Molecular Characterization of Endophytic Bacteria from Metal Hyperaccumulator Aquatic Plant (Eichhornia crassipes) and Its Role in Heavy Metal Removal

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 906-915

  El Deeb, Bahig ^a,b   Gherbawy, Youssuf ^a,c   Hassan, Sabry ^a  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Sohag University   (Egypt)

^c SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Eichhornia crassipes; endophytic bacteria; Enterobacter sp.; IAA; plasmid; removal of heavy metals

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BACTERIUM; DNA; HEAVY METAL; HYPERACCUMULATION; PLASMID; SIDEROPHORE; SOLUBILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SP.;

EID: 84866446314     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2011.635764     Document Type: Article

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