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dc.contributor.authorOnunga, Daniel O.
dc.contributor.authorKowino, Isaac O.
dc.contributor.authorNgigi, Anastasiah N.
dc.contributor.authorOsogo, Aggrey
dc.contributor.authorOrata, Francis
dc.contributor.authorGetenga, Zachary
dc.contributor.authorWere, Hassan
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-16T06:36:42Z
dc.date.available2019-07-16T06:36:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1532-4109
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/4609
dc.description.abstractCarbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl methylcarbamate) has been used within the Nzoia River Basin (NRB), especially in Bunyala Rice Irrigation Schemes, in Kenya for the control of pests. In this study, the capacity of native bacteria to degrade carbofuran in soils from NRB was investigated. A gram positive, rod-shaped bacteria capable of degrading carbofuran was isolated through liquid cultures with carbofuran as the only carbon and nitrogen source. The isolate degraded 98% of 100-mg mL¡1 carbofuran within 10 days with the formation of carbofuran phenol as the only detectable metabolite. The degradation of carbofuran was followed by measuring its residues in liquid cultures using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Physical and morphological characteristics as well as molecular characterization confirmed the bacterial isolate to be a member of Bacillus species. The results indicate that this strain of Bacillus sp. could be considered as Bacillus cereus or Bacillus thuringiensis with a bootstrap value of 100% similar to the 16S rRNA gene sequences. The biodegradation capability of the native strains in this study indicates that they have great potential for application in bioremediation of carbofuran-contaminated soil sitesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectCarbofuranen_US
dc.subjectbiodegradationen_US
dc.subjectbioremediationen_US
dc.subjectBacillus thurigiensisen_US
dc.subjectBacillus cereusen_US
dc.titleBiodegradation of carbofuran in soils within Nzoia River Basin, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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