15 10 Bioremediation Potential of Rhizobacteria associated with Plants Under Abiotic Metal Stress 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Mode of Action Rhizobacteria 10.3 Bioremediation 10.4 Genetically Modified Plant‐Associated Microbes for Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance 10.5 Highly Toxic Metals 10.6 Effects of Highly Toxic Metals on Plant Growth 10.7 Conclusion References
16 11 Molecular and Enzymatic Mechanism Pathways of Degradation of Pesticides Pollutants 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Effect of Pesticides on Soil Enzymes 11.3 Introduction of Plasmids in Soil Bacteria 11.4 Microbial Degradation of Pesticides 11.5 Enzymatic Degradation 11.6 Organophosphorus Hydrolase and Organophosphorus Dehydrogenase (OPH and OPD) 11.7 Pesticide–Antibiotic Cross Resistance 11.8 Conclusions Acknowledgments References
17 12 Bioremediation of Heavy Metals and Other Toxic Substances by Microorganisms 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Sources of Heavy Metals 12.3 Effects of Heavy Metals on Plant, Microorganisms, and Human Health 12.4 Current Approaches for Remediation of Heavy Metals 12.5 Mechanisms Involved in Bioremediation 12.6 Types of Bioremediation 12.7 Strategies of Bioremediation 12.8 Factors Affecting Bioremediation 12.9 Pros and Cons of Applicability of Bioremediation Approaches Under Field Conditions 12.10 Conclusion and Future Prospects References
18 13 Trends in Heavy Metal Remediation: An Environmental Perspective 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Sources of Heavy Metals 13.3 Heavy Metal Impacts 13.4 Current Scenario of Heavy Metals 13.5 Microorganisms and Remediation of Heavy Metals 13.6 Mechanism of Metal Tolerance by Resistant Species 13.7 Conclusion References
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List of Tables
1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Various aspects affectingin‐situ bioremediation.
2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Effect of different heavy metals on plants and humans.
3 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Information related to some of the toxic heavy metals and their res...Table 4.2 Identification of functional genes involved in tolerance and detoxi...Table 4.3 Summary of process, removal, and resistance to different heavy meta...
4 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Microbial dye decolorization mechanisms under varied culture condit...
5 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Metal resistance genes detected in thermophilic bacteria and archae...
6 Chapter 9Table 9.1 List of different microbes and host crops/plants evaluated for reme...
7 Chapter 10Table 10.1 Bioremediation of heavy metal by rhizobacterial strains associated...Table 10.2 List of genetically modified plant‐associated microbes for heavy m...
8 Chapter 12Table 12.1 Physical, chemical, and biological remediation techniques for the ...Table 12.2 Microorganisms involved in sorption and accumulation of heavy meta...
9 Chapter 13Table 13.1 Heavy metal accumulating microorganisms and mechanisms of resistan...Table 13.2 List of genetically engineered bacteria that have been used for re...
List of Illustrations