AIMS Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(2), P. 415 - 448
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
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<p>Here,
phytoremediation
studies
of
toxic
metal
and
organic
compounds
using
plants
augmented
with
plant
growth-promoting
bacteria,
published
in
the
past
few
years,
were
summarized
reviewed.
These
complemented
extended
many
earlier
this
area
research.
The
here
employed
a
wide
range
non-agricultural
including
various
grasses
indigenous
to
regions
world.
bacteria
used
different
known
mechanisms
promote
growth
presence
metallic
and/or
toxicants
thereby
improve
ability
most
plants.
Both
rhizosphere
endophyte
PGPB
strains
have
been
found
be
effective
within
schemes.
Consortia
consisting
several
often
more
than
individual
assisting
environmental
contaminants.</p>
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</abstract>
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 2904 - 2904
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
Phosphorus
is
an
essential
nutrient
for
all
life
on
earth
and
has
a
major
impact
plant
growth
crop
yield.
The
forms
of
phosphorus
that
can
be
directly
absorbed
utilized
by
plants
are
mainly
HPO42-
H2PO4-,
which
known
as
usable
phosphorus.
At
present,
the
total
content
soils
worldwide
400-1000
mg/kg,
only
1.00-2.50%
plant-available,
seriously
affects
development
agriculture,
resulting
in
high
level
scarcity
available
Traditional
methods
applying
fertilizer
cannot
address
deficiency
problems;
they
harm
environment
ore
material
nonrenewable
natural
resource.
Therefore,
it
imperative
to
find
alternative
environmentally
compatible
economically
viable
strategies
scarcity.
Phosphorus-solubilizing
bacteria
(PSB)
convert
insoluble
soil
into
plants,
thus
improving
uptake
utilization
plants.
However,
there
no
clear
systematic
report
mechanism
action
PSB.
this
paper
summarizes
discovery
process,
species,
distribution
PSB,
focusing
physiological
mechanisms
outlining
processes
acidolysis,
enzymolysis,
chelation
complexation
reactions
related
genes
regulating
PSB
acidolysis
enzymatic
well
phosphate
transport
molecular
direction
its
pathway
examined.
effects
structure
abundance
microbial
communities
also
described,
illustrating
how
interact
with
microorganisms
indirectly
increase
amount
soil.
And
three
perspectives
considered
further
exploring
utilizing
synergistic
multi-omics
approach,
PSB-related
regulatory
different
levels
investigating
application
fungicide.
This
aims
provide
theoretical
support
providing
optimal
management
elemental
future.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(7), P. 1535 - 1535
Published: July 15, 2024
Phosphorus
deficiency
severely
limits
crop
yields
and
hinders
sustainable
agricultural
development.
Phosphate-solubilizing
bacteria
(PSB)
are
beneficial
for
growth
because
they
enhance
the
uptake
utilization
of
phosphorus.
This
study
explored
phosphorus-solubilizing,
IAA-producing,
nitrogen-fixing,
potassium-solubilizing,
siderophore-producing
abilities
three
bacterial
strains
(Pantoea
sp.
J-1,
Burkholderia
cepacia
Z-7,
Acinetobacter
baumannii
B-6)
screened
from
maize
rhizosphere.
A
pot
experiment
was
also
conducted
to
explore
role
PSB
in
maize.
Finally,
effects
on
physicochemical
properties,
enzyme
activities,
microbial
community
structure
rhizosphere
soil
were
analyzed.
The
results
showed
that
strain
Z-7
had
strongest
phosphorus
solubilization,
nitrogen
fixation,
potassium
siderophore
production,
while
J-1
exhibited
highest
yield
IAA.
application
promoted
plants
different
extents.
Among
treatments,
mixed
treatment
(J-1
+
most
potent
promotion
effect,
consortium
significantly
enhanced
activity
phosphatase.
Soil
pH,
total
(TP),
(TK),
available
(AP),
NH4+-N,
NO3−-N
key
factors
plants.
In
addition,
altered
soil,
relative
abundance
Proteobacteria
increased
by
16.07–69.10%
compared
control.
These
have
obvious
growth-promoting
abilities,
with
potential
productivity
as
excellent
candidate
development
biological
fertilizers.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
267, P. 115657 - 115657
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Soil
heavy
metal
contamination
and
salinity
constitute
a
major
environmental
problem
worldwide.
The
affected
area
impact
of
these
problems
are
increasing
day
by
day;
therefore,
it
is
imperative
to
restore
their
potential
using
environmentally
friendly
technology.
Plant
growth-promoting
rhizobacteria
(PGPR)
provides
better
option
in
this
context.
Thirty-seven
bacteria
were
isolated
from
the
rhizosphere
maize
cultivated
metal-
salt-affected
soils.
Some
selected
bacterial
strains
grew
well
under
wide
range
pH
(4−10),
salt
(5–50
g/L),
Cd
(50–1000
mg/L)
stress.
