Isolation and characterization of atrazine-degrading strain <i>Shewanella</i> sp. YJY4 from cornfield soil

Abstract

A new isolated strain, YJY4 showed high atrazine-degrading ability, being able to degrade 100 mg l(-1) atrazine completely in 36 h. Strain YJY4 was identified as Shewanella sp. and contained atrazine-degrading atzA, atzB and atzC genes. This study examined the degradation mechanism and metabolic ability of this strain and for the bioremediation of contaminated environments, provides more strain selection and determines the strain of atrazine bioremediation potential.