Inoculation with cadmium/lead-tolerant bacteria enhances phytoremediation of Amorpha fruticosa L. by shifting key taxa and improving microbial stability
Zexun Liu, Yugeng Guo, Yiming Fan, Changhui Geng, Abd Ur Rafy, Lele Zheng, Huihui Xu, Mingmao Sun, Xiangping Guo, Shaoge Jin · 2026
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Zexun Liu and co-authors show in this 2026 study that metal-tolerant bacteria help a shrub mine poisoned soil clean. Cadmium and lead taint many fields. Three growth-promoting strains, winnowed by staged screening, were added to pots of false indigo growing in spiked soil.
Inoculated plants grew up to a quarter heavier and packed far more metal into their tissues, doubling uptake at best. The best strain also reshaped the root-zone microbe community, shifting key groups and steadying the whole web. Path modeling says the bacteria cut cadmium risk through soil nutrients, enzymes, and plant growth, while lead answered mostly to plant size and microbe variety. Farm fields near mines stand to gain most.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zexun Liu, Yugeng Guo, Yiming Fan, Changhui Geng, Abd Ur Rafy, Lele Zheng, Huihui Xu, Mingmao Sun, Xiangping Guo, Shaoge Jin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |