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Table 2.2 Microbe-mediated sustainable phyto-bioremediation-generated options for biomass and bioenergy and carbon sequestration
Sample
no.
Microbial species
Experimental
plants
Target pollutants
Additional benefits
References
1
Cadmium-resistant
autochthonous microbial
consortium (AMC)
Juncus
maritimus
Cadmium
Enhances phyto- remediation of salt marsh sediments
contaminated with cadmium metal; increases metal
phyto- stabilization capacity; promotes metal
phyto-extraction
Teixeira et al.
(2014)
2
Cr-tolerant rhizobacteria
Helianthus
annuus
L.
Chromium
Increases plant height, stem and head diameter, grain
yield, oil content of seeds, and total biomass;
increases phyto-extraction of metal
Bahadur et al.
(2017)
3
Pseudomonas
sp.
Grass species Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(DDT)
Increases bioavailability of organic pollutants
Wang et al.
(2017)
4
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Glycine max
L. Fenamiphos
With addition of SiO
2 , increases degradation of
fenamiphos
Romeh and
Hendawi (2017)
5
Pseudomonas libanensis
TR1,
Psychrobacter
sp. SRS8, Bacillus
sp. SN9
Brassica
oxyrrhina
Heavy metals, Ni
accumulation
Increases plant growth, leaf relative water and
pigment content under drought conditions; improves
metal translocation
Ma et al. (2009),
Ma et al. (2016)
6
Pseudomonas
sp.
Festuca
arundinacea
Oily
sludgecontaminated
Increases shoot and root dry weight of fescue;
enhances microbial activity and diversity in soil;
improves degradation of TPH and PAHs
Liu et al. (2013)
7
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(AMF)
Avena sativa
Petroleum
Improves soil quality; increases biomass; enhances
soil microbial activity and phyto- remediation of
saline-alkali soil contaminated by petroleum
Xun et al. (2015)
8
Burkholderia fungorum
DBT1
Populus
deltoides
Dibenzothiophene,
phenanthrene,
naphthalene,
fluorene
Removes PAHs (up to 99%); increases root growth
and biomass; alleviates agricultural non-point source
pollution and landfill leachate phytoremediation
Andreolli et al.
(2013)
9
Pseudomonas koreensis
AGB-1 Miscanthus
sinensis
Heavy metal soil
Increases biomass, chlorophyll, and protein content Babu et al.
(2014b)
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Table 2.2 Microbe-mediated sustainable phyto-bioremediation-generated options for biomass and bioenergy and carbon sequestration
Sample
no.
Microbial species
Experimental
plants
Target pollutants
Additional benefits
References
1
Cadmium-resistant
autochthonous microbial
consortium (AMC)
Juncus
maritimus
Cadmium
Enhances phyto- remediation of salt marsh sediments
contaminated with cadmium metal; increases metal
phyto- stabilization capacity; promotes metal
phyto-extraction
Teixeira et al.
(2014)
2
Cr-tolerant rhizobacteria
Helianthus
annuus
L.
Chromium
Increases plant height, stem and head diameter, grain
yield, oil content of seeds, and total biomass;
increases phyto-extraction of metal
Bahadur et al.
(2017)
3
Pseudomonas
sp.
Grass species Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(DDT)
Increases bioavailability of organic pollutants
Wang et al.
(2017)
4
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Glycine max
L. Fenamiphos
With addition of SiO
2 , increases degradation of
fenamiphos
Romeh and
Hendawi (2017)
5
Pseudomonas libanensis
TR1,
Psychrobacter
sp. SRS8, Bacillus
sp. SN9
Brassica
oxyrrhina
Heavy metals, Ni
accumulation
Increases plant growth, leaf relative water and
pigment content under drought conditions; improves
metal translocation
Ma et al. (2009),
Ma et al. (2016)
6
Pseudomonas
sp.
Festuca
arundinacea
Oily
sludgecontaminated
Increases shoot and root dry weight of fescue;
enhances microbial activity and diversity in soil;
improves degradation of TPH and PAHs
Liu et al. (2013)
7
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(AMF)
Avena sativa
Petroleum
Improves soil quality; increases biomass; enhances
soil microbial activity and phyto- remediation of
saline-alkali soil contaminated by petroleum
Xun et al. (2015)
8
Burkholderia fungorum
DBT1
Populus
deltoides
Dibenzothiophene,
phenanthrene,
naphthalene,
fluorene
Removes PAHs (up to 99%); increases root growth
and biomass; alleviates agricultural non-point source
pollution and landfill leachate phytoremediation
Andreolli et al.
(2013)
9
Pseudomonas koreensis
AGB-1 Miscanthus
sinensis
Heavy metal soil
Increases biomass, chlorophyll, and protein content Babu et al.
(2014b)
2 Belowground Microbial Communities: Key Players for Soil and Environmental…