ReviewCritical reviews in toxicology2015
A synthesis of the effects of pesticides on microbial persistence in aquatic ecosystems.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Evaluation of Pesticides on Detritus-Inhabiting and Root-Associated Fungi in Aquatic Habitats and Potential Implications.Diversity · 2024Article
- The functions and factors governing fungal communities and diversity in agricultural waters: insights into the ecosystem services aquatic mycobiota provide.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Distribution and risk assessment of pesticide residues in sediment samples from river Ganga, India.PloS one · 2023Article
- Changed degradation behavior of pesticides when present in mixtures.Eco-Environment & Health · 2022Article
- Endogenous Honeybee Gut Microbiota Metabolize the Pesticide Clothianidin.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Satellite-Based Monitoring of the Algal Communities of Aras Dam Reservoir: Meteorological Dependence Analysis and the Footprint of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Eutrophication Status.International journal of environmental research · 2022Article
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- Effects of fenvalerate concentrations and its chiral isomers on bacterial community structure in the sediment environment of aquaculture ponds.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Side Effects of Pesticides and Metabolites in Groundwater: Impact on Denitrification.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Co-Occurrence of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins with Other Environmental Health Hazards: Impacts and Implications.Toxins · 2020Review
- Effect of life stage and pesticide exposure on the gut microbiota of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens L.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Pesticide bioaccumulation in epilithic biofilms as a biomarker of agricultural activities in a representative watershed.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2020Article
- Investigating the relationship between synergistic effects and diversity of four widely used agricultural pesticides by using bacterial species in liquid culture medium.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2020Article
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Abstract
Pesticides have a pervasive presence in aquatic ecosystems throughout the world. While pesticides are intended to control fungi, insects, and other pests, their mechanisms of action are often not specific enough to prevent unintended effects, such as on non-target microbial populations. Microorganisms, including algae and cyanobacteria, protozoa, aquatic fungi, and bacteria, form the basis of many food webs and are responsible for crucial aspects of biogeochemical cycling; therefore, the potential for pesticides to alter microbial community structures must be understood to preserve ecosystem services. This review examines studies that focused on direct population-level effects and indirect community-level effects of pesticides on microorganisms. Generally, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides were found to have adverse direct effects on algal and fungal species. Insecticides and fungicides also had deleterious direct effects in the majority of studies examining protozoa species, although herbicides were found to have inconsistent direct effects on protozoans. Our synthesis revealed mixed or no direct effects on bacterial species among all pesticide categories, with results highly dependent on the target species, chemical, and concentration used in the study. Examination of community-level, indirect effects revealed that all pesticide categories had a tendency to reduce higher trophic levels, thereby diminishing top-down pressures and favoring lower trophic levels. Often, indirect effects exerted greater influence than direct effects. However, few studies have been conducted to specifically address community-level effects of pesticides on microorganisms, and further research is necessary to better understand and predict the net effects of pesticides on ecosystem health.
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