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bacteria isolated from mangrove ecosystems in peninsular Malaysia. Int J Biosci Biochem
Bioinform 7:245–251
Hmaeid N, Walia M, Mahmoud AMB, Pueyo JJ, Ghnaya T, Abdelly C (2019) Efficient
rhizobacteria promote growth and alleviate NaCl-induced stress in the plant species Sulla
carnosa. Appl Soil Ecol 133:104–113
Huang Y, Liu Q, Jia W, Yan C (2020) Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in
the terrestrial environment. Environ Pollut 260:114096
Huerta Lwanga E, Gertsen H, Gooren H, Peers P, Salanki T, Ploeg VDM, Besseling E, Koelmans
AA, Geissen V (2016) Microplastics in the terrestrial ecosystem: implications for Lumbricus
terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Environ Sci Technol 50:2685–2691
Huerta Lwanga E, Gertsen H, Gooren H, Peers P, Salanki T, Ploeg VDM, Besseling E, Koelmans
AA, Geissen V (2017) Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus
terrestris. Environ Pollut 220:532–531
Jendrossek D (2001) Microbial degradation of polyesters. In: Biopolyesters. Springer, Berlin, pp
293–325
Jendrossek D, Schirmer A, Schlegel HG (1996) Biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 46:451–463
Jha Y, Subramanian RB (2014) PGPR regulate caspase-like activity, programmed cell death and
antioxidant enzyme activity in paddy under salinity. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 20:201–207
Jha Y, Subramanian RB, Patel S (2011) Combination of endophytic and rhizospheric plant growth
promoting rhizobacteria in Oryza sativa shows higher accumulation of osmoprotectant against
saline stress. Acta Physiol Plant 33:797–802
Kale SK, Deshmukh AG, Dudhare MS, Patil VB (2015) Microbial degradation of plastic; a review.
J Biochem Technol 6:952
Kang SM, Khan AL, Waqas M, You Y-H, Kim J-H, Kim J-G, Hamayun M, Lee L-J (2014) Plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria reduce adverse effects of salinity ad osmotic stress by
regulating phytohormones and antioxidants in Cucumis sativus. J Plant Interact 9:673–682
Karthikeyan B, Joe MM, Islam MR, Sa T (2012) ACC deaminase containing diazotrophic endophytic bacteria ameliorate alt stress in Catharanthus roseus through reduced ethylene levels and
induction of antioxidative defense systems. Symbiosis 56:77–86
Kasim WA, Gaffar RM, Abou-Ali RM, Omar MN, Hewait HM (2016) Effect of biofilm forming
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on salinity tolerance in barley. Ann Agric Sci 61:217–227
Kaya C, Ashraf M, Dikilitas M, Tuna AL (2013) Alleviation of salt stress-induced adverse effects
on maize plants by exogenous application of indole acetic acid (IAA) and inorganic nutrients- a
field trial. Aust J Crop Sci 7:249
Khalid S, Parvaiz M, Nawaz K, Hussain H, Arshad A, Shawaka S, Sarfaraz Z, Waheed T (2013)
Effect of Indole acetic acid (IAA) on morphological, biochemical and chemical attributes of two
varieties of maize (Zea mays L.) under salt stress. World Appl Sci J 26:1150–1159
Kirbaş Z, Keskin N, Güner A (1999) Biodegradation of polyvinylchloride (PVC) by white rot fungi.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 63:335–342
Kohler J, Hernandez JA, Caravaca F, Roldan A (2008) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modify alleviation biochemical mechanisms in water stressed
plants. Funct Plant Biol 35:141–151
Kohler J, Hernandez JA, Caravaca F, Roldan A (2009) Induction of antioxidant enzymes involved
in the greater effectiveness of a PGPR versus AM fungi with respect to increasing the tolerance
of lettuce to sever salt stress. Environ Exp Bot 65:245–252
Kumar A, Verma JP (2017) Does plant-microbe interaction confer stress tolerance in plants: a
review. Microbiol Res 207:41–52
Kyaw MB, Champakalakshmi R, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Sakharkar KR (2012) Biodegradation of
low density polyethylene (LDPE) by Pseudomonas species. Indian J Microbiol 52:411–419
Liu J, Zhu J-K (1998) A calcium sensor homolog required for plant salt tolerance. Science
280:1943–1945
