Abstract
A psychrotrophic bacterial strain resistant to 300 mg l-1 of Cr6+ was isolated from metal contaminated soil samples from a site situated in the Indian Himalayan Region. Based on 16 S rRNA analysis the isolate showed maximum similarity to Rhodococcus erythropolis. Rhodococcus erythropolis MTCC 7905 reduced substantial amounts of Cr6+ to Cr3+ at 10°C and showed plant growth promotion. The isolate offer promise as inoculant to promote plant growth of pea (Pisum sativum) in the presence of toxic Cr6+ concentration. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on a psychrotrophic strain belonging to species R. erythropolis and its functional characterization to reduce Cr6+ and promote plant growth at low temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 513-517 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Basic Microbiology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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