Toxicity analysis of pesticides on cyanobacterial species by 16S rDNA molecular characterization

Abstract

Damaging effects of endosulfan on native structure of DNA, evident as a result of PCR based assay such as 16S rDNA amplification and sequencing, led to formation of gaps, mismatching of base pairs and dissimilarities in entire 16S rDNA sequences of treated cultures. Endosulfan was the most fatal to Westiellopsis prolifica of 16S rDNA region at 40ppm insecticide induced series of mispairing, and other lesions amounting up to 20% dissimilarity and 7% gaps. Whereas, 16S rDNA region of Anabaena fertilissima was comparatively less influenced with 18% dissimilarity and 7% gaps in response to 12ppm endosulfan, while 16S rDNA gene of Aulosira fertilissima was the least prone to changes with 17% dissimilarity, and 5% gaps under 60ppm endosulfan stress by the end of 16 days. On the other side, impact of fungicide tebuconazole after 16 days reflected identities up to 78% and 8% gaps for 30ppm treated A. fertilissima, while 60ppm treatment instilled 79% similarities with 10% gaps in W. prolifica and 83% identities with 5% gaps of Aulosira fertilissima after 16 days.