246
M. P. Raghavendra
bacteria isolated from mangrove ecosystems in peninsular Malaysia. Int J Biosci Biochem
Bioinform 7:245–251
Hmaeid N, Walia M, Mahmoud AMB, Pueyo JJ, Ghnaya T, Abdelly C (2019) Efficient
rhizobacteria promote growth and alleviate NaCl-induced stress in the plant species Sulla
carnosa. Appl Soil Ecol 133:104–113
Huang Y, Liu Q, Jia W, Yan C (2020) Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in
the terrestrial environment. Environ Pollut 260:114096
Huerta Lwanga E, Gertsen H, Gooren H, Peers P, Salanki T, Ploeg VDM, Besseling E, Koelmans
AA, Geissen V (2016) Microplastics in the terrestrial ecosystem: implications for Lumbricus
terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Environ Sci Technol 50:2685–2691
Huerta Lwanga E, Gertsen H, Gooren H, Peers P, Salanki T, Ploeg VDM, Besseling E, Koelmans
AA, Geissen V (2017) Incorporation of microplastics from litter into burrows of Lumbricus
terrestris. Environ Pollut 220:532–531
Jendrossek D (2001) Microbial degradation of polyesters. In: Biopolyesters. Springer, Berlin, pp
293–325
Jendrossek D, Schirmer A, Schlegel HG (1996) Biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 46:451–463
Jha Y, Subramanian RB (2014) PGPR regulate caspase-like activity, programmed cell death and
antioxidant enzyme activity in paddy under salinity. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 20:201–207
Jha Y, Subramanian RB, Patel S (2011) Combination of endophytic and rhizospheric plant growth
promoting rhizobacteria in Oryza sativa shows higher accumulation of osmoprotectant against
saline stress. Acta Physiol Plant 33:797–802
Kale SK, Deshmukh AG, Dudhare MS, Patil VB (2015) Microbial degradation of plastic; a review.
J Biochem Technol 6:952
Kang SM, Khan AL, Waqas M, You Y-H, Kim J-H, Kim J-G, Hamayun M, Lee L-J (2014) Plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria reduce adverse effects of salinity ad osmotic stress by
regulating phytohormones and antioxidants in Cucumis sativus. J Plant Interact 9:673–682
Karthikeyan B, Joe MM, Islam MR, Sa T (2012) ACC deaminase containing diazotrophic endophytic bacteria ameliorate alt stress in Catharanthus roseus through reduced ethylene levels and
induction of antioxidative defense systems. Symbiosis 56:77–86
Kasim WA, Gaffar RM, Abou-Ali RM, Omar MN, Hewait HM (2016) Effect of biofilm forming
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on salinity tolerance in barley. Ann Agric Sci 61:217–227
Kaya C, Ashraf M, Dikilitas M, Tuna AL (2013) Alleviation of salt stress-induced adverse effects
on maize plants by exogenous application of indole acetic acid (IAA) and inorganic nutrients- a
field trial. Aust J Crop Sci 7:249
Khalid S, Parvaiz M, Nawaz K, Hussain H, Arshad A, Shawaka S, Sarfaraz Z, Waheed T (2013)
Effect of Indole acetic acid (IAA) on morphological, biochemical and chemical attributes of two
varieties of maize (Zea mays L.) under salt stress. World Appl Sci J 26:1150–1159
Kirbaş Z, Keskin N, Güner A (1999) Biodegradation of polyvinylchloride (PVC) by white rot fungi.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 63:335–342
Kohler J, Hernandez JA, Caravaca F, Roldan A (2008) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modify alleviation biochemical mechanisms in water stressed
plants. Funct Plant Biol 35:141–151
Kohler J, Hernandez JA, Caravaca F, Roldan A (2009) Induction of antioxidant enzymes involved
in the greater effectiveness of a PGPR versus AM fungi with respect to increasing the tolerance
of lettuce to sever salt stress. Environ Exp Bot 65:245–252
Kumar A, Verma JP (2017) Does plant-microbe interaction confer stress tolerance in plants: a
review. Microbiol Res 207:41–52
Kyaw MB, Champakalakshmi R, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Sakharkar KR (2012) Biodegradation of
low density polyethylene (LDPE) by Pseudomonas species. Indian J Microbiol 52:411–419
Liu J, Zhu J-K (1998) A calcium sensor homolog required for plant salt tolerance. Science
280:1943–1945
246
M. P. Raghavendra