Exploring the rhizospheric and endophytic bacterial communities of Acer pseudoplatanus growing on a TNT-contaminated soil: towards the development of a rhizocompetent TNT-detoxifying plant growth promoting consortium

Plant and Soil

Volumn 385, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 15-36

  Thijs, Sofie ^a   Van Dillewijn, Pieter ^b   Sillen, Wouter ^a   Truyens, Sascha ^a   Holtappels, Michelle ^a   D´Haen, Jan ^c   Carleer, Robert ^a   Weyens, Nele ^a   Ameloot, Marcel ^a   Ramos, Juan Luis ^d   Vangronsveld, Jaco ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Campus Diepenbeek   (Belgium)

^d ABENGOA RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrostis capillaris; Endophyte; OYE, XenB flavin oxidoreductases; Plant growth promotion; Rhizoremediation; Trinitrotoluene

Indexed keywords

DETOXIFICATION; ENDOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84912047711     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: 15735036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2260-0     Document Type: Article

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