Bioremediation of heavy metals from industrial effluents by endophytes and their metabolic activity: Recent advances

P Sharma, S Kumar - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide, heavy metals pollution is mostly caused by rapid population growth and
industrial development which is accumulated in food webs causing a serious public health …

Fungal endophytes to combat biotic and abiotic stresses for climate-smart and sustainable agriculture

A Verma, N Shameem, HS Jatav… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The agricultural sustainability concept considers higher food production combating biotic
and abiotic stresses, socio-economic well-being, and environmental conservation. On the …

Endophytic fungi: Key insights, emerging prospects, and challenges in natural product drug discovery

P Tiwari, H Bae - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant-associated endophytes define an important symbiotic association in nature and are
established bio-reservoirs of plant-derived natural products. Endophytes colonize the …

Bioaccumulation for heavy metal removal: a review

ND Nnaji, H Onyeaka, T Miri, C Ugwa - SN Applied Sciences, 2023 - Springer
This paper reviews plants and microorganisms removal of heavy metals from contaminated
sites through bioaccumulation. Increased industrial activities have led to the uncontrolled …

Synergistic association of endophytic fungi enhances Glycine max L. resilience to combined abiotic stresses: Heavy metals, high temperature and drought stress

S Bilal, R Shahzad, M Imran, R Jan, KM Kim… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, the use of endophytic fungi for promoting growth and alleviating abiotic stress has
gained considerable attention. However, the association of compatible endophytic fungi with …

Advances in fungal-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: A review

M Khalid, URR Saeed, D Hassani, K Hayat, Z Pei… - Pedosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Trace metals such as manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) are essential
for many biological processes in plant life cycles. However, in excess, they can be toxic and …

An overview on heavy metal resistant microorganisms for simultaneous treatment of multiple chemical pollutants at co-contaminated sites, and their multipurpose …

Z Rahman - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic imbalance of chemical pollutants in environment raises serious threat to all
life forms. Contaminated sites often possess multiple heavy metals and other types of …

IAA producing fungal endophyte Penicillium roqueforti Thom., enhances stress tolerance and nutrients uptake in wheat plants grown on heavy metal contaminated …

M Ikram, N Ali, G Jan, FG Jan, IU Rahman, A Iqbal… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Heavy metals contaminated soil is a serious environmental concern that has a negative
impact on agriculture and ecosystem. Economical and efficient ways are needed to address …

Recent advances in conventional and contemporary methods for remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils

S Sharma, S Tiwari, A Hasan, V Saxena, LM Pandey - 3 Biotech, 2018 - Springer
Remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils has been drawing our attention toward it for
quite some time now and a need for develo** new methods toward reclamation has come …

Practical limitations of bioaugmentation in treating heavy metal contaminated soil and role of plant growth promoting bacteria in phytoremediation as a promising …

SB Kurniawan, NN Ramli, NSM Said, J Alias, MF Imron… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Bioaugmentation, the addition of cultured microorganisms to enhance the currently existing
microbial community, is an option to remediate contaminated areas. Several studies …