Effect of rhizosphere on soil microbial community and in-situ pyrene biodegradation
Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China
By: Y. Su, X. Yang, and C. T. Chiou
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Abstract
To access the influence of a vegetation on soil microorganisms toward organic pollutant biogegration, this study examined the rhizospheric effects of four plant species (sudan grass, white clover, alfalfa, and fescue) on the soil microbial community and in-situ pyrene (PYR) biodegradation. The results indicated that the spiked PYR levels in soils decreased substantially compared to the control soil without planting. With equal planted densities, the efficiencies of PYR degradation in rhizosphere with sudan grass, white clover, alfalfa and fescue were 34.0%, 28.4%, 27.7%, and 9.9%, respectively. However, on the basis of equal root biomass the efficiencies were in order of white clover >> alfalfa > sudan > fescue. The increased PYR biodegradation was attributed to the enhanced bacterial population and activity induced by plant roots in the rhizosphere. Soil microbial species and biomasses were elucidated in terms of microbial phospholipid ester-linked fatty acid (PLFA) biomarkers. The principal component analysis (PCA) revealed significant changes in PLFA pattern in planted and non-planted soils spiked with PYR. Total PLFAs in planted soils were all higher than those in non-planted soils. PLFA assemblages indicated that bacteria were the primary PYR degrading microorganisms, and that Gram-positive bacteria exhibited higher tolerance to PYR than Gram-negative bacteria did. ?? 2008 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH.
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Su, Y., Yang, X., Chiou, C.T., 2008, Effect of rhizosphere on soil microbial community and in-situ pyrene biodegradation: Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China, v. 2, no. 4, p. 468-474, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-008-0078-9.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effect of rhizosphere on soil microbial community and in-situ pyrene biodegradation |
| Series title | Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11783-008-0078-9 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication Date | December 10, 2008 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China |
| First page | 468 |
| Last page | 474 |