Perspectives of plant-associated microbes in heavy metal phytoremediation

M Rajkumar, S Sandhya, MNV Prasad, H Freitas - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
" Phytoremediation" know-how to do-how is rapidly expanding and is being commercialized
by harnessing the phyto-microbial diversity. This technology employs biodiversity to …

Advances in the application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in phytoremediation of heavy metals

HI Tak, F Ahmad, OO Babalola - Reviews of Environmental Contamination …, 2012 - Springer
Rapid industrialization and modernization around the world have produced the unfortunate
consequence of releasing toxic wastes to the environment. Metal pollutants are derived …

Endophytes and their role in phytoremediation

HY Li, DQ Wei, M Shen, ZP Zhou - Fungal Diversity, 2012 - Springer
Many endophytes have been found to be resistant to heavy metals and/or capable of
degrading organic contaminants, and endophyte-assisted phytoremediation has been …

Plant–microbe interactions: novel applications for exploitation in multipurpose remediation technologies

PC Abhilash, JR Powell, HB Singh, BK Singh - Trends in biotechnology, 2012 - cell.com
Soil remediation that revitalizes degraded or contaminated land while simultaneously
contributing to biomass biofuel production and carbon sequestration is an attractive strategy …

The potential contribution of plant growth-promoting bacteria to reduce environmental degradation–A comprehensive evaluation

LE de-Bashan, JP Hernandez, Y Bashan - Applied Soil Ecology, 2012 - Elsevier
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are commonly used to improve crop yields. In
addition to their proven usefulness in agriculture, they possess potential in solving …

[PDF][PDF] Biology of endophytic fungi

KA Selim, AA El-Beih, TM AbdEl-Rahman… - Current Research in …, 2012 - academia.edu
Endophytic fungi that are residing asymptomatically in internal tissues of all higher plants
are of growing interest as promising sources of biologically active agents. This review …

Endophyte-assisted promotion of biomass production and metal-uptake of energy crop sweet sorghum by plant-growth-promoting endophyte Bacillus sp. SLS18

S Luo, T Xu, L Chen, J Chen, C Rao, X Xiao… - Applied Microbiology …, 2012 - Springer
The effects of Bacillus sp. SLS18, a plant-growth-promoting endophyte, on the biomass
production and Mn/Cd uptake of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.), Phytolacca acinosa …

Mineral–microbe interactions: biotechnological potential of bioweathering

F Mapelli, R Marasco, A Balloi, E Rolli, F Cappitelli… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mineral–microbe interaction has been a key factor shaping the lithosphere of our planet
since the Precambrian. Detailed investigation has been mainly focused on the role of …

Phytoremediation potential of Juncus subsecundus in soils contaminated with cadmium and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Z Zhang, Z Rengel, H Chang, K Meney, L Pantelic… - Geoderma, 2012 - Elsevier
A phytoremediation potential of emergent wetland species may be influenced by co-
contamination by metals and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils. A …

Assessment of bacterial communities and characterization of lead-resistant bacteria in the rhizosphere soils of metal-tolerant Chenopodium ambrosioides grown on …

W Zhang, Z Huang, L He, X Sheng - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere soils of metal tolerant and accumulating
Chenopodium ambrosioides grown in highly and moderately lead–zinc mine tailings …