Diversity and characterization of culturable bacterial endophytes from Zea mays and their potential as plant growth-promoting agents in metal-degraded soils

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14110-14123

  Pereira, S I A ^a   Castro, P M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Endophytes; Heavy metals; Indol 3 acetic acid; Metal tolerance; Phytoremediation; Plant growth promoting traits

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

CADMIUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENDOPHYTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADMIUM; ENDOPHYTES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZEA MAYS; ZINC;

EID: 84911805734     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3309-6     Document Type: Article

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