Orhan F (2016) Alleviation of salt stress by halotolerant and halophilic plant growth promoting
bacteria in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Braz J Microbiol 47:621–627
Paco A, Duarte K, da Costa JP, Santos PSM, Pereira R, Pereira ME, Freitas AC, Duarte AC, RochaSantos TAP (2017) Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus
Zalerion maritimum. Sci Total Environ 586:10–15
Palaniyandi SA, Damodharan K, Yang SH, Suh JW (2014) Streptomyces sp. strain PFPA39
alleviates salt stress and promotes growth of “micro tom” tomato plants. J Appl Microbiol
117:766–773
Parida A, Das A (2005) Salt tolerance and salinity effects on plants: a review. Ecotoxicol Environ
Saf 60:324–349
Pathak VM, Navneet XX (2017) Review on the current status of polymeric degradation: a microbial
approach. Bioresour Bioprocess 4:15–46
Perrig D, Boiero M, Masciarelli O, Penna C, Ruiz O, Cassan F, Luna M (2007) Plant growth
promoting compounds produced by two agronomically important strains of Azospirillum
brasilense and implications for inoculants formulation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
75:1143–1150
Powell JR, Rillig MC (2018) Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ecosystem function.
New Phytol 220:1059–1075
Premraj R, Doble M (2005) Biodegradation of polymers. Indian J Biotechnol 4:186–193
Raaman N, Rajitha N, Jayshree A, Jegadeesh R (2012) Biodegradation of plastic by Aspergillus
spp. isolated from polythene polluted sites around Chennai. J Acad Ind Res 1:313–316
Ramis X, Cadenato A, Salla JM, morancho JM, Valles A, Contat L, Ribes A (2004) Thermal
degradation of polypropylene/starch-based materials with enhanced biodegradability. Polym
Degrad Stab 86:483–491
Raziyafathima M, Praseetha PK, Rimal Isaac RS (2016) Microbial degradation of plastic waste: a
review. J Pharm Chem Biol Sci 4:231–242
Restrepo-Flórez JM, Bassi A, Thompson MR (2014) Microbial degradation and deterioration of
polyethylene: a review. Int Biodeterior Biodegrad 88:83–90
Rillig MC, Ziersch L, Hempel S (2017) Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms. Sci Rep
7:1362
Rillig MC, Ingraffia R, Machado AAD (2017a) Microplastic incorporation into soil in
agroecosystems. Front Plant Sci 8:1805–1809
Rillig MC, Lehmann A, Machado AADS, Yang G (2019) Microplastic effects on plants. New
Phytol. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7853
Ru J, Huo Y, Yang Y (2020) Microbial degradation and valorization of plastic wastes. Front
Microbiol 11:442
Rustinia KSC, Jannah M, Dewi AP, Djamaana A (2020) Polyethylene terephthalate plastic degradation using soil bacteria from mount Jayawijaya, Papua, Indonesia. J Agric Vet Sci
13:2319–2372
Sandhya V, Ali SZ, Grover M, Reddy G, Venkateswarlu B (2009) Alleviation of drought stress
effects in sunflower seedlings by exopolysaccharides producing Pseudomonas putida strain
P45. Biol Fertil Soils 46:17–26
Santos ADA, Silveira JADA, Bonifacio A, Rodrigues AC, Figueiredo MDVB (2018) Antioxidant
response of cowpea co-inoculate with plant growth-promoting bacteria under salt stress. Braz J
Microbiol 49:513–521
Sapre S, Gontia-Mishra I, Tiwari S (2018) Klebsiella sp. confers enhanced tolerance to salinity and
plant growth promotion in oat seedlings (Avena sativa). Microbiol Res 206:25–32
Saravanakumar D, Samiyappan R (2007) ACC deaminase from Pseudomonas fluorescens mediated
saline resistance in groundnut (Arachis hypogea) plants. J Appl Microbiol 102:1283–1292
Scheurer M, Bigalke M (2018) Microplastics in Swiss floodplain soils. Environ Sci Technol
52:3591–3598
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bacteria in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Braz J Microbiol 47:621–627
Paco A, Duarte K, da Costa JP, Santos PSM, Pereira R, Pereira ME, Freitas AC, Duarte AC, RochaSantos TAP (2017) Biodegradation of polyethylene microplastics by the marine fungus
Zalerion maritimum. Sci Total Environ 586:10–15
Palaniyandi SA, Damodharan K, Yang SH, Suh JW (2014) Streptomyces sp. strain PFPA39
alleviates salt stress and promotes growth of “micro tom” tomato plants. J Appl Microbiol
117:766–773
Parida A, Das A (2005) Salt tolerance and salinity effects on plants: a review. Ecotoxicol Environ
Saf 60:324–349
Pathak VM, Navneet XX (2017) Review on the current status of polymeric degradation: a microbial
approach. Bioresour Bioprocess 4:15–46
Perrig D, Boiero M, Masciarelli O, Penna C, Ruiz O, Cassan F, Luna M (2007) Plant growth
promoting compounds produced by two agronomically important strains of Azospirillum
brasilense and implications for inoculants formulation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
75:1143–1150
Powell JR, Rillig MC (2018) Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and ecosystem function.
