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Table 1 Effect of co-substrate on the biodegradation of imidacloprid by resting cells of H. latericoloratus CGMCC 16346

From: Oligotrophic bacterium Hymenobacter latericoloratus CGMCC 16346 degrades the neonicotinoid imidacloprid in surface water

Co-substrate

Content (mg/L)

Imidacloprid degradation rate (%)

Reduced imidacloprid

5-Hydroxy

Olefin

Glucose

51.6 ± 7.2a

36.9 ± 5.6a

1.4 ± 0.1a

52.4

Maltose

59.1 ± 11.4a

41.0 ± 10.3ac

1.6 ± 0.3a

59.8

Pyruvate

52.0 ± 15.6a

46.0 ± 13.10c

ND

52.6

Succinate

10.6 ± 2.1b

5.0 ± 1.7b

ND

11.6

Control

9.0 ± 3.9b

3.6 ± 0.6b

ND

9.8

  1. The OD600 of the resting cell transformation broth was 5. The transformation time was 96 h. The data represent the mean values of triplicates. Mean values (± SD) within a column followed by different letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan’s test