ISSN: 2471-9315
Science Laboratory Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Ondo State, Nigeria
Research
Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Soil Contaminated with Glyphosphate
Author(s): Francisca Omolara Ibitoye*, Tolulope Racheal Elehinafe and Babatunde Oluwaseun Ibitoye
Glyphosate has been a widely used herbicide for close to half a century to control weeds through a biochemical process by acting as an enzymatic inhibitor in the shikimate pathway of aromatic amino acid synthesis. The aim of this work is to assess the impact of glyphosate usage in farms on the bacteria ecosystem and its influence on the development of antibiotic resistance in the bacteria exposed to it.
Four soil samples were collected at four different locations. Three were collected at a farm in Owo in Ondo state, where the herbicide is frequently used to control weeds (samples A, B, and C), while sample D was collected at a nearby farm with no use of the herbicide in the past. The organisms were cultured using the serial pour plate method, bacteria count was enumerated and the pure culture was obtained. The bacteria were identified using biochemical methods. Antibiot.. View More»
DOI:
10.35284/2471- 9315.22.S1.003