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Delgadillo J, Lafuente A, Doukkali B, Redondo-Gómez S, Mateos-Naranjo E, Caviedes MA, Pajuelo E, Rodríguez-Llorente ID. Improving legume nodulation and Cu rhizostabilization using a genetically modified rhizobia. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2015; 36:1237-1245. [PMID: 25377353 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.983990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The rhizobia-legume interaction has been proposed as an interesting and appropriate tool for rhizostabilization of soils contaminated with heavy metals. One of the main requirements to use this symbiosis is the availability of tolerant and symbiotically effective rhizobia. The aim of this work was to improve the symbiotic properties of the arsenic-resistant wild-type strain Ensifer medicae MA11 in Cu-contaminated substrates. The copAB genes from a Cu-resistant Pseudomonas fluorescens strain were expressed in E. medicae MA11 under the control of the nifH promoter. The resulting strain E. medicae MA11-copAB was able to alleviate the toxic effect of Cu in Medicago truncatula. At 300 µM Cu, root and shoot dry matter production, nitrogen content, number of nodules and photosynthetic rate were significantly reduced in plants inoculated with the wild-type strain. However, these parameters were not altered in plants inoculated with the genetically modified strain. Moreover, nodules elicited by this strain were able to accumulate twofold the Cu measured in nodules formed by the wild-type strain. In addition, the engineered E. medicae strain increased Cu accumulation in roots and decreased the content in shoots. Thus, E. medicae MA11-copAB increased the capacity of M. truncatula to rhizostabilize Cu, decreasing the translocation factor and avoiding metal entry into the food chain. The plasmid containing the nifH promoter-copAB construct could be a useful biotool for Cu rhizostabilization using legumes, since it can be transferred to different rhizobia microsymbionts of authoctonous legumes growing in Cu-contaminated soils.
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- Julián Delgadillo
- a Departamento de Microbiología , Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla , Prof. García González, 2, Sevilla 41012 , Spain
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Fatnassi IC, Chiboub M, Saadani O, Jebara M, Jebara SH. Impact of dual inoculation with Rhizobium and PGPR on growth and antioxidant status of Vicia faba L. under copper stress. C R Biol 2015; 338:241-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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El Aafi N, Saidi N, Maltouf AF, Perez-Palacios P, Dary M, Brhada F, Pajuelo E. Prospecting metal-tolerant rhizobia for phytoremediation of mining soils from Morocco using Anthyllis vulneraria L. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:4500-4512. [PMID: 25315928 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3596-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The aim of this work was using the legume plant Anthyllis vulneraria L. (ecotype metallicolous) as a trap plant, in order to isolate metal-tolerant rhizobial strains from metal-contaminated soils from Morocco, with pollution indexes spanning three orders of magnitude. As bioindicator, soil bacterial density was inversely correlated to the pollution index. Forty-three bulk soil bacteria and sixty two bacteria from nodules were isolated. The resistance of bacteria from nodules to heavy metals was four to ten times higher than that of bulk soil bacteria, reaching high maximum tolerable concentrations for Cd (2 mM), Cu (2 mM), Pb (7 mM), and Zn (3 mM). Besides, some strains show multiple metal-tolerant abilities and great metal biosorption onto the bacterial surface. Amplification and restriction analysis of ribosomal 16S rDNA (ARDRA) and 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequencing were used to assess biodiversity and phylogenetic position among bacteria present in nodules. Our results suggest that a great diversity of non-rhizobial bacteria (alpha- and gamma-proteobacteria) colonize nodules of Anthyllis plants in contaminated soils. Taking together, our results evidence that, in polluted soils, rhizobia can be displaced by non-rhizobial (and hence, non-fixing) strains from nodules. Thus, the selection of metal-resistant rhizobia is a key step for using A. vulneraria symbioses for in situ phytoremediation.
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- N El Aafi
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohamed V at Agdal, Rabat, Morocco,
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Hao X, Xie P, Zhu YG, Taghavi S, Wei G, Rensing C. Copper tolerance mechanisms of Mesorhizobium amorphae and its role in aiding phytostabilization by Robinia pseudoacacia in copper contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:2328-2340. [PMID: 25594414 DOI: 10.1021/es504956a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The legume-rhizobium symbiosis has been proposed as an important system for phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils due to its beneficial activity of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. However, little is known about metal resistant mechanism of rhizobia and the role of metal resistance determinants in phytoremediation. In this study, copper resistance mechanisms were investigated for a multiple metal resistant plant growth promoting rhizobium, Mesorhizobium amorphae 186. Three categories of determinants involved in copper resistance were identified through transposon mutagenesis, including genes encoding a P-type ATPase (CopA), hypothetical proteins, and other proteins (a GTP-binding protein and a ribosomal protein). Among these determinants, copA played the dominant role in copper homeostasis of M. amorphae 186. Mutagenesis of a hypothetical gene lipA in mutant MlipA exhibited pleiotropic phenotypes including sensitivity to copper, blocked symbiotic capacity and inhibited growth. In addition, the expression of cusB encoding part of an RND-type efflux system was induced by copper. To explore the possible role of copper resistance mechanism in phytoremediation of copper contaminated soil, the symbiotic nodulation and nitrogen fixation abilities were compared using a wild-type strain, a copA-defective mutant, and a lipA-defective mutant. Results showed that a copA deletion did not affect the symbiotic capacity of rhizobia under uncontaminated condition, but the protective role of copA in symbiotic processes at high copper concentration is likely concentration-dependent. In contrast, inoculation of a lipA-defective strain led to significant decreases in the functional nodule numbers, total N content, plant biomass and leghemoglobin expression level of Robinia pseudoacacia even under conditions of uncontaminated soil. Moreover, plants inoculated with lipA-defective strain accumulated much less copper than both the wild-type strain and the copA-defective strain, suggesting an important role of a healthy symbiotic relationship between legume and rhizobia in phytostabilization.
