Kang SM, Khan AL, Waqas M, You YH, Kim JH, Kim JG, Hamayun M, Lee IJ (2014) Plant
growth-promoting rhizobacteria reduce adverse effects of salinity and osmotic stress by regulating phytohormones and antioxidants in Cucumissativus. J Plant Interact 9(1):673–682
Khan N, Bano A (2016a) Modulation of phytoremediation and plant growth by the treatment with
PGPR, Ag nanoparticle and untreated municipal wastewater. Int J Phytoremed 18
(12):1258–1269
Khan N, Bano A (2016b) Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and Ag-nano particle in the
bioremediation of heavy metals and maize growth under municipal wastewater irrigation. Int J
Phytoremed 18(3):211–221
Khan MS, Zaidi A, Wani PA, Oves M (2009) Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the
remediation of metal contaminated soils. Environ Chem Lett 7:1–19
Kim SU, Cheong YH, Seo DC, Hu JS, Heo JS, Cho JS (2007) Characterization of heavy metal
tolerance and biosorption capacity of bacterium strains CPB4 (Bacillus Sp.). Water Sci Technol
55(1):105–111
Kim KE, Jung JE, Lee Y, Lee DS (2018) Ranking surface soil pollution potential of chemicals from
accidental release by using two indicators calculated with a multimedia model (SoilPCA). Ecol
Indic 85:664–673
Koffas M, Roberge C, Lee K, Stephanopoulos G (1999) Metabolic engineering. Annu Rev Biomed
Eng 1:535–557
Kotoky R, Das S, Singha LP, Pandey P, Singha KM (2017) Biodegradation of Benzo (a) pyrene by
biofilm forming and plant growth promoting Acinetobacter sp. strain PDB4. Environ Technol
Innov 8:256–268
Kravchenko LV, Azarova TS, Makarova NM, Tikhonovich IA (2004) The effect of tryptophan
present in plant root exudates on the phytostimulating activity of rhizobacteria. Microbiology 73
(2):156–158
Kumar KV, Singh N, Behl HM, Srivastava S (2008) Influence of plant growth promoting bacteria
and its mutant on heavy metal toxicity in Brassica juncea grown in fly ash amended soil.
Chemosphere 72:678–683
Kumar S (2010) Engineering cytochrome P450 biocatalysts for biotechnology, medicine and
bioremediation. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 6(2):115–131
Kuppusamy S, Thavamani P, Megharaj M, Lee YB, Naidu R (2016) Isolation and characterization
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degrading, pH tolerant, N-fixing and
P-solubilizing novel bacteria from manufactured gas plant (MGP) site soils. Environ Technol
Innov 6:204–219
Langella F, Grawunder A, Stark R, Weist A, Merten D, Haferburg G, Büchel G, Kothe E (2014)
Microbially assisted phytoremediation approaches for two multi-element contaminated sites.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 21(11):6845–6858
Leung M (2004) Bioremediation: techniques for cleaning up a mess. J Biotechnol 2:18–22
Liu JL, Xie BM, Shi XH, Ma JM, Guo CH (2015) Effects of two plant growth-promoting
rhizobacteria containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase on oat growth in
petroleum-contaminated soil. Int J Environ Sci Technol 12(12):3887–3894
Lu Y, Song S, Wang R, Liu Z, Meng J, Sweetman AJ, Jenkins A, Ferrier RC, Li H, Luo W, Wang T
(2015) Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China. Environ Int
77:5–15
Ma Y, Prasad MN, Rajkumar M, Freitas H (2011) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and
endophytes accelerate phytoremediation of metalliferous soils. Biotechnol Adv 29:248–258
Mamaril JC, Paner ET, Alpante BM (1997) Biosorption and desorption studies of chromium (iii) by
free and immobilized Rhizobium (BJVr 12) cell biomass. Biodegradation 8:275–285
Marchand L, Mench M, Jacob D, Otte ML (2010) Metal and metalloid removal in constructed
wetlands, with emphasis on the importance of plants and standardized measurements: a review.
