Pseudomonas
sp. and Bacillus
sp. Glyphosate (herbicide) in
Rice
Utilize glyphosate as a phosphorus source and its degradation
Wijekoon and
Yapa (2018)
Planomicrobium chinense, Bacillus cereus,
and Pseudomonas
fluorescens
Untreated municipal wastewater
(MW)
Maize
Solubilize phosphate, exhibit
antibacterial, antifungal activities, decreased Pb, and Ni accumulation in rhizosphere soil and
shoot
Khan and
Bano
(2016a, b)
Rhizobacteria (RB1, RB2, RB3,
and RB4)
Organophosphate pesticides
(OPP), methyl parathion
Mung bean (Vigna radiata)
Promote plant growth, degrade
OPP, utilize OPP as carbon
and/or nitrogen source
Pratibha and
Krishna
(2015)
Enterobacter
sp. strain EG16
Metal stress (Cd and Fe)
Hibiscus cannabinus
Uptake of Fe, alleviated
Cd-induced inhibition of bacterial IAA production, and metal
immobilization in rhizosphere
Chen et al.
(2017a, b)
Enterobacter ludwigii
(HG 2) and
Klebsiella pneumoniae
(HG 3)
Mercury
Triticum aestivum
Improves plant growth, ACC
deaminase activity, IAA
production, P, Zn, and K solubilization, reduced proline accumulation, biosorption of mercury
Gontia-Mishra
et al. (2016)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
SLC-2,
Serratia marcescens
BC-3, Bacillus circulans, Enterobacter
intermedius
and Staphylococcus
carnosus
Petroleum hydrocarbons
Oat and maize
1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase activity,
indole acetic acid production,
siderophore synthesis, and the
degradation of petroleum
Liu et al.
(2015);
Ajuzieogu
et al. (2015)
Burkholderia cepacia
SE4,
Promicromonospora
sp. SE188
and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
SE370
Salts contamination
Cucumis sativus
Reduced activities of catalase,
peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase,
and total polyphenol, lower permeability of the plasma
membrane
Kang et al.
(2014)
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sp. and Bacillus
sp. Glyphosate (herbicide) in
Rice
Utilize glyphosate as a phosphorus source and its degradation
Wijekoon and
Yapa (2018)
Planomicrobium chinense, Bacillus cereus,
and Pseudomonas
fluorescens
Untreated municipal wastewater
(MW)
Maize
Solubilize phosphate, exhibit
antibacterial, antifungal activities, decreased Pb, and Ni accumulation in rhizosphere soil and
shoot
Khan and
Bano
(2016a, b)
Rhizobacteria (RB1, RB2, RB3,
and RB4)
Organophosphate pesticides
(OPP), methyl parathion
Mung bean (Vigna radiata)
Promote plant growth, degrade
OPP, utilize OPP as carbon
and/or nitrogen source
Pratibha and
Krishna
(2015)
Enterobacter
sp. strain EG16
Metal stress (Cd and Fe)
Hibiscus cannabinus
Uptake of Fe, alleviated
Cd-induced inhibition of bacterial IAA production, and metal
immobilization in rhizosphere
Chen et al.
(2017a, b)
Enterobacter ludwigii
(HG 2) and
Klebsiella pneumoniae
(HG 3)
Mercury
Triticum aestivum
Improves plant growth, ACC
deaminase activity, IAA
production, P, Zn, and K solubilization, reduced proline accumulation, biosorption of mercury
Gontia-Mishra
et al. (2016)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
SLC-2,
Serratia marcescens
BC-3, Bacillus circulans, Enterobacter
intermedius
and Staphylococcus
carnosus
Petroleum hydrocarbons
Oat and maize
1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase activity,
indole acetic acid production,
siderophore synthesis, and the
degradation of petroleum
Liu et al.
(2015);
Ajuzieogu
et al. (2015)
Burkholderia cepacia
SE4,
Promicromonospora
sp. SE188
and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
SE370
Salts contamination
Cucumis sativus
Reduced activities of catalase,
peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase,
and total polyphenol, lower permeability of the plasma
membrane
Kang et al.
(2014)
(continued)
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