Singh BK, Kuhad RC, Singh A, Lal R, Triapthi KK (1999) Biochemical and molecular basis of
pesticide degradation by microorganisms. Crit Rev Biotechnol 19:197–225. https://doi.org/10.
1080/0738-859991229242
Singh BK, Walker A, Morgan JAW, Wright DJ (2004) Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by
Enterobacter strain B-14 and its use in the bioremediation of contaminated soils. Appl Environ
Microbiol 70:4855–4863. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.70.8.4855-4863.2004
Singh BK, Walker A, Wright DJ (2006) Bioremedial potential of fenamiphos and chlorpyrifos
degrading isolates: influence of different environmental conditions. Soil Biol Biochem 38
(9):2682–2693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.019
Slaoui M, Ouhssine M, Berny E, Elyachioui M (2007) Biodegradation of the carbofuran by a
fungus isolated from treated soil. Afr J Biotechnol 6:419–423
Smith E, Smith J, Naidu R, Juhasz A (2004) Desorption of DDT from a contaminated soil using
cosolvent and surfactant washing in batch experiments. Water Air Soil Pollut 151:71–86.
https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WATE.0000009899.03630.78
Sobti RC, Krishan A, Pfaffenberger CD (1982) Cytokinetic and cytogenetic effects of some
agricultural chemicals on human lymphoid cells in vitro: organophosphates. Mut Res/Gen
Toxicol 102(1):89–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1218(82)90149-5
Soedarjo M, Borthakur D (1998) Mimosine, a toxin produced by the tree-legume Leucaena
provides a nodulation competition advantage to mimosine-degrading Rhizobium strains. Soil
Biol Biochem 30(12):1605–1613. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00180-6
Soedarjo M, Hemscheidt TK, Borthakur D (1995) Mimosine, a toxin present in leguminous trees
(Leucaena spp.), induces a mimosine-degrading enzyme activity in some Rhizobium strains.
Appl Environ Microbiol 60(12):4268–4272
Sogorb MA, Vilanova E (2002) Enzymes involved in the detoxification of organophosphorus,
carbamate and pyrethroid insecticides through hydrolysis. Toxicol Lett 128:215–228. https://
doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4274(01)00543-4
Sogorb MA, Vilanova E, Carrera V (2004) Future applications of phosphotriesterases in the
prophylaxis and treatment of organophosphorus insecticide and nerve agent poisonings. Toxicol
Lett 151(1):219–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.01.022
Somara S, Manavathi B, Tebbe CC, Siddavatam D (2002) Localisation of identical organophosphorus pesticide degrading (opd) genes on genetically dissimilar indigenous plasmids of soil
bacteria: PCR amplification, cloning and sequencing of opd gene from Flavobacterium
balustinum. Indian J Exp Biol 40:774–779
Sonkong K, Prasertsan P, Sobhon V (2008) Screening and identification of p,p
0 -DDT degrading soil
isolates. Songklanakarin J Sci Technol 30(1):103–110
Spina F, Cecchi G, Landinez-Torres A, Pecoraro L, Russo F, Wu B, Cai L, Liu XZ, Tosi S, Varese
GC, Zotti M (2018) Fungi as a toolbox for sustainable bioremediation of pesticides in soil and
water. Plant Biosyst 152(3):474–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2018.1445130
Sriprang R, Hayashi M, Ono H, Takagi M, Hirata K, Murooka Y (2003) Enhanced accumulation of
Cd
2+ by a Mesorhizobium sp. transformed with a gene from Arabidopsis thaliana coding for
phytochelatin synthase. Appl Environ Microbiol 69:1791–1796. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.
69.3.1791-1796.2003
Stalker DM, McBride KE, Malyi LD (1988) Expression in plants of a bromoxynil-specific bacterial
nitrilase that confers herbicide resistance. In: Genetic improvements of agriculturally important
crops. Davis, CA, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, pp 35–38
Sun TR, Cang L, Wang QY, Zhou DM, Cheng JM, Xu H (2010) Roles of abiotic losses, microbes,
plant roots, and root exudates on phytoremediation of PAHs in a barren soil. J Hazard Mater
176:919–925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.124
Suominen L, Jussila MM, Mäkeläinen K, Romantschuk M, Lindström K (2000) Evaluation of the
Galega–Rhizobium galegae system for the bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil. Environ
Pollut 107(2):239–244. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00143-8
Suresh B, Ravishankar GA (2004) Phytoremediation—a novel and promising approach for environmental clean-up. Crit Rev Biotechnol 24(2–3):97–124
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pesticide degradation by microorganisms. Crit Rev Biotechnol 19:197–225. https://doi.org/10.
