Iron oxidizing bacteria
Chemolithotrophic Fe
2
+
oxidation to Fe
3+
(oxidation
of soluble iron to insoluble
form)
Global iron cycle,
bioremediation of metallic
pollutants in water
Leptospirillum ferrooxidans,
Acidithiobacillus
ferrooxidans, Sulfobacillus
thermosulfidooxidans
Lovley and Coates (1997),
Malik (2004), Gadd (2010)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
Filamentous (hyphae)
extension of plant root
systems (do not penetrate
plant root cells)
Enhance plant acquisition
of nitrogen, minerals, and
water
Russula xerampelina,
Amanita franchetii, Suillus
bovinus
Gardes and Bruns (1996),
Chalot and Brun (1998),
Reid and Greene (2012)
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
fungi
Filamentous (hyphae)
extension of plant root
systems (penetrate plant root
cells)
Enhance plant acquisition
of nutrients, minerals, and
water
Rhizophagus irregularis,
Piriformospora indica
Reid and Greene (2012)
Endophytic fungi
Fungi–plant symbiotic
production of bioactive
compounds
Pathogen and predator
resistance
Clavicipitaceae family
Reid and Greene (2012)
Lignocellulosic fungi
Lignin degradation to
soluble carbohydrates
mediated by peroxidases and
laccase
Global carbon cycle,
lignocellulosic biomass
degradation, biofuel
production, bio-refining of
valuable chemicals
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium, Pleurotus
spp., Trametes versicolor,
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium
Bugg et al. (2011), Harms
et al. (2011)
Organic pollutant
degradation to harmless
compounds mediated by
peroxidase, laccase and
cytochromes
Organic pollutant
degradation,
bioremediation
Gloeophyllum
spp.,
Trabeum
spp., Gliocladium
virens, Trametes versicolor,
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium, Candida
spp
Keller et al. (2005), Bugg
et al. (2011), Harms et al.
(2011), Lah et al. (2011),
Margot et al. (2013)
Recalcitrant pollutant
degrading bacteria
Organic pollutant
degradation to harmless
compounds mediated by
peroxidase, laccase, and
cytochromes
Organic pollutant
degradation (pesticides,
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals, industrial
waste chemicals, oil, and
petrochemicals)
Pseudomonas
spp.,
Streptomyces
spp.,
Desulfovibrio
spp.,
Brevundimonas diminuta
Díaz (2004), Head et al.
(2006), Singh (2009),
Guazzaroni and Ferrer
(2011), Nikel et al. (2014)
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Chemolithotrophic Fe
2
+
oxidation to Fe
3+
(oxidation
of soluble iron to insoluble
form)
Global iron cycle,
bioremediation of metallic
pollutants in water
Leptospirillum ferrooxidans,
Acidithiobacillus
ferrooxidans, Sulfobacillus
thermosulfidooxidans
Lovley and Coates (1997),
Malik (2004), Gadd (2010)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
Filamentous (hyphae)
extension of plant root
systems (do not penetrate
plant root cells)
Enhance plant acquisition
of nitrogen, minerals, and
water
Russula xerampelina,
Amanita franchetii, Suillus
bovinus
Gardes and Bruns (1996),
Chalot and Brun (1998),
Reid and Greene (2012)
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
fungi
Filamentous (hyphae)
extension of plant root
systems (penetrate plant root
cells)
Enhance plant acquisition
of nutrients, minerals, and
water
Rhizophagus irregularis,
Piriformospora indica
Reid and Greene (2012)
Endophytic fungi
Fungi–plant symbiotic
production of bioactive
compounds
Pathogen and predator
resistance
Clavicipitaceae family
Reid and Greene (2012)
Lignocellulosic fungi
Lignin degradation to
soluble carbohydrates
mediated by peroxidases and
laccase
Global carbon cycle,
lignocellulosic biomass
degradation, biofuel
production, bio-refining of
valuable chemicals
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium, Pleurotus
spp., Trametes versicolor,
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium
Bugg et al. (2011), Harms
et al. (2011)
Organic pollutant
degradation to harmless
compounds mediated by
peroxidase, laccase and
cytochromes
Organic pollutant
degradation,
bioremediation
Gloeophyllum
spp.,
Trabeum
spp., Gliocladium
virens, Trametes versicolor,
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium, Candida
spp
Keller et al. (2005), Bugg
et al. (2011), Harms et al.
(2011), Lah et al. (2011),
Margot et al. (2013)
Recalcitrant pollutant
degrading bacteria
Organic pollutant
degradation to harmless
compounds mediated by
peroxidase, laccase, and
cytochromes
Organic pollutant
degradation (pesticides,
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals, industrial
waste chemicals, oil, and
petrochemicals)
Pseudomonas
spp.,
Streptomyces
spp.,
Desulfovibrio
spp.,
Brevundimonas diminuta
Díaz (2004), Head et al.
(2006), Singh (2009),
Guazzaroni and Ferrer
(2011), Nikel et al. (2014)
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