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- Xiuli Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University , Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Ullah A, Mushtaq H, Ali H, Munis MFH, Javed MT, Chaudhary HJ. Diazotrophs-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: a novel approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:2505-2514. [PMID: 25339525 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3699-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Heavy metals, which have severe toxic effects on plants, animals, and human health, are serious pollutants of the modern world. Remediation of heavy metal pollution is utmost necessary. Among different approaches used for such remediation, phytoremediation is an emerging technology. Research is in progress to enhance the efficiency of this plant-based technology. In this regard, the role of rhizospheric and symbiotic microorganisms is important. It was assessed by enumeration of data from the current studies that efficiency of phytoremediation can be enhanced by assisting with diazotrophs. These bacteria are very beneficial because they bring metals to more bioavailable form by the processes of methylation, chelation, leaching, and redox reactions and the production of siderophores. Diazotrophs also posses growth-promoting traits including nitrogen fixation, phosphorous solubilization, phytohormones synthesis, siderophore production, and synthesis of ACC-deaminase which may facilitate plant growth and increase plant biomass, in turn facilitating phytoremediation technology. Thus, the aim of this review is to highlight the potential of diazotrophs in assisting phytoremediation of heavy metals in contaminated soils. The novel current assessment of literature suggests the winning combination of diazotroph with phytoremediation technology.
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- Abid Ullah
- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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Jebara SH, Saadani O, Fatnassi IC, Chiboub M, Abdelkrim S, Jebara M. Inoculation of Lens culinaris with Pb-resistant bacteria shows potential for phytostabilization. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:2537-45. [PMID: 25185494 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3510-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Phytoremediation comprises a set of plant and microbe-based technologies for remediation of soil heavy metal contamination. In this work, four Pb-resistant bacteria (Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Rahnella aquatilis, and two Pseudomonas sp.) were selected among a collection of isolates from root nodule of Lens culinaris. They had a high degree of bioaccumulation ability in nutrient medium containing 2 mM Pb, and the maximum Pb accumulation of whole cell was found after 48-h incubation. These Pb-resistant bacteria synthesized plant growth promoting substances such as indole acetic acid and siderophore. The presence of the Pb resistance genes (pbrA) in these bacteria has been confirmed by PCR. L. culinaris cultivated in two experimental soils with different levels of contamination showed that Pb contamination affected plant growth; therefore, it's co-inoculation with the consortium of Pb-resistant bacteria improved plant biomass. The present study demonstrated that lentil accumulated Pb primarily in their roots and poorly in their shoots; in addition, it's co-inoculation in moderately Pb-contaminated soil induced a reduction in Pb accumulation in roots and shoots by 22 and 80 %, respectively. Whereas in highly Pb-contaminated soil, we registered a diminution in concentration of Pb in shoots (66 %) and an augmentation in roots (21 %). The contamination of soil by Pb caused an oxidative stress in lentil plant, inducing modulation in antioxidant enzymes activities, essentially in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (GPOX) activities which were more pronounced in lentil cultivated in highly Pb-contaminated soil, in addition, co-inoculation enhanced these activities, suggesting the protective role of enzymatic antioxidant against Pb-induced plant stress.Thus, the present study demonstrated that co-inoculation of lentil with A. tumefaciens, R. aquatilis, and Pseudomonas sp. formed a symbiotic system useful for phytostabilization of highly and moderately Pb-contaminated soils.
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- Salwa Harzalli Jebara
- Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses, University Tunis El Manar, BP 901, 2050, Hammam Lif, Tunisie,
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Mesa J, Mateos-Naranjo E, Caviedes MA, Redondo-Gómez S, Pajuelo E, Rodríguez-Llorente ID. Scouting contaminated estuaries: heavy metal resistant and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the native metal rhizoaccumulator Spartina maritima. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 90:150-159. [PMID: 25467875 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Spartina maritima is a native endangered heavy metal rhizoaccumulator cordgrass naturally growing in southwest coasts of Spain, where is used as a biotool to rehabilitate degraded salt marshes. Fifteen bacterial strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of S. maritima growing in the estuary of the Tinto River, one of the most polluted areas in the world. A high proportion of bacteria were resistant towards several heavy metals. They also exhibited multiple plant growth promoting (PGP) properties, in the absence and the presence of Cu. Bacillus methylotrophicus SMT38, Bacillusaryabhattai SMT48, B. aryabhattai SMT50 and Bacilluslicheniformis SMT51 were selected as the best performing strains. In a gnobiotic assay, inoculation of Medicago sativa seeds with the selected isolates induced higher root elongation. The inoculation of S. maritima with these indigenous metal-resistant PGP rhizobacteria could be an efficient method to increase plant adaptation and growth in contaminated estuaries during restoration programs.
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- J Mesa
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/Profesor García González 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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Gómez-Sagasti MT, Marino D. PGPRs and nitrogen-fixing legumes: a perfect team for efficient Cd phytoremediation? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:81. [PMID: 25763004 PMCID: PMC4340175 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic, biologically non-essential and highly mobile metal that has become an increasingly important environmental hazard to both wildlife and humans. In contrast to conventional remediation technologies, phytoremediation based on legume-rhizobia symbiosis has emerged as an inexpensive decontamination alternative which also revitalize contaminated soils due to the role of legumes in nitrogen cycling. In recent years, there is a growing interest in understanding symbiotic legume-rhizobia relationship and its interactions with Cd. The aim of the present review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the main effects of Cd in N2-fixing leguminous plants and the benefits of exploiting this symbiosis together with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to boost an efficient reclamation of Cd-contaminated soils.
