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rhizoremediation of heavy metals. Appl Environ Microbiol 72:1129–1134
Wu G, Kang H, Zhang X, Shao H, Chu L, Ruan C (2010) A critical review on the bio-removal of
hazardous heavy metals from contaminated soils: issues, progress, eco-environmental concerns
and opportunities. J Hazard Mater 14:1–8
Yang H, Nairn J, Ozias-Akins P (2003) Transformation of peanut using a modified bacterial
mercuric ion reductase gene driven by an actin promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana. J Plant
Physiol 160:945–952
Yuan CG, Lu XF, Qin J, Rosen BP, Le XC (2008) Volatile arsenic species released from
Escherichia coli expressing the AsIII S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase gene. Environ
Sci Technol 42:3201–3206
Zhan Y, Liu J, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Gong T, Liu Y, Wang J, Ge Y (2013) Enhanced Phytoremediation
of mixed heavy metal (mercury)-organic pollutants (trichloroethylene) with transgenic alfalfa
co-expressing glutathione s-transferase and human P450 2E1. J Hazard Mater 260:1100–1107
Zhu Y, Pilon-Smits EA, Tarun AS, Weber SU, Jouanin L, Terry N (1999) Cadmium tolerance and
accumulation in Indian mustard is enhanced by overexpressing g-glutamylcysteine synthetase.
Plant Physiol 121:1169–1177
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