1080/0738-859991229242
Singh BK, Walker A, Morgan JAW, Wright DJ (2004) Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by
Enterobacter strain B-14 and its use in the bioremediation of contaminated soils. Appl Environ
Microbiol 70:4855–4863. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.70.8.4855-4863.2004
Singh BK, Walker A, Wright DJ (2006) Bioremedial potential of fenamiphos and chlorpyrifos
degrading isolates: influence of different environmental conditions. Soil Biol Biochem 38
(9):2682–2693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.019
Slaoui M, Ouhssine M, Berny E, Elyachioui M (2007) Biodegradation of the carbofuran by a
fungus isolated from treated soil. Afr J Biotechnol 6:419–423
Smith E, Smith J, Naidu R, Juhasz A (2004) Desorption of DDT from a contaminated soil using
cosolvent and surfactant washing in batch experiments. Water Air Soil Pollut 151:71–86.
https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WATE.0000009899.03630.78
Sobti RC, Krishan A, Pfaffenberger CD (1982) Cytokinetic and cytogenetic effects of some
agricultural chemicals on human lymphoid cells in vitro: organophosphates. Mut Res/Gen
Toxicol 102(1):89–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1218(82)90149-5
Soedarjo M, Borthakur D (1998) Mimosine, a toxin produced by the tree-legume Leucaena
provides a nodulation competition advantage to mimosine-degrading Rhizobium strains. Soil
Biol Biochem 30(12):1605–1613. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00180-6
Soedarjo M, Hemscheidt TK, Borthakur D (1995) Mimosine, a toxin present in leguminous trees
(Leucaena spp.), induces a mimosine-degrading enzyme activity in some Rhizobium strains.
Appl Environ Microbiol 60(12):4268–4272
Sogorb MA, Vilanova E (2002) Enzymes involved in the detoxification of organophosphorus,
carbamate and pyrethroid insecticides through hydrolysis. Toxicol Lett 128:215–228. https://
doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4274(01)00543-4
Sogorb MA, Vilanova E, Carrera V (2004) Future applications of phosphotriesterases in the
prophylaxis and treatment of organophosphorus insecticide and nerve agent poisonings. Toxicol
Lett 151(1):219–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.01.022
Somara S, Manavathi B, Tebbe CC, Siddavatam D (2002) Localisation of identical organophosphorus pesticide degrading (opd) genes on genetically dissimilar indigenous plasmids of soil
bacteria: PCR amplification, cloning and sequencing of opd gene from Flavobacterium
balustinum. Indian J Exp Biol 40:774–779
Sonkong K, Prasertsan P, Sobhon V (2008) Screening and identification of p,p
0 -DDT degrading soil
isolates. Songklanakarin J Sci Technol 30(1):103–110
Spina F, Cecchi G, Landinez-Torres A, Pecoraro L, Russo F, Wu B, Cai L, Liu XZ, Tosi S, Varese
GC, Zotti M (2018) Fungi as a toolbox for sustainable bioremediation of pesticides in soil and
water. Plant Biosyst 152(3):474–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2018.1445130
Sriprang R, Hayashi M, Ono H, Takagi M, Hirata K, Murooka Y (2003) Enhanced accumulation of
Cd
2+ by a Mesorhizobium sp. transformed with a gene from Arabidopsis thaliana coding for
phytochelatin synthase. Appl Environ Microbiol 69:1791–1796. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.
69.3.1791-1796.2003
Stalker DM, McBride KE, Malyi LD (1988) Expression in plants of a bromoxynil-specific bacterial
nitrilase that confers herbicide resistance. In: Genetic improvements of agriculturally important
crops. Davis, CA, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, pp 35–38
Sun TR, Cang L, Wang QY, Zhou DM, Cheng JM, Xu H (2010) Roles of abiotic losses, microbes,
plant roots, and root exudates on phytoremediation of PAHs in a barren soil. J Hazard Mater
176:919–925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.124
Suominen L, Jussila MM, Mäkeläinen K, Romantschuk M, Lindström K (2000) Evaluation of the
Galega–Rhizobium galegae system for the bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil. Environ
Pollut 107(2):239–244. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00143-8
Suresh B, Ravishankar GA (2004) Phytoremediation—a novel and promising approach for environmental clean-up. Crit Rev Biotechnol 24(2–3):97–124
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