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- María T. Gómez-Sagasti
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque CountryBilbao, Spain
- *Correspondence: María T. Gómez-Sagasti, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain e-mail:
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- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque CountryBilbao, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for ScienceBilbao, Spain
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Lafuente A, Pérez-Palacios P, Doukkali B, Molina-Sánchez MD, Jiménez-Zurdo JI, Caviedes MA, Rodríguez-Llorente ID, Pajuelo E. Unraveling the effect of arsenic on the model Medicago-Ensifer interaction: a transcriptomic meta-analysis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2015; 205:255-272. [PMID: 25252248 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The genetic regulation underlying the effect of arsenic (As(III)) on the model symbiosis Medicago-Ensifer was investigated using a combination of physiological (split-roots), microscopy and genetic (microarrays, qRT-PCR and composite plants) tools. Nodulation was very sensitive to As(III) (median inhibitory dose (ID50) = 20 μM). The effect on root elongation and on nodulation was local (nonsystemic). A battery of stress (salt, drought, heat shock, metals, etc.)-related genes were induced. Glutathione played a pivotal role in tolerance/detoxification, together with secondary metabolites ((iso)flavonoids and phenylpropanoids). However, antioxidant enzymes were not activated. Concerning the symbiotic interaction, molecular evidence suggesting that rhizobia alleviate As stress is for the first time provided. Chalcone synthase (which is involved in the first step of the legume-rhizobia cross-talk) was strongly enhanced, suggesting that the plants are biased to establish symbiotic interactions under As(III) stress. In contrast, 13 subsequent nodulation genes (involved in nodulation factors (Nod factors) perception, infection, thread initiation and progression, and nodule morphogenesis) were repressed. Overexpression of the ethylene responsive factor ERN in composite plants reduced root stress and partially restored nodulation, whereas overexpression of the early nodulin ENOD12 enhanced nodulation both in the presence and, particularly, in the absence of As, without affecting root elongation. Several transcription factors were identified, which could be additional targets for genetic engineering aiming to improve nodulation and/or alleviate root stress induced by this toxic.
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- Alejandro Lafuente
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Profesor García González 2, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Sun B, Zhai H, Zhang LB, Zhang CX, Wu XS. Removal of Trace Arsenic Based on Biomimetic Separation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ie503033r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Bo Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P. R. China
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Jebara SH, Abdelkerim S, Fatnassi IC, Chiboub M, Saadani O, Jebara M. Identification of effective Pb resistant bacteria isolated fromLens culinarisgrowing in lead contaminated soils. J Basic Microbiol 2014; 55:346-53. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201300874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Salwa Harzalli Jebara
- University Tunis El Manar, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses; Hammam Lif Tunisie
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- University Tunis El Manar, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses; Hammam Lif Tunisie
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- University Tunis El Manar, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses; Hammam Lif Tunisie
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- University Tunis El Manar, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses; Hammam Lif Tunisie
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- University Tunis El Manar, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses; Hammam Lif Tunisie
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- University Tunis El Manar, Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria, Laboratoire des Légumineuses; Hammam Lif Tunisie
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Andrades-Moreno L, Del Castillo I, Parra R, Doukkali B, Redondo-Gómez S, Pérez-Palacios P, Caviedes MA, Pajuelo E, Rodríguez-Llorente ID. Prospecting metal-resistant plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria for rhizoremediation of metal contaminated estuaries using Spartina densiflora. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:3713-21. [PMID: 24281681 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2364-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In the salt marshes of the joint estuary of Tinto and Odiel rivers (SW Spain), one of the most polluted areas by heavy metals in the world, Spartina densiflora grows on sediments with high concentrations of heavy metals. Furthermore, this species has shown to be useful for phytoremediation. The total bacterial population of the rhizosphere of S. densiflora grown in two estuaries with different levels of metal contamination was analyzed by PCR denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Results suggested that soil contamination influences bacterial population in a greater extent than the presence of the plant. Twenty-two different cultivable bacterial strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of S. densiflora grown in the Tinto river estuary. Seventy percent of the strains showed one or more plant growth-promoting (PGP) properties, including phosphate solubilization and siderophores or indolacetic acid production, besides a high resistance towards Cu. A bacterial consortium with PGP properties and very high multiresistance to heavy metals, composed by Aeromonas aquariorum SDT13, Pseudomonas composti SDT3, and Bacillus sp. SDT14, was selected for further experiments. This consortium was able to two-fold increase seed germination and to protect seeds against fungal contamination, suggesting that it could facilitate the establishment of the plant in polluted estuaries.
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- L Andrades-Moreno
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes s/n, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Liu W, Yang C, Shi S, Shu W. Effects of plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from copper tailings on plants in sterilized and non-sterilized tailings. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 97:47-53. [PMID: 24289981 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.10.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Revised: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Ten strains of Cu-tolerant bacteria with potential plant growth-promoting ability were isolated by selecting strains with the ability to use 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate as a sole nitrogen source (designated ACC-B) or fix nitrogen (designated FLN-B) originating from the rhizosphere of plants growing on copper tailings. All 10 strains proved to have intrinsic ability to produce indole acetic acid and siderophores, and most of them could mobilize insoluble phosphate. In addition, a greenhouse study showed that ACC-B, FLN-B and a mixture of both had similar, potent ability to stimulate growth of Pennisetum purpureum, Medicago sativa and Oenothera erythrosepala plants grown on sterilized tailings. For instance, above-ground biomass of P. purpureum was 278-357% greater after 60d growth on sterilized tailings in their presence. They could also significantly promote the growth of the plants grown on non-sterilized tailings, though the growth-promoting effects were much weaker. So, strategies for using of the plant growth-promoting bacteria in the practice of phytoremediation deserve further studies to get higher growth-promoting efficiency.