Three
strains,
Exiguobacterium
aestuarii
(UM1),
Bacillus
cereus
(UM8),
megaterium
(UM35),
because
robust
growth
high
tolerance
both
stress
conditions.
UM1,
UM8,
UM35
showed
P-solubilization,
whereas
UM8
exhibited
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate
deaminase
activity
indole
acetic
acid
(IAA)
production,
respectively.
inoculated
on
Brassica
juncea
plants
soils
due
above
PGP
activities
tolerance.
Plants
with
B.
significantly
(p
<
0.05)
increased
shoot
fresh
weight
(17
±
1.17–29
0.88
g/plant),
dry
(2.50
0.03–4.40
0.32
root
(7.30
0.58–13.30
0.58
(0.80
0.04–2.00
0.01
K
contents
(62.76
1.80–105.40
1.15
mg/kg
dwt)
normal
stressful
strain
decreased
Na+
Cd++
uptake
single
dual
Both
E.
cereus,
efficiently
reduced
translocation
bioaccumulation
shoot.
Bacterial
inoculation
improved
K+
Ca++,
while
restricted
shoots
indicated
mitigate
stresses
through
ion
homeostasis.
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 775 - 783
Published: June 20, 2024
Synthetic
microbial
community
has
widely
concerned
in
the
fields
of
agriculture,
food
and
environment
over
past
few
years.
However,
there
is
little
consensus
on
method
to
synthetic
from
construction
functional
verification.
Here,
we
review
concept,
characteristics,
history
applications
community,
summarizing
several
methods
for
construction,
such
as
isolation
culture,
core
microbiome
mining,
automated
design,
gene
editing.
In
addition,
also
systematically
summarized
design
concepts,
technological
thresholds,
applicable
scenarios
various
methods,
highlighted
their
advantages
limitations.
Ultimately,
this
provides
four
efficient,
detailed,
easy-to-understand
-follow
steps
with
major
implications
agricultural
practices,
production,
environmental
governance.
Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34, P. 103616 - 103616
Published: March 27, 2024
The
reduction
of
hexavalent
chromium
[Cr(VI)]
by
microbiota
agents
is
a
potential
method
for
ecological
remediation
in
heavily
contaminated
soil.
This
study
investigated
the
contribution
microbial
community
and
extracellular
polymeric
substances
(EPS)
to
reduce
Cr(VI)
using
lab-cultured
anaerobic
granular
sludge
(AGS).
AGS
demonstrated
an
impressive
efficiency
99.3%
soil,
operating
within
initial
concentration
range
500-3000
mg/kg.
distribution
typical
electron
acceptors,
e.g.,
SO42-,
NO3-,
Fe3+,
had
negligible
influence
on
reduction.
EPS
accounted
only
2.1%
total
reduction,
implying
that
driven
was
primarily
caused
direct
effect
microbiota.
High-throughput
sequencing
analysis
confirmed
increasing
trend
relative
abundance
Cr
bacteria
(Sphingopyxis:
0.40%
5.54%,
Thermonas:
0.41%
5.70%,
Edaphobaculum:
0.35%
6.64%,
etc.),
stability
(0.716
4.114)
co-occurrence
networks
significantly
promoted
end
experiment.
Materials
characterization
indicated
successful
trivalent
[Cr(III)]
formed
Cr(OH)3,
functional
groups,
O-H,
N-H,
-CH,
-CH2,
likely
played
vital
role
Overall,
these
findings
offer
insights
into
technique
highly-contaminated
soil
based
interaction
network
AGS.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 208 - 208
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Dark
septate
endophytes
(DSE)
may
facilitate
plant
growth
and
stress
tolerance
in
stressful
ecosystems.
However,
little
is
known
about
the
response
of
medicinal
plants
to
DSE,
especially
under
heavy
metal
stress.
This
study
aimed
investigate
how
DSE
affects
Dendranthema
morifolium
cadmium
(Cd)
In
this
investigation,
sterile
non-sterile
inoculations
were
carried
out
evaluate
effect
three
strains
on
D.
stressed
with
Cd.
For
root,
DSE15
or
inoculation
resulted
enhanced
root
biomass,
volume,
Cd
content
roots,
indoleacetic
acid
(IAA)
levels
DSE7
significantly
roots
at
1
5
mg
Cd/kg
soil.
Regarding
impact
stems
leaves,
conditions,
effectively
regulated
shoot
height,
chlorophyll
level,
superoxide
dismutase
(SOD)
content.
Under
positively
influenced
biomass
while
had
no
significant
them
when
subjected
effects
flowers
increased
flower
stress,
reduced
transfer
coefficient
Importantly,
soil,
promoted
1,
5-dicaffeoylquinic
by
18.29%
21.70%.
The
interaction
between
soil
factors
revealed
that
species
organic
carbon
available
nitrogen
content,
These
results
contribute
a
better
understanding
DSE-plant
interactions
habitats
contaminated
metals
demonstrate
potential
utility
for
cultivating
plants.