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Glyphosate: Safety Risks, Biodegradation, and Bioremediation

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Problems and questions associated with worldwide success of glyphosate-based herbicide formulations are discussed. Controversy in glyphosate environmental safety assessments and the current state of research of the subject are reviewed. Glyphosate biodegradation is addressed, with particular emphasis on bacterial metabolism of the herbicide. Known degrader strains and corresponding enzyme systems are analyzed, and the prospects of their use in bioremediation of glyphosate contamination are discussed.

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The research of phosphonatase pathway of GP metabolism in O. anthropi GPK 3 was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation as a part of “A novel pathway for the catabolism of persistent organophosphonates in bacteria” project 2012–2014.

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Sviridov, A.V., Shushkova, T.V., Ermakova, I.T., Ivanova, E.V., Leontievsky, A.A. (2014). Glyphosate: Safety Risks, Biodegradation, and Bioremediation. In: Cao, G., Orrù, R. (eds) Current Environmental Issues and Challenges. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8777-2_11

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