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- Weiqiu Liu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- College of Life Science & Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Nicoară A, Neagoe A, Stancu P, de Giudici G, Langella F, Sprocati AR, Iordache V, Kothe E. Coupled pot and lysimeter experiments assessing plant performance in microbially assisted phytoremediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:6905-6920. [PMID: 24407790 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2489-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We performed an experiment at pot scale to assess the effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) on the development of five plant species grown on a tailing dam substrate. None of the species even germinated on inoculated unamended tailing material, prompting use of compost amendment. The effect of inoculation on the amended material was to increase soil respiration, and promote elements immobilisation at plant root surface. This was associated with a decrease in the concentrations of elements in the leaching water and an increase of plant biomass, statistically significant in the case of two species: Agrostis capillaris and Festuca rubra. The experiment was repeated at lysimeter scale with the species showing the best development at pot scale, A. capillaris, and the significant total biomass increase as a result of inoculation was confirmed. The patterns of element distribution in plants also changed (the concentrations of metals in the roots of A. capillaris and F. rubra significantly decreased in inoculated treatments, while phosphorus concentration significantly increased in roots of A. capillaris in inoculated treatment at lysimeter scale). Measured variables for plant oxidative stress did not change after inoculations. There were differences of A. capillaris plant-soil system response between experimental scales as a result of different substrate column structure and plant age at the sampling moment. Soil respiration was significantly larger at lysimeter scale than at pot scale. Leachate concentrations of As, Mn and Ni had significantly larger concentrations at lysimeter scale than at pot scale, while Zn concentrations were significantly smaller. Concentrations of several metals were significantly smaller in A. capillaris at lysimeter scale than at pot scale. From an applied perspective, a system A. capillaris-compost-PGPB selected from the rhizosphere of the tailing dam native plants can be an option for the phytostabilisation of tailing dams. Results should be confirmed by investigation at field plot scale.
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- Andrei Nicoară
- Research Centre for Ecological Services (CESEC), Spl. Independentei 91-92, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Hao X, Taghavi S, Xie P, Orbach MJ, Alwathnani HA, Rensing C, Wei G. Phytoremediation of heavy and transition metals aided by legume-rhizobia symbiosis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2014; 16:179-202. [PMID: 24912209 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.773273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Legumes are important for nitrogen cycling in the environment and agriculture due to the ability of nitrogen fixation by rhizobia. In this review, we introduce an important and potential role of legume-rhizobia symbiosis in aiding phytoremediation of some metal contaminated soils as various legumes have been found to be the dominant plant species in metal contaminated areas. Resistant rhizobia used for phytoremediation could act on metals directly by chelation, precipitation, transformation, biosorption and accumulation. Moreover, the plant growth promoting (PGP) traits of rhizobia including nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilization, phytohormone synthesis, siderophore release, and production of ACC deaminase and the volatile compounds of acetoin and 2, 3-butanediol may facilitate legume growth while lessening metal toxicity. The benefits of using legumes inoculated with naturally resistant rhizobia or recombinant rhizobia with enhanced resistance, as well as co-inoculation with other plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) are discussed. However, the legume-rhizobia symbiosis appears to be sensitive to metals, and the effect of metal toxicity on the interaction between legumes and rhizobia is not clear. Therefore, to obtain the maximum benefits from legumes assisted by rhizobia for phytoremediation of metals, it is critical to have a good understanding of interactions between PGP traits, the symbiotic plant-rhizobia relationship and metals.
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Fatnassi IC, Chiboub M, Saadani O, Jebara M, Jebara SH. Phytostabilization of moderate copper contaminated soils using co-inoculation ofVicia fabawith plant growth promoting bacteria. J Basic Microbiol 2013; 55:303-11. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201300323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Imen Challougui Fatnassi
- Laboratory of Legumes, University Tunis El Manar; Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria; Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, University Tunis El Manar; Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria; Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, University Tunis El Manar; Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria; Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, University Tunis El Manar; Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria; Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes, University Tunis El Manar; Centre of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria; Hammam Lif Tunisia
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Quiñones MA, Ruiz-Díez B, Fajardo S, López-Berdonces MA, Higueras PL, Fernández-Pascual M. Lupinus albus plants acquire mercury tolerance when inoculated with an Hg-resistant Bradyrhizobium strain. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2013; 73:168-175. [PMID: 24125840 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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One strain of Bradyrhizobium canariense (L-7AH) was selected for its metal-resistance and ability to nodulate white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) plants, from a collection of rhizobial strains previously created from soils of the Almadén mining district (Spain) with varying levels of Hg contamination. Plants were inoculated with either strain L-7AH (Hg-tolerant) or L-3 (Hg-sensitive, used as control), and watered with nutrient solutions supplemented with various concentrations (0-200 μM) of HgCl2 in a growth chamber. L. albus inoculated with L-7AH were able to nodulate even at the highest concentration of Hg while those inoculated with L-3 had virtually no nodules at Hg concentrations above 25 μM. Plants inoculated with L-7AH, but not those with the control strain, were able to accumulate large amounts of Hg in their roots and nodules. Nodulation with L-7AH allowed plants to maintain constant levels of both chlorophylls and carotenoids in their leaves and a high photosynthetic efficiency, whereas in those inoculated with L-3 both pigment content and photosynthetic efficiency decreased significantly as Hg concentration increased. Nitrogenase activity of plants nodulated with L-7AH remained fairly constant at all concentrations of Hg used. Results suggest that this symbiotic pair may be used for rhizoremediation of Hg-contaminated soils.
