Biodegradation of the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid in surface water by the bacterium Variovorax boronicumulans CGMCC 4969 and its enzymatic mechanism

Abstract

The plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium <italic>Variovorax boronicumulans</italic> CGMCC4969 was used to degrade the neonicotinoid insecticide, acetamiprid (AAP), in surface water, and the enzymatic mechanisms of AAP degradation were explored.