Abstract
A simple technique, REMI (restriction enzyme-mediated integration), was used to construct transformants of Trichoderma atroviride with improved capability of degrading organophosphate pesticide dichlorvos. Linearized DNA of plasmid pV2 bearing the hygromycin B phosphotransferase ( hph) gene was inserted into chromosomes of wild strain T23 and transformation was confirmed by PCR and Southern blot analysis, respectively. Of 247 transformants, 76% showed improved dichlorvos degradation ability as compared to the parent strain T23 based on the least significant difference (LSD) test at p = 0.01. Among them, 8 transformants exhibited 30% higher in degradation rate than the parent isolate. The highest dichlorvos degradation rate of the transformants was up to 96%. This study provided an effective approach for improving organophosphate pesticide-degrading capability of T. atroviride.
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