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- Miguel A Quiñones
- Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ICA), CSIC, Serrano 115-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Srivastava S, Verma PC, Chaudhry V, Singh N, Abhilash PC, Kumar KV, Sharma N, Singh N. Influence of inoculation of arsenic-resistant Staphylococcus arlettae on growth and arsenic uptake in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. Var. R-46. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 262:1039-47. [PMID: 22939092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An arsenic hypertolerant bacterium was isolated from arsenic contaminated site of West Bengal, India. The bacteria was identified as Staphylococcus arlettae strain NBRIEAG-6, based on 16S rDNA analysis. S. arlettae was able to remove arsenic from liquid media and possesses arsC gene, gene responsible for arsenate reductase activity. The biochemical profiling of the isolated strain showed that it had the capacity of producing indole acetic acid (IAA), siderophores and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase. Furthermore, an experiment was conducted to test the effect of S. arlettae inoculation on concurrent plant growth promotion and arsenic uptake in Indian mustard plant [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. Var. R-46] when grown in arsenic spiked (5, 10 and 15 mg kg(-1)) soil. The microbial inoculation significantly (p<0.05) increased biomass, protein, chlorophyll and carotenoids contents in test plant. Moreover, as compared to the non-inoculated control, the As concentration in shoot and root of inoculated plants were increased from 3.73 to 34.16% and 87.35 to 99.93%, respectively. The experimental results show that the plant growth promoting bacteria NBRIEAG-6 has the ability to help B. juncea to accumulate As maximally in plant root, and therefore it can be accounted as a new bacteria for As phytostabilization.
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- Shubhi Srivastava
- Plant Ecology and Environment Science Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001, UP, India
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Lahrouni M, Oufdou K, El Khalloufi F, Baz M, Lafuente A, Dary M, Pajuelo E, Oudra B. Physiological and biochemical defense reactions of Vicia faba L.-Rhizobium symbiosis face to chronic exposure to cyanobacterial bloom extract containing microcystins. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:5405-5415. [PMID: 23417437 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1535-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The presence of cyanotoxins, mainly microcystins (MCs), in surface freshwater represents a serious health risk to aquatic organisms living in the water body, as well as terrestrial animals and plants that are in contact with contaminated water. Consequently, the use of MCs contaminated water for irrigation represents a hazard for cultivated plants and could induce severe economical losses due to crops' yield reduction. The experimental approach undertaken in this work was exposing Vicia faba seedlings (inoculated with a Rhizobium strain resistant to MCs), to water supplemented with cyanobacterial crude extract containing total microcystins at a concentration of 50 and 100 μg/L (environmental relevant concentrations of MCs dissolved in the raw irrigation water from Lalla Takerkoust Lake-Marrakesh region). After chronic MCs exposure (2 months), biological and physiological parameters (plant growth, nitrogen uptake, mineral assimilation, and oxidative defense mechanisms) were evaluated. The results obtained showed evidence that chronic exposure to cyanobacterial bloom extract containing MCs strongly affected the physiological and biological plants activities; reduction of dry matter, photosynthetic activity, nodule number, and nitrogen assimilation. At the same time, an increase of oxidative stress was observed, as deduced from a significant increase of the activities of peroxidase, catalase, polyphenoloxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase in leaves, roots, and nodules of faba bean plants exposed to cyanotoxins, especially at 100 μg/L of MCs. This experimentation constitutes a simulation of the situation related to cyanotoxins chronic exposure of seedlings-plants via the contaminated irrigation water. For this reason, once should take into consideration the possibility of contamination of agricultural crops and the quality of irrigation water should be by the way monitored for cyanotoxins biohazard.
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- Majida Lahrouni
- Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms, Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology Unit, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, PO Box 2390, Marrakech, Morocco
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Wang H, Xu R, You L, Zhong G. Characterization of Cu-tolerant bacteria and definition of their role in promotion of growth, Cu accumulation and reduction of Cu toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 94:1-7. [PMID: 23725675 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effects of Cu-tolerant bacteria strain USTB-O on Cu accumulation, plant growth and reduction of Cu toxicity in wheat seedlings Triticum aestivum L. were investigated. The strain was identified as belonging to Bacillus species and showed a specific tolerance to Cu through binding the Cu ions to the cell walls to reduce their entry into the cells. The bacteria not only increased Cu accumulation in wheat seedlings, but also secreted indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and therefore promoted plant growth. Moreover, the bacteria effectively improved the antioxidant defence system to alleviate the oxidative damage induced by Cu. The bacteria promoted superoxide dismutase (SOD) in both shoots and roots to reduce superoxide radicals. The bacteria stimulated all enzymes activities under Cu exposure conditions, peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) in shoots and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) in roots were major enzymes to eliminate H2O2 in wheat seedlings.
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- Haiou Wang
- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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Asensio V, Covelo EF, Kandeler E. Soil management of copper mine tailing soils--sludge amendment and tree vegetation could improve biological soil quality. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 456-457:82-90. [PMID: 23584036 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mine soils at the depleted copper mine in Touro (Northwest Spain) are physico-chemically degraded and polluted by chromium and copper. To increase the quality of these soils, some areas at this mine have been vegetated with eucalyptus or pines, amended with sludges, or received both treatments. Four sites were selected at the Touro mine tailing in order to evaluate the effect of these different reclamation treatments on the biological soil quality: (1) Control (untreated), (2) Forest (vegetated), (3) Sludge (amended with sludges) and (4) Forest+Sludge (vegetated and amended). The new approach of the present work is that we evaluated the effect of planting trees or/and amending with sludges on the biological soil quality of mine sites polluted by metals under field conditions. The addition of sludges to mine sites recovered the biological quality of the soil, while vegetating with trees did not increase microbial biomass and function to the level of unpolluted sites. Moreover, amending with sludges increased the efficiency of the soil's microbial community to metabolize C and N, which was indicated by the decrease of the specific enzyme activities and the increase in the ratio Cmic:Nmic (shift towards predominance of fungi instead of bacteria). However, the high Cu and Cr concentrations still have negative influence on the microorganisms in all the treated soils. For the future remediation of mine soils, we recommend periodically adding sludge and planting native legume species.
