ABSTRACT
Pesticides have become a necessary part of modern agriculture, yet they can be a serious threat to living beings due to their high toxicity. Since microbes have a high catabolic potential for biological remediation of pollutants, they can be successfully utilized to transform harmful pesticides into less active/toxic compounds under eco-friendly conditions. In the current scenario, microbial technology is widely accepted for the bioremediation of pesticides; therefore, researchers are focusing on improving the catabolic/metabolic pathway of microbes through genetic recombination. This current review summarizes the effect of pesticides on human health and the environment along with the recent development in microbial remediation of pesticides.
