EFFECT OF PESTICIDES ON HYDROGEN METABOLISM OF RHODOBACTER-SPHAEROIDES AND RHODOPSEUDOMONAS-PALUSTRIS

Authors
CHALAM AV SASIKALA C RAMANA CV RAO PR
Citation
Av. Chalam et al., EFFECT OF PESTICIDES ON HYDROGEN METABOLISM OF RHODOBACTER-SPHAEROIDES AND RHODOPSEUDOMONAS-PALUSTRIS, FEMS microbiology, ecology, 19(1), 1996, pp. 1-4
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology, ecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01686496
Volume
19
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1 - 4
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-6496(1996)19:1<1:EOPOHM>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The present study reports the effect of 2,4-D, quinalphos, monocrotoph os, captan and carbendazim on the hydrogen metabolism (nitrogenase, ph otoproduction of hydrogen and hydrogenase activities) of two purple no n-sulfur bacteria isolated from paddy soils. In general, the pesticide s were found to be inhibitory to both nitrogenase and hydrogen photopr oduction activities of both the organisms, and their effect on hydroge nase-mediated reactions varied with the pesticides used and the organi sms.