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- Verónica Asensio
- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, Faculty of Biology, University of Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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Sessitsch A, Kuffner M, Kidd P, Vangronsveld J, Wenzel WW, Fallmann K, Puschenreiter M. The role of plant-associated bacteria in the mobilization and phytoextraction of trace elements in contaminated soils. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY 2013; 60:182-194. [PMID: 23645938 PMCID: PMC3618436 DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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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 of phytoextraction depends on trace element availability to the roots and the ability of the plant to intercept, take up, and accumulate trace elements in shoots. Current phytoextraction practises either employ hyperaccumulators or fast-growing high biomass plants; the phytoextraction process may be enhanced by soil amendments that increase trace element availability in the soil. This review will focus on the role of plant-associated bacteria to enhance trace element availability in the rhizosphere. We report on the kind of bacteria typically found in association with trace element - tolerating or - accumulating plants and discuss how they can contribute to improve trace element uptake by plants and thus the efficiency and rate of phytoextraction. This enhanced trace element uptake can be attributed to a microbial modification of the absorptive properties of the roots such as increasing the root length and surface area and numbers of root hairs, or by increasing the plant availability of trace elements in the rhizosphere and the subsequent translocation to shoots via beneficial effects on plant growth, trace element complexation and alleviation of phytotoxicity. An analysis of data from literature shows that effects of bacterial inoculation on phytoextraction efficiency are currently inconsistent. Some key processes in plant-bacteria interactions and colonization by inoculated strains still need to be unravelled more in detail to allow full-scale application of bacteria assisted phytoremediation of trace element contaminated soils.
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- Angela Sessitsch
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia (IIAG), CSIC, Apdo. 122, 15780 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Hasselt University, Centre for Environmental Sciences, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, A-3430 Tulln, Austria
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Lambers H, Clements JC, Nelson MN. How a phosphorus-acquisition strategy based on carboxylate exudation powers the success and agronomic potential of lupines (Lupinus, Fabaceae). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2013; 100:263-88. [PMID: 23347972 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Lupines (Lupinus species; Fabaceae) are an ancient crop with great potential to be developed further for high-protein feed and food, cover crops, and phytoremediation. Being legumes, they are capable of symbiotically fixing atmospheric nitrogen. However, Lupinus species appear to be nonmycorrhizal or weakly mycorrhizal at most; instead some produce cluster roots, which release vast amounts of phosphate-mobilizing carboxylates (inorganic anions). Other lupines produce cluster-like roots, which function in a similar manner, and some release large amounts of carboxylates without specialized roots. These traits associated with nutrient acquisition make lupines ideally suited for either impoverished soils or soils with large amounts of phosphorus that is poorly available for most plants, e.g., acidic or alkaline soils. Here we explore how common the nonmycorrhizal phosphorus-acquisition strategy based on exudation of carboxylates is in the genus Lupinus, concluding it is very likely more widespread than generally acknowledged. This trait may partly account for the role of lupines as pioneers or invasive species, but also makes them suitable crop plants while we reach "peak phosphorus".
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- Hans Lambers
- School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
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Rodríguez-Llorente ID, Lafuente A, Doukkali B, Caviedes MA, Pajuelo E. Engineering copper hyperaccumulation in plants by expressing a prokaryotic copC gene. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:12088-12097. [PMID: 23020547 DOI: 10.1021/es300842s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this work, engineering Cu-hyperaccumulation in plants was approached. First, the copC gene from Pseudomonas sp. Az13, encoding a periplasmic Cu-binding protein, was expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana driven by the CaMV35S promoter (transgenic lines 35S-copC). 35S-copC lines showed up to 5-fold increased Cu accumulation in roots (up to 2000 μg Cu. g(-1)) and shoots (up to 400 μg Cu. g(-1)), compared to untransformed plants, over the limits established for Cu-hyperaccumulators. 35S lines showed enhanced Cu sensitivity. Second, copC was engineered under the control of the cab1 (chlorophyll a/b binding protein 1) promoter, in order to drive copC expression to the shoots (transgenic lines cab1-copC). cab1-copC lines showed increased Cu translocation factors (twice that of wild-type plants) and also displayed enhanced Cu sensitivity. Finally, subcellular targeting the CopC protein to plant vacuoles was addressed by expressing a modified copC gene containing specific vacuole sorting determinants (transgenic lines 35S-copC-V). Unexpectedly, increased Cu-accumulation was not achieved-neither in roots nor in shoots-when compared to 35S-copC lines. Conversely, 35S-copC-V lines did display greatly enhanced Cu-hypersensitivity. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining Cu-hyperaccumulators by engineering a prokaryotic Cu-binding protein, but they highlight the difficulty of altering the exquisite Cu homeostasis in plants.
