Optimization of Growth Conditions for Chlorpyrifos-Degrading Bacteria in Farm Soils in Nakuru County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorWachira, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHuria, Nderitu
dc.contributor.authorSifuna, Paul
dc.contributor.authorEssuman, Suliman
dc.contributor.authorAsamba, Micah
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-29T10:02:59Z
dc.date.available2024-01-29T10:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2024-01
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractChlorpyrifos (CP) is a chlorinated organophosphate pesticide. In Kenya, it is commonly used as an acaricide, particularly in dairy farming, leading to soil and water contamination. The study is aimed at isolating bacteria with CP-degrading potential and optimizing their growth conditions, including temperature, pH, and CP concentration. The enrichment culture technique was used, with minimal salt medium (MSM) supplemented with commercial grade CP. A multilevel factorial design was used to investigate the interactions of temperature, pH, and CP concentration. According to the findings, seven bacterial strains with potential to degrade CP were characterized and identified as Alcaligenes faecalis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, Bacillus toyonensis, Alcaligenes sp. strain SCAU23, Pseudomonas sp. strain PB845W, Brevundimonas diminuta, and uncultured bacterium clone 99. Growth and biodegradation of bacteria differed significantly among the isolates across pH value, temperature, and concentrations (P ≤ 0 05). The optimum conditions for growth were pH 7, temperature of 25° C, and 25mg/l chlorpyrifos concentration, while optimum degradation conditions were pH 5, temp 25° C, and CP conc. 25mg/l. The Pearson correlation between optimum growth and degradation showed a weak positive relationship (R = 0 1144) for pH and strong positive relationship for temperature and concentration of chlorpyrifos. Other than pH, the study shows that there could be other cofactors facilitating the chlorpyrifos degradation process. The findings show that an efficient consortium, at 25° C and pH 5, can include Bacillus toyonensis 20SBZ2B and Alcaligenes sp. SCAU23 as they showed high optical density (OD) values under these conditions. These results indicate the potential for these bacteria to be employed in chlorpyrifos-contaminated ecosystem detoxification efforts upon manipulation of natural growth conditions. The findings of this study offer a potential foundation for future research into the reconstitution of a consortium. Based on the optimum conditions identified, the isolated bacterial strains could be further developed into a consortium to effectively degrade CP in both laboratory and field conditions. Dairy farmers can utilize the isolated strains and the consortia to decontaminate farm soilsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenya National Research Funden_US
dc.identifier.citationWepukhulu, M., Wachira, P., Huria, N., Sifuna, P., Essuman, S., & Asamba, M. (2024). Optimization of Growth Conditions for Chlorpyrifos-Degrading Bacteria in Farm Soils in Nakuru County, Kenya. BioMed Research International, 2024.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2024/1611871
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27319
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHindawien_US
dc.titleOptimization of Growth Conditions for Chlorpyrifos-Degrading Bacteria in Farm Soils in Nakuru County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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