Biodegradation of the Antibiotic Doxycycline by Bacteria from the Gastrointestinal Tract of Cucurbit Beetles (Diabrotica speciosa)
Karen Susana Madera,
Luis Guillermo Durango,
Orfa Ines Martínez
et al.
Abstract:Antibiotics can contaminate the environment as a result of improper disposal. The induction of doxycycline in the environment could give rise to lineages of the cucurbit beetle Diabrotica speciosa containing resistant endosymbiotic microorganisms, giving rise to bacterial strains capable of biodegrading these antibiotic residues. This work determined the relationship between the intestinal microbiota of D. speciosa and its ability to biodegrade an antibiotic. Bacterial strains of Enterobacter cloacae and Steno… Show more
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