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Becerra-Castro C, Monterroso C, Prieto-Fernández A, Rodríguez-Lamas L, Loureiro-Viñas M, Acea MJ, Kidd PS. Pseudometallophytes colonising Pb/Zn mine tailings: a description of the plant-microorganism-rhizosphere soil system and isolation of metal-tolerant bacteria. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 217-218:350-9. [PMID: 22483595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The plant-microorganism-soil system of three pseudometallophytes (Betula celtiberica, Cytisus scoparius and Festuca rubra) growing in a Pb/Zn mine was characterised. Plant metal accumulation, soil metal fractions (rhizosphere and non-vegetated) and bacterial densities were determined. Total Cd, Pb and Zn in non-vegetated soils was up to 50, 3000 and 20,000 mg kg(-1) dry weight, respectively. The residual fraction dominated non-vegetated soils, whereas plant-available fractions became important in rhizosphere soils. All plant species effectively excluded metals from the shoot. F. rubra presented a shoot:root transport factor of ≤0.2 and this population could be useful in future phytostabilisation trials. Culturable bacterial densities and diversity were low (predominantly Actinobacteria). Rhizosphere soils hosted higher total and metal-tolerant bacterial densities. Seventy-four metal-tolerant rhizobacteria were isolated, and characterised genotypically (BOX-PCR, 16S rDNA) and phenotypically [Cd/Zn tolerance, biosurfactant production and plant growth promoting (PGP) traits]. Several isolates resisted high concentrations of Cd and Zn, and only a few presented PGP traits. Fourteen isolates were evaluated for promoting plant growth of two species (Salix viminalis and Festuca pratensis). Thirteen inoculants enhanced growth of F. pratensis, while only three enhanced growth of S. viminalis. Growth enhancement could not always be related to isolate PGP traits. In conclusion, some isolates show potential application in phytostabilisation or phytoextraction techniques.
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- C Becerra-Castro
- Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia, CSIC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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El Aafi N, Brhada F, Dary M, Maltouf AF, Pajuelo E. Rhizostabilization of metals in soils using Lupinus luteus inoculated with the metal resistant rhizobacterium Serratia sp. MSMC541. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2012; 14:261-74. [PMID: 22567710 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.604693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The aim of this work was to test Lupinus luteus plants, inoculated with metal resistant rhizobacteria, in order to phytostabilise metals in contaminated soils. The resistance to heavy metals of strains isolated from nodules of Lupinus plants was evaluated. The strain MSMC541 showed multi-resistance to several metals (up to 13.3 mM As, 2.2 mM Cd, 2.3 mM Cu, 9 mM Pb and 30 mM Zn), and it was selected for further characterization. Furthermore, this strain was able to biosorb great amounts of metals in cell biomass. 16S rDNA sequencing positioned this strain within the genus Serratia. The presence of arsenic resistance genes was confirmed by southern blot and PCR amplification. A rhizoremediation pot experiment was conducted using Lupinus luteus grown on sand supplemented with heavy metals and inoculated with MSMC541. Plant growth parameters and metal accumulation were determined in inoculated vs. non-inoculated Lupinus luteus plants. The results showed that inoculation with MSMC541 improved the plant tolerance to metals. At the same time, metal translocation to the shoot was significantly reduced upon inoculation. These results suggest that Lupinus luteus plants, inoculated with the metal resistant strain Serratia sp. MSMC541, have a great potential for phytostabilization of metal contaminated soils.
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MESH Headings
- Arsenic/metabolism
- Arsenic/pharmacology
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics
- Genes, Plant/genetics
- Lupinus/growth & development
- Lupinus/metabolism
- Lupinus/microbiology
- Metals, Heavy/metabolism
- Metals, Heavy/pharmacology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Plant Shoots/metabolism
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Root Nodules, Plant/metabolism
- Root Nodules, Plant/microbiology
- Serratia/drug effects
- Serratia/genetics
- Serratia/growth & development
- Serratia/physiology
- Soil Pollutants/metabolism
- Soil Pollutants/pharmacology
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- N El Aafi
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Mohamed V-Agdal, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat, Morocco
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Zribi K, Djébali N, Mrabet M, Khayat N, Smaoui A, Mlayah A, Aouani ME. Physiological responses to cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc of Sinorhizobium sp. strains nodulating Medicago sativa grown in Tunisian mining soils. ANN MICROBIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0358-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Wang Q, Xiong D, Zhao P, Yu X, Tu B, Wang G. Effect of applying an arsenic-resistant and plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium to enhance soil arsenic phytoremediation by Populus deltoides LH05-17. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:1065-74. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05142.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Characterization of a versatile rhizospheric organism from cucumber identified asOchrobactrum haematophilum. J Basic Microbiol 2011; 52:232-44. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Biotechnological uses of desiccation-tolerant microorganisms for the rhizoremediation of soils subjected to seasonal drought. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 91:1297-304. [PMID: 21769483 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3461-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Revised: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) increase the viability and health of host plants when they colonize roots and engage in associative symbiosis (Bashan et al. 2004). In return, PGPR viability is increased by host plant roots by the provision of nutrients and a more protective environment (Richardson et al. in Plant Soil 321:305-339, 2009). The PGPR have great potential in agriculture since the combination of certain microorganisms and plants can increase crop production and increase protection against frost, salinity, drought and other environmental stresses such as the presence of xenobiotic pollutants. But there is a great challenge in combining plants and microorganisms without compromising the viability of either microorganisms or seeds. In this paper, we review how anhydrobiotic engineering can be used for the formulation of biotechnological tools that guarantee the supply of both plants and microorganisms in the dry state. We also describe the application of this technology for the selection of desiccation-tolerant PGPR for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons bioremediation, in soils subjected to seasonal drought, by the rhizoremediation process.
