The role of plant growth promoting bacteria on arsenic removal: a review of existing perspectives

Phytobial remediation is an innovative tool that uses plants and microbes to mitigate Arsenic (As) contamination of the environment. Recently, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) that assists phytoremediation has been highly touted for both improving plant metal tolerance and promoting plant grow...

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Main Authors: Alka, S., Shahir, S., Ibrahim, N., Chai, T. T., Mohd. Bahari, Z., Abd. Manan, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B. V. 2020
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86443/1/ShafinazShahir2020_TheRoleofPlantGrowthPromotingBacteria.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86443/
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100602
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Summary:Phytobial remediation is an innovative tool that uses plants and microbes to mitigate Arsenic (As) contamination of the environment. Recently, plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) that assists phytoremediation has been highly touted for both improving plant metal tolerance and promoting plant growth while achieving the goal of large-scale removal of As. This review focuses on the PGPB characteristics influencing plants and the mechanisms in which they function to overcome/lessen As-induced adversities. Several recent examples of mechanisms responsible for increasing the availability of As to plants and coping with As stresses facilitated by PGPB will be reviewed. Although drawbacks to phytoremediation have been reported, encouraging results have been developed with regular monitoring. Introducing PGPB-assisted phytoremediation of As in a field requires an assessment of the environmental effects of PGPB, especially with respect to the impacts on indigenous bacteria.