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Title: | Endophytic bacterial diversity in poplar trees growing on a BTEX-contaminated site: The characterisation of isolates with potential to enhance phytoremediation | Authors: | Porteous Moore, Fiona BARAC, Tanja Borremans, Brigitte OEYEN, Licy VANGRONSVELD, Jaco VAN DER LELIE, Daniel Campbell, Colin D. Moore, Edward R.B. |
Issue Date: | 2006 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Source: | SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 29(7). p. 539-556 | Abstract: | The diversity of endophytic bacteria found in association with poplar was investigated as part of a larger study to assess the possibility and practicality of using endophytic bacteria to enhance in situ phytoremediation. Endophytic bacteria were isolated from the root, stem and leaf of two cultivars of poplar tree growing on a site contaminated with BTEX compounds. They were further characterised genotypically by comparative sequence analysis of partial 16S rRNA genes and BOX-PCR genomic DNA fingerprinting, and phenotypically by their tolerance to a range of target pollutants, heavy metals and antibiotics. One hundred and 21 stable, morphologically distinct isolates were obtained, belonging to 21 genera, although six isolates could not be identified with confidence to a genus. The endophytic bacteria exhibited marked spatial compartmentalisation within the plant, suggesting there are likely to be species-specific and non-specific associations between bacteria and plants. A number of isolates demonstrated the ability to degrade BTEX compounds or to grow in the presence of TCE. This study demonstrates that within the diverse bacterial communities found in poplar | Keywords: | enclophytic bacteria; phytoremediation; poplar; Populus trichocarpa; bacterial diversity; bacterial ecology;Endophytic bacteria; Phytoremediation; Poplar; Populus trichocarpa; Bacterial diversity; Bacterial ecology | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/1551 | Link to publication/dataset: | https://www.academia.edu/24558860/Endophytic_bacterial_diversity_in_poplar_trees_growing_on_a_BTEX-contaminated_site_The_characterisation_of_isolates_with_potential_to_enhance_phytoremediation | ISSN: | 0723-2020 | e-ISSN: | 1618-0984 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.syapm.2005.11.012 | ISI #: | 000241744700003 | Rights: | (C) 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2007 |
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