New Phytol 220:1059–1075
Premraj R, Doble M (2005) Biodegradation of polymers. Indian J Biotechnol 4:186–193
Raaman N, Rajitha N, Jayshree A, Jegadeesh R (2012) Biodegradation of plastic by Aspergillus
spp. isolated from polythene polluted sites around Chennai. J Acad Ind Res 1:313–316
Ramis X, Cadenato A, Salla JM, morancho JM, Valles A, Contat L, Ribes A (2004) Thermal
degradation of polypropylene/starch-based materials with enhanced biodegradability. Polym
Degrad Stab 86:483–491
Raziyafathima M, Praseetha PK, Rimal Isaac RS (2016) Microbial degradation of plastic waste: a
review. J Pharm Chem Biol Sci 4:231–242
Restrepo-Flórez JM, Bassi A, Thompson MR (2014) Microbial degradation and deterioration of
polyethylene: a review. Int Biodeterior Biodegrad 88:83–90
Rillig MC, Ziersch L, Hempel S (2017) Microplastic transport in soil by earthworms. Sci Rep
7:1362
Rillig MC, Ingraffia R, Machado AAD (2017a) Microplastic incorporation into soil in
agroecosystems. Front Plant Sci 8:1805–1809
Rillig MC, Lehmann A, Machado AADS, Yang G (2019) Microplastic effects on plants. New
Phytol. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-7853
Ru J, Huo Y, Yang Y (2020) Microbial degradation and valorization of plastic wastes. Front
Microbiol 11:442
Rustinia KSC, Jannah M, Dewi AP, Djamaana A (2020) Polyethylene terephthalate plastic degradation using soil bacteria from mount Jayawijaya, Papua, Indonesia. J Agric Vet Sci
13:2319–2372
Sandhya V, Ali SZ, Grover M, Reddy G, Venkateswarlu B (2009) Alleviation of drought stress
effects in sunflower seedlings by exopolysaccharides producing Pseudomonas putida strain
P45. Biol Fertil Soils 46:17–26
Santos ADA, Silveira JADA, Bonifacio A, Rodrigues AC, Figueiredo MDVB (2018) Antioxidant
response of cowpea co-inoculate with plant growth-promoting bacteria under salt stress. Braz J
Microbiol 49:513–521
Sapre S, Gontia-Mishra I, Tiwari S (2018) Klebsiella sp. confers enhanced tolerance to salinity and
plant growth promotion in oat seedlings (Avena sativa). Microbiol Res 206:25–32
Saravanakumar D, Samiyappan R (2007) ACC deaminase from Pseudomonas fluorescens mediated
saline resistance in groundnut (Arachis hypogea) plants. J Appl Microbiol 102:1283–1292
Scheurer M, Bigalke M (2018) Microplastics in Swiss floodplain soils. Environ Sci Technol
52:3591–3598
248
M. P. Raghavendra