Comparative impact of insecticides on bacterial and acetylcholinesterase activity of Eisenia fetida (Savigny) and Pheretima posthuma (Kinberg)

dc.contributor.advisorDharambir Singh
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Jyoti
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-05T06:22:57Z
dc.date.available2018-11-05T06:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe present study was carried out to analyze the toxicity of chlorpyrifos and carbofuran on E. fetida and P. posthuma. Paper contact toxicity test was used to determine LC50. LC50 of chlorpyrifos against adult E. fetida and P. posthuma was 0.25% and 0.11%, respectively. While LC50 of carbofuran against adult E. fetida and P. posthuma was 5.14% and 4.11%, respectively that confirms the greater sensitivity of P. posthuma towards insecticide induced toxicity in comparison to E. fetida. Lower LC50 value of chlorpyrifos confirms its higher toxicity as compared with carbofuran. Total 52 bacterial isolates were isolated from the gut of worms, out of which six resistant gut bacterial species having agricultural importance were identified as Sphingobacterium sp., Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter murliniae, Bacillus australimaris and Burkholderia paludis. Inhibition in AChE activity due to chlorpyrifos and carbofuran exposure was observed at 24h. While E. fetida exposed to carbofuran tried to maintain AChE level, which may be seen as strategy to cope up with toxicity after prolonged exposure.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810082852
dc.keywordsEisenia fetida, P. posthuma, Gut bacteria, Acetylcholinesteraseen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCCSHAUen_US
dc.subZoologyen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeComparative impact of insecticides on bacterial and acetylcholinesterase activity of Eisenia fetida (Savigny) and Pheretima posthuma (Kinberg)en_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleComparative impact of insecticides on bacterial and acetylcholinesterase activity of Eisenia fetida (Savigny) and Pheretima posthuma (Kinberg)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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