BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Biodegradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)

1Department of Botany, Government Institute of Science, R. T. Road, Civil Lines, Opp. Air India Office, Nagpur -440008, M.S., India

Department of Botany, Siddharth Art, Commerce and Science College, Jafrabad, Dist Jalna-431206, M.S., India

*Corresponding Author: nileshbhosle30@gmail.com

Online published on 26 March, 2024.

Abstract

The bacteria such as Alcaligenes faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. fluorescens and Bacillus cereus were found to reduce the amount of 2,4- Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid ( 2-4 D) from the culture medium as well as soil.

Keywords

Biodegradation, Bacteria, 2-4 D, Pseudomonas fluorescens, HPLC-MS, And COD