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Research Article | Open Access
Jayson D. Komicho and Sherlyn C. Tipayno
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
Article Number: 10550 | © The Author(s). 2025
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2025;19(3):2184-2199. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.19.3.46
Received: 02 May 2025 | Accepted: 09 August 2025 | Published online: 03 September 2025
Issue online: September 2025
Abstract

This study investigates the plant growth-promoting (PGP) characteristics and biodegradation capacity of organophosphate-tolerant soil bacteria isolated from vegetable farms in Benguet, Philippines. Three soil bacterial strains identified based on 16S rRNA sequences as Pseudomonas chlororaphis (M4C4-5), Pantoea allii (M1C5-1), and Mammaliicoccus sciuri (M1C4-15) tolerated up to 2,000 mg L-1 chlorpyrifos (CP) and malathion (MT) and exhibited PGP characteristics including nitrogen (N2) fixation, ammonia (NH3) production, phosphate (PO43-), and potassium (K) solubilizations, and productions of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), siderophores, and gibberellin A3 (GA3). Growth analysis using minimal media with CP as the sole carbon source suggests a maximum population (10.11 log10 CFU) on day 5, achieved by P. chlororaphis (M4C4-5). The isolates showed degradation of the amended CP in the mineral salt medium. Remarkably, P. chlororaphis (M4C4-5) showed efficient degradation by 81.76%. Overall, this study provided new insights and application potential of novel soil bacteria in the bioremediation of OP pesticides while promoting plant growth and development by producing phytohormones and enzymes.

Keywords

Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria (PGPB), Biodegradation, Organophosphate Pesticides, Soil Microbial Diversity, Bioremediation, Chlorpyrifos

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