期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 21, 期 24, 页码 14110-14123出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3309-6
关键词
Endophytes; Metal tolerance; Heavy metals; Indol-3-acetic acid; Phytoremediation; Plant growth-promoting traits
资金
- National Funds from FCT-Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [PTDC/AGR/CFL/111583/2009, PEst-OE/EQB/LA0016/2013]
- FCT [SFRH/BPD/65134/2009]
- Fundo Social Europeu (Programa Operacional Potencial Humano (POPH), Quadro de Referencia Estrategico Nacional (QREN))
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/AGR-CFL/111583/2009] Funding Source: FCT
In this study, we evaluated the phylogenetic diversity of culturable bacterial endophytes of Zea mays plants growing in an agricultural soil contaminated with Zn and Cd. Endophytic bacterial counts were determined in roots and shoots, and isolates were grouped by random amplified polymorphic DNA and identified by 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing. Endophytes were further characterized for the production of plant growth-promoting (PGP) substances, such as NH3, siderophores, indol-3-acetic acid (IAA), hydrogen cyanide and extracellular enzymes, and for the capacity to solubilize phosphate. The endophytes producing higher amounts of IAA were screened for their tolerance to Zn and Cd and used as bioinoculants for maize seedlings grown in the Zn/Cd-contaminated soil. The counts of endophytes varied between plant tissues, being higher in roots (6.48 log(10) g(-1) fresh weight) when compared to shoots (5.77 log(10) g(-1) fresh weight). Phylogenetic analysis showed that endophytes belong to three major groups: alpha-Proteobacteria (31 %), gamma-Proteobacteria (26 %) and Actinobacteria (26 %). Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium, Variovorax and Curtobacterium were among the most represented genera. Endophytes were well-adapted to high Zn/Cd concentrations (up to 300 mg Cd l(-1) and 1,000 mg Zn l(-1)) and showed ability to produce several PGP traits. Strains Ochrobactrum haematophilum ZR 3-5, Acidovorax oryzae ZS 1-7, Frigoribacterium faeni ZS 3-5 and Pantoea allii ZS 3-6 increased root elongation and biomass of maize seedlings grown in soil contaminated with Cd and Zn. The endophytes isolated in this study have potential to be used in bioremediation/phytoremediation strategies.
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