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Elguindi J, Hao X, Lin Y, Alwathnani HA, Wei G, Rensing C. Advantages and challenges of increased antimicrobial copper use and copper mining. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 91:237-49. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3383-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Revised: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Moreno-Jiménez E, Vázquez S, Carpena-Ruiz RO, Esteban E, Peñalosa JM. Using Mediterranean shrubs for the phytoremediation of a soil impacted by pyritic wastes in Southern Spain: a field experiment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2011; 92:1584-1590. [PMID: 21353375 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2010] [Revised: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Re-vegetation is the main aim of ecological restoration projects, and in Mediterranean environments native plants are desirable to achieve successful restoration. In 1998, the burst of a tailings dam flooded the Guadiamar river valley downstream from Aznalcóllar (Southern Spain) with sludges that contained elevated concentrations of metals and metalloids, polluting soils and waters. A phytoremediation experiment to assess the potential use of native shrub species for the restoration of soils affected by the spillage was performed from 2005 to 2007, with soils divided into two groups: pH < 5 and pH > 5. Four native shrubs (Myrtus communis, Retama sphaerocarpa, Rosmarinus officinalis and Tamarix gallica) were planted and left to grow without intervention. Trace element concentrations in soils and plants, their extractability in soils, transfer factors and plant survival were used to identify the most-interesting species for phytoremediation. Total As was higher in soils with pH < 5. Ammonium sulphate-extractable zinc, copper, cadmium and aluminium concentrations were higher in very-acid soils, but arsenic was extracted more efficiently when soil pH was >5. Unlike As, which was either fixed by Fe oxides or retained as sulphide, the extractable metals showed significant relationships with the corresponding total soil metal concentration and inverse relationships with soil pH. T. gallica, R. officinalis and R. sphaerocarpa survived better in soils with pH > 5, while M. communis had better survival at pH < 5. R. sphaerocarpa showed the highest survival (30%) in all soils. Trace element transfer from soil to harvestable parts was low for all species and elements, and some species may have been able to decrease trace element availability in the soil. Our results suggest that R. sphaerocarpa is an adequate plant species for phytostabilising these soils, although more research is needed to address the self-sustainability of this remediation technique and the associated environmental changes.
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Cetin SC, Karaca A, Kizilkaya R, Turgay OC. Role of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria and Fungi in Heavy Metal Detoxification. SOIL BIOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21408-0_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Abou-Shanab RAEAI. Bioremediation: New Approaches and Trends. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 2011:65-94. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1914-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Ma Y, Prasad MNV, Rajkumar M, Freitas H. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and endophytes accelerate phytoremediation of metalliferous soils. Biotechnol Adv 2010; 29:248-58. [PMID: 21147211 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 463] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Technogenic activities (industrial-plastic, textiles, microelectronics, wood preservatives; mining-mine refuse, tailings, smelting; agrochemicals-chemical fertilizers, farm yard manure, pesticides; aerosols-pyrometallurgical and automobile exhausts; biosolids-sewage sludge, domestic waste; fly ash-coal combustion products) are the primary sources of heavy metal contamination and pollution in the environment in addition to geogenic sources. During the last two decades, bioremediation has emerged as a potential tool to clean up the metal-contaminated/polluted environment. Exclusively derived processes by plants alone (phytoremediation) are time-consuming. Further, high levels of pollutants pose toxicity to the remediating plants. This situation could be ameliorated and accelerated by exploring the partnership of plant-microbe, which would improve the plant growth by facilitating the sequestration of toxic heavy metals. Plants can bioconcentrate (phytoextraction) as well as bioimmobilize or inactivate (phytostabilization) toxic heavy metals through in situ rhizospheric processes. The mobility and bioavailability of heavy metal in the soil, particularly at the rhizosphere where root uptake or exclusion takes place, are critical factors that affect phytoextraction and phytostabilization. Developing new methods for either enhancing (phytoextraction) or reducing the bioavailability of metal contaminants in the rhizosphere (phytostabilization) as well as improving plant establishment, growth, and health could significantly speed up the process of bioremediation techniques. In this review, we have highlighted the role of plant growth promoting rhizo- and/or endophytic bacteria in accelerating phytoremediation derived benefits in extensive tables and elaborate schematic sketches.
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- Y Ma
- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Haferburg G, Kothe E. Metallomics: lessons for metalliferous soil remediation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:1271-80. [PMID: 20532755 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2695-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2010] [Revised: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The term metallomics has been established for the investigation of transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome changes induced by metals. The mechanisms allowing the organisms to cope with metals in the environment, metal resistance factors, will in turn change biogeochemical cycles of metals in soil, coupling the metal pool with the root system of plants. This makes microorganisms key players in introducing metals into food webs, as well as for bioremediation strategies. Research on physiological and metabolic responses of microorganisms on metal stress in soil is thus essential for the selection of optimized consortia applicable in bioremediation strategies such as bioaugmentation or microbially enhanced phytoextraction. The results of metallomics studies will help to develop applications including identification of biomarkers for ecotoxicological studies, bioleaching, in situ soil regeneration, and microbially assisted phytoremediation of contaminated land. This review will therefore focus on the molecular understanding of metal resistance in bacteria and fungi, as can be derived from metallomics studies.
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- Götz Haferburg
- Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University, Neugasse 25, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Alkorta I, Becerril JM, Garbisu C. Phytostabilization of metal contaminated soils. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2010; 25:135-46. [PMID: 20839558 DOI: 10.1515/reveh.2010.25.2.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The contamination of soils with heavy metals represents a worldwide environmental problem of great concern. Traditional methods for the remediation of metal contaminated soils are usually very expensive and frequently induce adverse effects on soil properties and biological activity. Consequently, biological methods of soil remediation like phytoremediation (the use of green plants to clean up contaminated sites) are currently receiving a great deal of attention. In particular, chemophytostabilization of metal contaminated soils (the use of metal tolerant plants together with different amendments like organic materials, liming agents, or phosphorus compounds and such) to reduce metal mobility and bioavailability in soils appears most promising for sites contaminated with high levels of several metals when phytoextraction is not a feasible option. During chemophytostabilization processes, one must at all times be cautious with a possible future reversal of soil metal immobilization, with concomitant adverse environmental consequences.
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- Biophysics Unit, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 644, Bilbao, Spain
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