Bacterial Remediation of Glyphosate Polluted Agricultural Soil

Abstract

Glyphosate is a broad spectrum, non-selective herbicide widely used in the agriculture for the control of weed population. Their presence in environment causes persistent negative effects in human health due to its toxicity. Bioremediation of polluted soil is the primary way of eliminating glyphosate from the environment. The aim of this study is to isolate and identify the herbicide (glyphosate) degrading bacteria from the herbicide polluted agricultural soil and to bioremediate the polluted sample by the bacteria isolate. Their efficiency to degrade glyphosate was tested by various tests like enrichment culture technique, minimum inhibitory concentration and degradation in soil.

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DOI

10.53550/eec.2025.v31i01s.064

Journal

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Year

2025