Environ Pollut 158:3447–3461
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growth-promoting rhizobacteria reduce adverse effects of salinity and osmotic stress by regulating phytohormones and antioxidants in Cucumissativus. J Plant Interact 9(1):673–682
Khan N, Bano A (2016a) Modulation of phytoremediation and plant growth by the treatment with
PGPR, Ag nanoparticle and untreated municipal wastewater. Int J Phytoremed 18
(12):1258–1269
Khan N, Bano A (2016b) Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and Ag-nano particle in the
bioremediation of heavy metals and maize growth under municipal wastewater irrigation. Int J
Phytoremed 18(3):211–221
Khan MS, Zaidi A, Wani PA, Oves M (2009) Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the
remediation of metal contaminated soils. Environ Chem Lett 7:1–19
Kim SU, Cheong YH, Seo DC, Hu JS, Heo JS, Cho JS (2007) Characterization of heavy metal
tolerance and biosorption capacity of bacterium strains CPB4 (Bacillus Sp.). Water Sci Technol
55(1):105–111
Kim KE, Jung JE, Lee Y, Lee DS (2018) Ranking surface soil pollution potential of chemicals from
accidental release by using two indicators calculated with a multimedia model (SoilPCA). Ecol
Indic 85:664–673
Koffas M, Roberge C, Lee K, Stephanopoulos G (1999) Metabolic engineering. Annu Rev Biomed
Eng 1:535–557
Kotoky R, Das S, Singha LP, Pandey P, Singha KM (2017) Biodegradation of Benzo (a) pyrene by
biofilm forming and plant growth promoting Acinetobacter sp. strain PDB4. Environ Technol
Innov 8:256–268
Kravchenko LV, Azarova TS, Makarova NM, Tikhonovich IA (2004) The effect of tryptophan
present in plant root exudates on the phytostimulating activity of rhizobacteria. Microbiology 73
(2):156–158
Kumar KV, Singh N, Behl HM, Srivastava S (2008) Influence of plant growth promoting bacteria
and its mutant on heavy metal toxicity in Brassica juncea grown in fly ash amended soil.
Chemosphere 72:678–683
Kumar S (2010) Engineering cytochrome P450 biocatalysts for biotechnology, medicine and
bioremediation. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 6(2):115–131
Kuppusamy S, Thavamani P, Megharaj M, Lee YB, Naidu R (2016) Isolation and characterization
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) degrading, pH tolerant, N-fixing and
P-solubilizing novel bacteria from manufactured gas plant (MGP) site soils. Environ Technol
Innov 6:204–219
Langella F, Grawunder A, Stark R, Weist A, Merten D, Haferburg G, Büchel G, Kothe E (2014)
Microbially assisted phytoremediation approaches for two multi-element contaminated sites.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 21(11):6845–6858
Leung M (2004) Bioremediation: techniques for cleaning up a mess. J Biotechnol 2:18–22
Liu JL, Xie BM, Shi XH, Ma JM, Guo CH (2015) Effects of two plant growth-promoting
rhizobacteria containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase on oat growth in
petroleum-contaminated soil. Int J Environ Sci Technol 12(12):3887–3894
Lu Y, Song S, Wang R, Liu Z, Meng J, Sweetman AJ, Jenkins A, Ferrier RC, Li H, Luo W, Wang T
(2015) Impacts of soil and water pollution on food safety and health risks in China. Environ Int
77:5–15
Ma Y, Prasad MN, Rajkumar M, Freitas H (2011) Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and
endophytes accelerate phytoremediation of metalliferous soils. Biotechnol Adv 29:248–258
Mamaril JC, Paner ET, Alpante BM (1997) Biosorption and desorption studies of chromium (iii) by
free and immobilized Rhizobium (BJVr 12) cell biomass. Biodegradation 8:275–285
Marchand L, Mench M, Jacob D, Otte ML (2010) Metal and metalloid removal in constructed
wetlands, with emphasis on the importance of plants and standardized measurements: a review.
Environ Pollut 158:3447–3461
224
M. K. Chitara et al.