<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>CWE/1740/2025</journal-id><journal-title >Current World Environment</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0973-4929</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>2320-8031</issn><publisher><publisher-name>4</publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>CWE--98-00</article-id><title-group><article-title>&lt;p&gt;Biodegradation Potential of Indigenous Soil Bacteria Against Chlorpyrifos in Suthamalli Reservoir, Tirunelveli, India.&lt;/p&gt;</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff001'><sup>1</sup><instname>Madurai Kamaraj University</instname>,<deptname>Department of Environmental Studies</deptname>, <instaddress>School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources</instaddress>, <instcity>Madurai</instcity>, <instcountry>India</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate></publicationDate></pub-date><doi>10.12944/CWE.20.3.21</doi><volume>Volume 20</volume><issue>Volume 20</issue><page>1229-1239</page><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p>The current study focuses on chlorpyrifos-degrading bacteria that were isolated from soil samples of Suthamalli Dam, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. The pesticide were extracted from the sample using the SLE-LTP method. UV-visible spectroscopy showed supreme absorbance at 280 nm, confirming the existence of chlorpyrifos in the soil. Eight bacterial species were isolated for bioremediation on nutrient-agar medium. Three isolates, RFS1, RFS4, and RFS6 (Streptococcus, Rhodococcus and Bacillus species respectively through morphology and biochemical tests) were selected based on their ability to grow in varying concentrations of chlorpyrifos (25, 50, 75, and 100 ul/ml). Chlorpyrifos biodegradation was studied using these bacterial cultures over 12 days. This study conclude that Streptococcus sp, Rhodococcus sp, and Bacillus sp could effectively degrade the chlorpyrifos in contaminated agricultural fields.</p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Bacterial isolates</kwd><kwd> Biodegradation</kwd><kwd> Chlorpyrifos</kwd><kwd> Organo phosphate</kwd><kwd> Suthamalli Reservoir</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front></article>