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Enhanced Degradation of Diesel in the Rhizosphere of After Inoculation With Diesel-Degrading and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Strains

Enhanced Degradation of Diesel in the Rhizosphere of After Inoculation With Diesel-Degrading and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Strains

María Balseiro-Romero, Panagiotis Gkorezis, Petra S Kidd, Jaco Vangronsveld, Carmen Monterroso

J Environ Qual. 2016 May;45(3):924-32.

PMID: 27136159

Abstract:

The association of plants and rhizospheric bacteria provides a successful strategy to clean up contaminated soils. The purpose of this work was to enhance diesel degradation in rhizosphere by inoculation with selected bacterial strains: a diesel degrader (D), plant growth-promoting (PGP) strains, or a combination (D+PGP). Plants were set up in pots with the A or B horizon of an umbric Cambisol (A and B) spiked with diesel (1.25%, w/w). After 1 mo, the dissipation of diesel range organics (DRO) with respect to = 0 (i.e., 1 wk after preparing the pots with the seedlings) concentration was significantly higher in inoculated than in noninoculated (NI) pots: The highest DRO losses were found in A D+PGP pots (close to 15-20% higher than NI) and in B D pots (close to 10% higher). The water-extractable DRO fraction was significantly higher at = 30 d (15-25%) compared with = 0 (<5%), probably due to the effects of plant root exudates and biosurfactants produced by the degrader strain. The results of this experiment reflect the importance of the partnerships between plants and bacterial inoculants and demonstrate the relevance of the effect of bacterial biosurfactants and plant root exudates on contaminant bioavailability, a key factor for enhancing diesel rhizodegradation. The association of lupine with D and PGP strains resulted in a promising combination for application in the rhizoremediation of soils with moderate diesel contamination.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AS2121294	Diesel Range Organics (DRO)			Price

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