The Sycamore Maple Bacterial Culture Collection From a TNT Polluted Site Shows Novel Plant-Growth Promoting and Explosives Degrading Bacteria

Military activities have worldwide introduced toxic explosives into the environment with considerable effects on soil and plant-associated microbiota. Fortunately, these microorganisms, and their collective metabolic activities, can be harnessed for site restoration via in situ phytoremediation. We...

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Main Authors: Sofie Thijs, Wouter Sillen, Sascha Truyens, Bram Beckers, Jonathan van Hamme, Pieter van Dillewijn, Pieter Samyn, Robert Carleer, Nele Weyens, Jaco Vangronsveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01134/full