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Resistance of microbial populations in DDT-contaminated and uncontaminated soils
  One DDT-contaminated soil and two uncontaminated soils were used to enumerate DDT-resistant microbes (bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi) by using soil dilution agar plates in media either with 150 μg DDT ml−1 or without DDT at different temperatures (25, 37 and 55°C). Microbial populations in this study were significantly (pactinomycetes>bacteria. Bacteria from contaminated soil were more resistant to DDT than bacteria from uncontaminated soils. Microbes isolated at different temperatures also demonstrated varying degrees of DDT resistance. For example, bacteria and actinomycetes isolated at all incubation temperatures were sensitive to DDT. Conversely fungi isolated at all temperatures were unaffected by DDT.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    25 October 2000

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier BV

  • DOI:

    10.1016/s0929-1393(00)00058-5

  • Cross Ref:

    S0929139300000585

  • ISSN:

    0929-1393

  • Library of Congress:

    GE Environmental Sciences

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    577 Ecology

Citation

Kantachote, D., Naidu, R., Singleton, I., McClure, N., & Harch, B. (2001). Resistance of microbial populations in DDT-contaminated and uncontaminated soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 16(1), 85-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0929-1393%2800%2900058-5

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Keywords

DDT, Microorganisms, Soil contamination

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