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Microbially Supported Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: Strategies and Applications

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Abbreviations

Cys:

Cysteine

Glu:

Glutamine

Gly:

Glycine

MT:

Metallothionein

PC:

Phytochelatin

PGPB:

Plant growth promoting bacteria

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

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Phieler, R., Voit, A., Kothe, E. (2013). Microbially Supported Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: Strategies and Applications. In: Schippers, A., Glombitza, F., Sand, W. (eds) Geobiotechnology I. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 141. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_200

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