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TABLE 1.4 (Continued)

Endophyte

Host Plant

Pollutant

Mechanism of Action

References

Microorganism

Burkholderia sp.

Willow

Degradation of toluene was improved

Biodegradation, production of

Weyens et al.

HU001, Pseudomonas

leading to a decreased toxicity and

siderophores, organic acids,

(2010)

sp. HU002

evapotranspiration

and IAA

Enterobacter ludwigii

Italian ryegrass,

Both showed degradation rates of diesel Hydrocarbon degradation and

Yousaf et al.

strains viz. ISI10-3 and

birdsfoot trefoil and

fuel up to 68%

ACC deaminase activities

(2011)

BRI10-9

alfalfa

Phomopsis

Rice

Combination with rice decreased

Higher accumulation and

Fu et al. (2018)

liquidambari

phenanthrene up to 25.68% in plant

biodegradation

compared with uninoculated treatment

Neotyphodium

Festuca arundinacea; TPH removal from petroleum

Enhanced oxidation of shorter

Soleimani et

coenophialum, N.

F. pratensis

contaminated soils

chain alkanes

al. (2010)

uncinatum

Note: IAA: Indole acetic acid; ACC: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid; TPH: Total petroleum hydrocarbon.