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phytoremediation of endosulfan residues in soil. Chemosphere 148:300–306. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.028
Miyata T, Saito T (1984) Development of insecticide resistance and measures to overcome
resistance in rice pests. Protect Ecol 7(2–3):183–199
Mohamed AT, El Hussein AA, El Siddig MA, Osman AG (2011) Degradation of oxyfluorfen
herbicide by soil micro-organisms biodegradation of herbicides. Biotechnology 10(3):274–279.
https://doi.org/10.3923/biotech.2011.274.279
Mohammadi M, Chalavi V, Novakova-Sura M, Laliberté JF, Sylvestre M (2007) Expression of
bacterial biphenyl-chlorobiphenyl dioxygenase genes in tobacco plants. Biotechnol Bioeng 97
(3):496–505. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.21188
Mohn WW, Tiedje JM (1992) Microbial reductive dehalogenation. Microbiol Rev 56:482–507
Moneke AN, Okpala GN, Anyanwu CU (2010) Biodegradation of glyphosate herbicide in vitro
using bacterial isolates from four rice fields. Afr J Biotechnol 9(26):4067–4074
Mori T, Wang J, Tanaka Y, Nagai K, Kawagishi H, Hirai H (2017) Bioremediation of the
neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete sordida. J Hazard
Mater 321:586–590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.049
Mulbry WW, Karns JS (1989) Purification and characterization of three parathion hydrolase from
Gram negative bacterial strains. Appl Environ Microbiol 55:289–293
Mulchandani A, Kaneva I, Chen W (1999) Detoxification of organophosphate nerve agents by
immobilized Escherichia coli with surface-expressed organophosphorus hydrolase. Biotechnol
Bioeng 63(2):216–223. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990420)63:2<216::AIDBIT10>3.0.CO;2-0
Munawar A (2010) Chemical characteristics of organic wastes and their potential use for acid mine
drainage remediation. J Nat Indonesia 12:167–172
Muñoz-de-Toro M, Beldoménico HR, García SR, Stoker C, De Jesús JJ, Beldoménico PM, Ramos
JG, Luque EH (2006) Organochlorine levels in adipose tissue of women from a littoral region of
Argentina. Environ Res 102(1):107–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2005.12.017
Mwangi K, Boga HI, Muigai AW, Kiiyukia C, Tsanuo MK (2010) Degradation of
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) by bacterial isolates from cultivated and uncultivated
soil. Afr J Microbiol Res 4:185–196
Myers JP, Antoniou MN, Blumberg B, Carroll L, Colborn T, Everett LG, Hansen M, Landrigan PJ,
Lanphear BP, Mesnage R, Vandenberg LN (2016) Concerns over use of glyphosate-based
herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement. Environ Health 15(1):19.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-016-0117-0
Nagata Y, Nariya T, Ohtomo R, Fukuda M, Yano K, Takagi M (1993) Cloning and sequencing of a
dehalogenase gene encoding an enzyme with hydrolase activity involved in the degradation of
γ-hexachlorocyclohexane in Pseudomonas paucimobilis. J Bacteriol 175:6403–6401. https://
doi.org/10.1128/jb.175.20.6403-6410.1993
Naik AT, Earanna N, Suresh CK (2007) Influence of Azotobacter chroococcum strains on growth
and biomass of Adathoda vasica Nees. Karnataka J Agric Sci 20:613–615
Nair AM, Rebello S, Rishad KS, Asok AK, Jisha MS (2015) Biosurfactant facilitated biodegradation of quinalphos at high concentrations by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Q10. Soil Sediment
Contam Int J 24(5):542–553. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2015.988205
Nakajima T, Shigeno Y (2014) Polyester plastic-degrading microorganism, polyester plasticdegrading enzyme and polynucleotide encoding the enzyme. EP 1849859B1
Nakkeeran S, Fernando WD, Siddiqui ZA (2005) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria formulations and its scope in commercialization for the management of pests and diseases. In: PGPR:
biocontrol and biofertilization. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 257–296. https://doi.org/10.1007/14020-4152-7_10
Nannipieri P, Bollag JM (1991) Use of enzymes to detoxify pesticide-contaminated soils and
waters. J Environ Qual 20:510–517. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1991.00472425002000030002x
74
A. Sehrawat et al.