Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium isolates: their association with plant roots

• Published in: Applied microbiology and biotechnology Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 655 - 663
• Main Authors: CHILD, R, MILLER, C. D, LIANG, Y, NARASIMHAM, G, CHATTERTON, J, HARRISON, P, SIMS, R. C, BRITT, D, ANDERSON, A. J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.06.2007; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bacteria; Barley; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biofilms; Biofilms - growth & development; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Environmental science; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hordeum - microbiology; Hordeum vulgare; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Mineralization; Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium - growth & development; Mycobacterium - isolation & purification; Mycobacterium - metabolism; Plant Roots - microbiology; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - chemistry; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - metabolism; Pseudomonas putida; Pyrene; Seedlings; Seeds; Soil contamination; Soil Microbiology; Studies; Wood preservatives; Degradation; Mycobacterium; Hydrocarbon; Root; Mycobacteriales; Mycobacteriaceae; Bacteria; Isolate; Actinomycetes; Polycyclic aromatic compound

Five environmental mycobacterium isolates that degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were associated with barley root surfaces after growth of the seedlings from inoculated seed. Mycobacterium cells were detected along the total root length for four of these isolates. These PAH-degrading m...