Using soil bacteria to facilitate phytoremediation

• Published in: Biotechnology advances Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 367 - 374
• Main Author: Glick, Bernard R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Inc 01.05.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bacteria; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Contaminants; Environmental contamination; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Metals; Organics; Phytoremediation; Plant growth-promoting bacteria; Plants (organisms); Plants - metabolism; Plants - microbiology; Scientists; Soil bacteria; Soil Microbiology; Soil Pollutants - metabolism; Strategy; Organics; Environmental contamination; Plant growth-promoting bacteria; Soil bacteria; Metals; Phytoremediation; Soils; Bacteria; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Metal; Contamination

In the past twenty years or so, researchers have endeavored to utilize plants to facilitate the removal of both organic and inorganic contaminants from the environment, especially from soil. These phytoremediation approaches have come a long way in a short time. However, the majority of this work ha...