Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review
Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide extensively used worldwide to eliminate weeds in agricultural areas. Since its market introduction in the 70’s, the levels of glyphosate agricultural use have increased, mainly due to the introduction of glyphosate-resistant transgenic crops in the 90’s. Glyp...
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| author | María Luisa Castrejón-Godínez Efraín Tovar-Sánchez Leticia Valencia-Cuevas Marcos Eduardo Rosas-Ramírez Alexis Rodríguez Patricia Mussali-Galante |
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| description | Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide extensively used worldwide to eliminate weeds in agricultural areas. Since its market introduction in the 70’s, the levels of glyphosate agricultural use have increased, mainly due to the introduction of glyphosate-resistant transgenic crops in the 90’s. Glyphosate presence in the environment causes pollution, and recent findings have proposed that glyphosate exposure causes adverse effects in different organisms, including humans. In 2015, glyphosate was classified as a probable carcinogen chemical, and several other human health effects have been documented since. Environmental pollution and human health threats derived from glyphosate intensive use require the development of alternatives for its elimination and proper treatment. Bioremediation has been proposed as a suitable alternative for the treatment of glyphosate-related pollution, and several microorganisms have great potential for the biodegradation of this herbicide. The present review highlights the environmental and human health impacts related to glyphosate pollution, the proposed alternatives for its elimination through physicochemical and biological approaches, and recent studies related to glyphosate biodegradation by bacteria and fungi are also reviewed. Microbial remediation strategies have great potential for glyphosate elimination, however, additional studies are needed to characterize the mechanisms employed by the microorganisms to counteract the adverse effects generated by the glyphosate exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad9692be157443a182511129f157a3b22023-11-23T00:29:41ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072021-11-01911232210.3390/microorganisms9112322Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a ReviewMaría Luisa Castrejón-Godínez0Efraín Tovar-Sánchez1Leticia Valencia-Cuevas2Marcos Eduardo Rosas-Ramírez3Alexis Rodríguez4Patricia Mussali-Galante5Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62210, MexicoGlyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide extensively used worldwide to eliminate weeds in agricultural areas. Since its market introduction in the 70’s, the levels of glyphosate agricultural use have increased, mainly due to the introduction of glyphosate-resistant transgenic crops in the 90’s. Glyphosate presence in the environment causes pollution, and recent findings have proposed that glyphosate exposure causes adverse effects in different organisms, including humans. In 2015, glyphosate was classified as a probable carcinogen chemical, and several other human health effects have been documented since. Environmental pollution and human health threats derived from glyphosate intensive use require the development of alternatives for its elimination and proper treatment. Bioremediation has been proposed as a suitable alternative for the treatment of glyphosate-related pollution, and several microorganisms have great potential for the biodegradation of this herbicide. The present review highlights the environmental and human health impacts related to glyphosate pollution, the proposed alternatives for its elimination through physicochemical and biological approaches, and recent studies related to glyphosate biodegradation by bacteria and fungi are also reviewed. Microbial remediation strategies have great potential for glyphosate elimination, however, additional studies are needed to characterize the mechanisms employed by the microorganisms to counteract the adverse effects generated by the glyphosate exposure.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2322glyphosateenvironmental pollutionmicroorganismspesticideremediation |
| spellingShingle | María Luisa Castrejón-Godínez Efraín Tovar-Sánchez Leticia Valencia-Cuevas Marcos Eduardo Rosas-Ramírez Alexis Rodríguez Patricia Mussali-Galante Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review Microorganisms glyphosate environmental pollution microorganisms pesticide remediation |
| title | Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review |
| title_full | Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review |
| title_fullStr | Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review |
| title_short | Glyphosate Pollution Treatment and Microbial Degradation Alternatives, a Review |
| title_sort | glyphosate pollution treatment and microbial degradation alternatives a review |
| topic | glyphosate environmental pollution microorganisms pesticide remediation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2322 |
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