Endophytic bacteria and their potential application to improve the phytoremediation of contaminated environments

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 175-188

  Mastretta, Chiara ^a   Barac, Tanja ^a   Vangronsveld, Jaco ^a   Newman, Lee ^b   Taghavi, Safiyh ^a   Lelie, Daniel van der ^c  

^a Hasseh University   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; ENDOPHYTIC BACTERIA; PHYTOREMEDIATION;

BIOREMEDIATION;

EID: 49749143626     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2006.10648084     Document Type: Article

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