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Bioremediation Strategies Employed by Pseudomonas Species

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Bacterial Metabolites in Sustainable Agroecosystem

Part of the book series: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity ((SDEB,volume 12))

Abstract

With the need of green chemicals and sustainable agroecosystem, biosurfactants’ study and application is becoming imperative. Nowadays, it is known that Rhamnolipids are potent biosurfactants with high potential for bioremediation applications. The elimination of a wide range of pollutants in different ecosystems is an absolute requirement to promote a sustainable development of our society with low environmental impact. Biological processes play a major role in the removal of contaminants and they take advantage of the astonishing catabolic versatility of microorganisms to degrade/convert such compounds. The need to remediate these pollutants from contaminated sites has led to the development of effective, economic and environmentally friendly technologies. One of the current strategies used to enhance this process is the application of Pseudomonas PGPR to remediate contaminated soils in association with plants. Of all the present contaminants, the profound impacts of organic and heavy metal pollutants have attracted worldwide attention. This review focuses on the progress of PGPR for remediation of soils contaminated with the description of certain mechanisms and strategies.

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Meliani, A. (2015). Bioremediation Strategies Employed by Pseudomonas Species. In: Maheshwari, D. (eds) Bacterial Metabolites in Sustainable Agroecosystem. Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24654-3_14

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