21
9
Pseudomonas putida,
Enterobacter cloacae
with Azospirillum
brasilense
Removes PAH (average removal efficiency
was twice that of land farming), 50% greater
than bioremediation, 45% more than
phytoremediation
Growth chamber
experiments
Festuca arundinacea
Huang et al.
(2004)
10
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
KUCd1
(RS)
Used for wastewater treatment in Kolkata,
has PGPR activity, can accumulate up to 8
mM Cd intracellularly
Pot experiment in
growth chamber
Mustard and pumpkin
Sinha and
Mukherjee (2008)
11
Enterobacter
sp. NBRI
K28, mutant NBRI
K28 SD1(RS)
Revitalize fly ash-contaminated soils in
Raebareli district, UP, India; promotes root
biomass by 78%
Pot experiment in
greenhouse
Brassica juncea
Kumar et al.
(2008)
12
Pseudomonas
sp.
PsA4 and Bacillus
sp.
Ba32
Promotes plant growth, produces
1-aminocyclopropane- 1-carboxylate (ACC)
deaminase, siderophore, IAA, phosphatesolubilising chemicals used for remediation
of Cr-contaminated soil near Chennai, India
Pot experiment in
growth chamber
Brassica juncea
Rajkumar et al.
(2006)
13
Phanerochaete
chrysosporidium,
Trametes versicolor,
Coriolopsis polyzona
Degrades PCB to 25% of the total amount;
shows more than 25% removal efficiency;
has capability to degrade xenobiotics such as
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, reductive
dehalogenation of various chlorinated
hydrogenation such as CHCl
3 , CH
2 CL
2 ,
trichloroethane
In vitro experiment
Nitrogen- limited mineral
medium (NMM)
Novotný et al.
(1997)
Khindaria et al.
(1995)
14
Phanerochaete laevis
HHB-1625
Degradation of various aromatic compounds
such as PAHs; transformation of anthracene,
phenanthrene, benzanthracene, and
benzopyrene by extracellular production of
ligninolytic enzymes
In vitro experiment
Nitrogen- limited liquid
medium (NMM)
Bogan and Lamar
(1996)
2.9 Major Challenges for Wide-Scale Utilization of Microbial Services