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Endophytes and Rhizosphere Bacteria of Plants Growing in Heavy Metal-Containing Soils

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Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 13))

As a consequence of industrialization during the last centuries, the heavy metal concentration of soils has increased worldwide (Adriano 2001). Hot spots of soil contamination are located in areas of large industrial activities, where surrounding agricultural areas are affected by atmospheric deposition of heavy metals. Also, agricultural practices, such as the application of sewage sludge or phosphate fertilisers, has led to increased metal concentration in soils (Puschenreiter et al. 2005a).

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Sessitsch, A., Puschenreiter, M. (2008). Endophytes and Rhizosphere Bacteria of Plants Growing in Heavy Metal-Containing Soils. In: Dion, P., Nautiyal, C.S. (eds) Microbiology of Extreme Soils. Soil Biology, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74231-9_15

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