The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Metal Phytoremediation

• Published in: Advances in microbial physiology Vol. 71; p. 97
• Main Authors: Kong, Zhaoyu, Glick, Bernard R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2017
• Subjects: Bacteria - metabolism; Biodegradation, Environmental; Endophytes - metabolism; Metals, Heavy - metabolism; Plant Development; Plants - microbiology; Rhizosphere; Soil Microbiology; Soil Pollutants - metabolism; PGPE; Rhizobacteria; PGPB; Plant growth-promoting mechanisms; Heavy metal; Phytoremediation

Phytoremediation is a promising technology that uses plants and their associated microbes to clean up contaminants from the environment. In recent years, phytoremediation assisted by plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) has been highly touted for cleaning up toxic metals from soil. PGPB include rh...