. One of the impacts of agrochemical use has been changes in population structure of soil microbiota. The aim of this work was to analyze the adaptive strategies that bacteria use to overcome oxidati...

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Main Authors: Luiz R Olchanheski, Manuella N Dourado, Flávio L Beltrame, Acácio A F Zielinski, Ivo M Demiate, Sônia A V Pileggi, Ricardo A Azevedo, Michael J Sadowsky, Marcos Pileggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4055684?pdf=render