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A psychrotolerant Sphingobacterium sp. was isolated from the apple orchard situated in the Kufri region of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India using an enrichment culture technique having chlorpyrifos (CP) as the sole source of carbon and energy. Based on biochemical characterization and 16S rRNA analysis, the strain was identified as Sphingobacterium sp. C1B. The bacterium C1B was able to degrade chlorpyrifos ≥ 42 ppm and ≥ 36 ppm within 14 days at 20 °C and 15 °C, respectively. The strain was also able to degrade chlorpyrifos ≤ 35 ppm at 28 °C within 14 days. The enzyme organophosphorus hydrolase might be responsible for the initial degradation of CP by the strain C1B. Based on the HPLC and GCMS analysis, a probable degradation pathway has been proposed, which followed the path from chlorpyrifos to 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol to benzene, 1,3-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl) and then entered into the TCA cycle. Our current study revealed that the bacterium C1B was found to be a useful strain for the degradation of pesticide chlorpyrifos in the cold climatic environment.
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SV gratefully acknowledged CSIR New Delhi, India (CSIR project No. 24(0341)/16/EMR-II) for the fellowship, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), HP, India and the Director, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, HP, India for providing laboratory facilities and financial assistance. Authors thank Dr. Navneet Sharma, Department of Education, Central University of Himachal Pradesh for carefully reading the manuscript.
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Verma, S., Singh, D. & Chatterjee, S. Biodegradation of organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos by Sphingobacterium sp. C1B, a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from apple orchard in Himachal Pradesh of India. Extremophiles 24, 897–908 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-020-01203-y
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