| Summary: | This study was conducted to investigate the biodegradation of carbofuran by soil bacteria. The bacteria were isolated from agricultural planting areas in Central Java and Yogyakarta. Biodegradation activity was measured based on carbofuran residue analysed using HPLC. Thirty three bacterial strains could be isolated from the soils samples. However, they showed different pattern in carbofuran degradation. Some isolates degraded carbofuran more than 70% within 15 days, but the others were less than 30%. There were relationship between degradation pattern and the growth of bacterial isolate. Based on the morphological and physiological characteristics, the selected bacteria were classified in different bacterial genera. One of them (KID-1) was classified as the member of genus Pseudomonas which could synthesize diffusable and fluorescent pigments.
Key words : Soil bacteria, Carbofuran degradation.
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