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Consequences of Microbial Interactions with Hydrocarbons, Oils, and Lipids: Biodegradation and Bioremediation pp 123–156Cite as

Plant-Endophyte Partnerships to Assist Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation

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Part of the book series: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology ((HHLM))

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Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) are the most widespread organic contaminants in soil and groundwater worldwide. The financial, environmental, and health impacts of the contaminants are considerable. Regulations require the remediation of contaminated sites and encourage the use of biological methods such as phytoremediation, whereby plants and their associated microorganisms are used. Whilst being cheap and sustainable, there are few elements like the efficiency and predictability that has retarded its implementation into commercial-wide applications. Endophytic bacteria living inside plant tissues are fundamental to plant health and many of them can break-down contaminants taken-up by the host, thereby reducing phytotoxicity. Sequencing of genomic DNA of pure strains and endophytic microbial communities provides critical new opportunities for phytoremediation applications to restore PH contaminated soils. In this chapter, we discuss on a number of beneficial effects of plant-endophyte partnerships, and highlight how new insights from genomics and metagenomics can assist soil remediation to enhance plant growth and ecosystem services of reclamated soil.

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