Chromate resistant Bacillus cereus augments sunflower growth by reducing toxicity of Cr (VI)

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-194

  Faisal, Muhammad ^a   Hasnain, Shahida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Chromium; Heavy metals; Plant anatomy; Plant growth promotion; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 22344440895     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03030407     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Afrasayab S, Zeb A, Hasnain S (2001) Variable effects of mono and mixed culture bacterial inoculations on Triticum aestivum grown under salt stress. Pak J Microbiol 1: 29-41
2. Ben-Effraim I, Gadd AE, Cohen P, Reymond P, Pilet PE (1990) The effect of 4-chlororesorcinol on the endogenous level of IAA, ABA and oxidative enzymes in cutting. Plant Reg 9: 97-106
3. Benova D, Hadjidekova V, Hristova R, Nikolova T, Boulanova M, Georgieva I, Grigorova M, Popov T, Panev T, Georgieva R, Natarajan AT, Darroudi F, Nilsson R (2002) Cytogenetic effects of hexavalent chromium in Bulgarian chromium platers. Mutat Res 514: 29-38
4. Burd GI, Dixon G, Glick BR (1998) A plant growth-promoting bacterium that decreases nickel toxicity in seedlings. Appl Environ Microbiol 64: 3663-3668
5. Burd GI, Dixon G, Glick BR (2000) Plant growth-promoting bacteria that decrease heavy metal toxicity in plants. Can J Microbiol 46: 237-245
6. Camargo FAO, Bento FM, Okeke BC, Frankenberger WT (2004) Hexavalent chromium reduction by an actinomycete, arthrobacter crystalopoietes ES 32. Biol Trace Elem Res 97: 183-194
7. Clesceri SL, Greenberg AE, Eaton AD (1998) Standard methods for the examination of water and waste water, Ed 20, American Public Health Association. Washington D.C., pp 3-66
8. Dushenkov V, Kumar P, Motto H, Raskin I (1995) Rhizofilteration, the use of plants to remove heavy metals from aqueous streams. Environ Sci Technol 29: 1239-1245
9. Ehrlich HL (1997) Microbes and metals. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 48: 687-692
10. Hasnain S, Sabri AN (1997) Growth stimulation of Triticum aestivum seedlings under Cr-stresses by Non-Rhizospheric Pseudomonas strains. Environ Pollut 97: 265-273
11. Hewitt EJ (1963) Minerals nutrition of plants in culture media, In FC Steward, ed, Plant Physiology. Academic Press, New York, pp 99-137
12. Hoflich G, Metz R (1997) Interaction of plant microorganism-association in heavy metal containing soils from sewage farms. Bodenkultur 48: 238-247
13. Humphries EC (1958) Mineral component and ash analysis, In K Paech, MY Traley, eds, Modern Methods of Plant Analysis. Springer Verlag, Berlin
14. 2 on germination, early seedling growth, soluble proteins and acid phosphatase in Zea mays L. Pak J Bot 19: 1-8
15. Kapulnik Y (1996) Plant growth promotion by rhizobacteria, In Y Waisel, A Eshel, U Kafkazi, eds, Plant Roots: The Hidden Half. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 769-781
16. Kastori RM, Petrovic M, Petrovic N (1992) Effect of excess lead, cadmium, copper and zinc on water relation in sunflower. J Plant Nutr 15: 2427-2439
17. Mabbett AN, Lloyd JR, Macaskie LE (2002) Effect of complexing agents on reduction of Cr(VI) by Desulfovibrio vulgaris ATCC 29579. Biotechnol Bioeng 79: 389-397
18. Macaskie LE (1995) Use of biological processes for the removal of heavy metal and organophosphorous compounds from aqueous solution, In N Ahmad, M Ishfaq, OB Khan, F Sarwar, eds, Biotechnology for Environment and Agriculture. BCC and T Press, University of Karachi, Karachi, pp 127-142
19. Mehmood U, Sabri AN, Hasnain S (1998) Involvement of plasmid associated with chromium resistant pseudomonas strains in stimulation of Triticum aestivum seedlings grown under cr-stresses. Biologia 1: 204-217
20. Montgomery DM, Dean AC, Macaskie LE (1995) Phosphatase production and activity in Citrobacter freundii and a naturally occurring, heavy-metal- accumulating Citrobacter sp. Microbiol 141: 2433-2441
21. Mutaftchier S, Macaya A, Prat R, Deviller P, Colberg R (1993) Early effects of plant cell wall fragment on plant cell growth. Plant Physiol Biochem 31: 459-467
22. Nichols PB, Cough JD, Al-Hamdani SH (2000) Selected physiological responses of Salvinia minima to different chromium concentrations. Aquatic Bot 68: 313-319
23. Proctor DM, Otani JM, Finley BL, Paustenbach DJ, Bland JA, Speizer N, Sargent EV (2002) Is hexavalent chromium carcinogenic via ingestion? A weight-of-evidence review. J Toxicol Environ Hlth Part A 65: 701-746
24. Saleh MT, Belisle JT (2000) Secreation of acid phosphatase (Sap M) by Mycobacterium tuberclosis that is similar to eukaryotic acid phosphatase. J Bacteriol 182: 6850-6853
25. Sanderson JB (1994) Biological Microtechnique. RMS Handbook 28, BIOS Scientific Publishers, Oxford
26. Stoychev D, Stefanov P, Nicolova D, Valov I, Marinova T (2002) Chemical composition and corrosion resistance of passive chromate films formed on stainless steels 316 L and 1.4301. Mat Chem Phys 73: 252-258
27. Wyss M, Pasamontes L, Rémy R, Kohler J, Kusznir E, Gadient M, Müller F, van Loon APGM (1998) Comparison of the thermostability properties of three acid phosphatases from molds: Aspergillus fumigatus phytase, A. niger phytase, and A. niger pH 2.5 acid phosphatase. Appl Environ Microbiol 64: 4446-4451