19
10
Plant growth- promoting (PGP)
bacterial strains
Cytisus
striatus
Dieselcontaminated land
Enhances germination, seedling vigour, and biomass
production
Balseiro- Romero
et al. (2017)
11
Pseudomonas
sp UW3
Oats
Saline soil
Increases plant biomass; salt uptake; decreases soil
salinity
Chang et al.
(2014)
12
Lasiodiplodia
sp. MXSF31
Portulaca
oleracea
Heavy metals
Increases biosorption and bioaccumulation capacities Deng et al.
(2014)
13
Pseudoxanthomonas
Festuca
arundinacea
L.
Petroleum
hydrocarbon
Increases degradation of high molecular weight
(C21–C34) aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHs)
Hou et al. (2015)
14
Bacillus cereus
ERBP
Clitoria
ternatea
Formaldehyde
Enhances airborne formaldehyde removal
Khaksar et al.
(2016)
15
Pseudomonas putida
PD1
Grass species Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons
(PAHs)
Promotes root and shoot growth; protects plants
against phytotoxic effects of phenanthrene
Khan et al.
(2014)
16
Candida
VITJzN04
Saccharum
officinarum
Lindane
Enhances lindane degradation
Salam et al.
(2017)
17
Pseudomonas
sp. ITRH25
Carpet grass
Hydrocarbon
Enhances plant biomass and hydrocarbon
degradation
Tara et al. (2014)
18
Pholiota adiposa
SKU714
Brassica napus
L.
Zinc
Enhances plant biomass, bioethanol, and
lignocellulase production
Dhiman et al.
(2016)
19
Burkholderia
sp. GL12
Zea mays
Copper
Maximizes plant biomass and generates feedstock
for bioenergy production
Sheng et al.
(2012)
20
Trichoderma virens
PDR-28
Zea mays
Heavy metals
Enhances biodiesel, and biomass for biogas
production
Babu et al.
(2014b)
21
Escherichia coli
KO11
Pennisetum
purpureum
Cadmium
Produces plant biomass as source for bioethanol
production
Ko et al. (2017)
22
Penicillium aculeatum
PDR-4
Sorghumsudangrass
Arsenic
Promotes plant biomass for bioenergy production
Babu et al.
(2014a)
23
Trichoderma harzianum
T22
Salix fragilis
Heavy metals
Enhances wood quality and biomass for biofuel
production
Adams et al.
(2007)
2.9 Major Challenges for Wide-Scale Utilization of Microbial Services