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Ecotoxicological assessment of propiconazole using soil bacterial and fungal growth assays

Fernández-Calviño, David LU ; Rousk, Johannes LU ; Bååth, Erland LU ; Bollmann, Ulla Elisabeth ; Bester, Kai and Brandt, Kristian Koefoed (2017) In Applied Soil Ecology 115. p.27-30
Abstract

Effects of the fungicide propiconazole on soil microorganisms were tested using [3H] leucine incorporation and [14C] acetate in ergosterol incorporation to measure bacterial and fungal growth inhibition, respectively. Growth was compared to basal respiration (BR) and substrate-induced respiration (SIR) in soil microcosms established according to the OECD 217 guideline. Fungal growth was most sensitive with IC50 values remaining around 300 mg kg−1 during 40 days of incubation. SIR was initially less sensitive (IC50 1300 mg kg−1), but IC50 values progressively decreased over time to reach 380 mg kg−1 after 40 days. Bacterial growth was affected at... (More)

Effects of the fungicide propiconazole on soil microorganisms were tested using [3H] leucine incorporation and [14C] acetate in ergosterol incorporation to measure bacterial and fungal growth inhibition, respectively. Growth was compared to basal respiration (BR) and substrate-induced respiration (SIR) in soil microcosms established according to the OECD 217 guideline. Fungal growth was most sensitive with IC50 values remaining around 300 mg kg−1 during 40 days of incubation. SIR was initially less sensitive (IC50 1300 mg kg−1), but IC50 values progressively decreased over time to reach 380 mg kg−1 after 40 days. Bacterial growth was affected at concentrations ≥200 mg kg−1, but exhibited more complex dose-response relationships possibly due to a combination of direct toxicity, bacterial community adaptation, and competitive release from the more severely affected fungi. BR was either stimulated or not affected by propiconazole. Our results indicate that group-specific endpoints targeting microbial growth will improve ecotoxicological assessment of toxicants for environmental risk assessment.

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Biocides, Ecotoxicology, Fungicides, Microbial activity, Soil microorganisms
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Applied Soil Ecology
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Elsevier
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0929-1393
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10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.03.009
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  author       = {{Fernández-Calviño, David and Rousk, Johannes and Bååth, Erland and Bollmann, Ulla Elisabeth and Bester, Kai and Brandt, Kristian Koefoed}},
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  title        = {{Ecotoxicological assessment of propiconazole using soil bacterial and fungal growth assays}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.03.009}},
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