Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that uses plants and their associated microbes
to clean up pollutants from the soil, water and air. In recent years, phytoremediation assisted …

Phytoextraction makes use of trace element-accumulating plants that concentrate the
pollutants in their tissues. Pollutants can be then removed by harvesting plants. The success …

Sustainability in agricultural production has emerged as one of the most significant concerns
of present times. Commensurate with the present day aversion to the use of chemical …

The genus Methylobacterium, when first proposed by Patt et al. in 1976, was a monospecific
genus created to accommodate a single pink pigmented facultatively methylotrophic …

Pollution of soils with heavy metals is becoming one of the most severe environmental and
human health hazards. Due to its widespread contamination finding innovative ways to …

Methylotrophic bacterial community is very important group of bacteria utilizing reduced
carbon compounds and plays significant role in plant growth promotion (PGP), crop yield …

Some plants hyperaccumulate metals or metalloids to levels several orders of magnitude
higher than other species. This intriguing phenomenon has received considerable attention …

Phyllosphere represents the largest global interface of the aerial parts of the plant,
comprising mainly stem and leaves, which is inhabited by various groups of …

The genus Methylobacterium is composed of pink‐pigmented facultative methylotrophic
(PPFM) bacteria, which are able to synthesize carotenoids and grow on reduced organic …

Survival of every organism on earth depends on its interactions with other organisms. For
example, animals form associations with the intestinal microflora, while plants develop …