Exploring the synergistic effect of chromium (Cr) tolerant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and nano zero valent iron (nZVI) for suppressing Cr uptake in Aloe Vera

References

• Ali Q, Zia MA, Kamran M, Shabaan M, Zulfiqar U, Ahmad M, Iqbal R, Maqsood MF. 2023a. Nanoremediation for heavy metal contamination: a review. Hybrid Adv. 4:100091. doi:10.1016/j.hybadv.2023.100091.
   Google Scholar
• Ali Z, Ullah R, Tuzen M, Ullah S, Rahim A, Saleh TA. 2023b. Colorimetric sensing of heavy metals on metal doped metal oxide nanocomposites: a Rev. Trends Environ Anal Chem. 37:00187.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arnon D. 1949. Copper enzymes in isolated chloroplast. Plant Physiol. 24(1):1–15. doi:10.1104/pp.24.1.1.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barrs HD, Weatherley PE. 1962. A re-examination of the relative turgidity technique for estimating water deficits in leaves. Aust Jnl of Bio Sci. 15(3):413–428. doi:10.1071/BI9620413.
   Google Scholar
• Bates LS, Waldren RA, Teare ID. 1973. Rapid determination of free proline for water-stress studies. Plant Soil. 39(1):205–207. doi:10.1007/BF00018060.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Beauchamp C, Fridovich I. 1971. Superoxide dismutase: improved assays and an assay applicable to acrylamide gels. Anal Biochem. 44(1):276–287. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(71)90370-8.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bharti R, Sharma, R. (2022) Effect of heavy metals: an overview. Maters Today Proc., 51, 880–885. doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2021.06.278.
   Google Scholar
• Chang CC, Yang MH, Wen HM, Chern JC. 2002. Estimation of total flavonoid content in propolis by two complementary colorimetric methods. J. Food Drug Anal. 10(3). doi: 10.38212/2224-6614.2748
   Google Scholar
• Daryabeigi Zand A, Vaezi Heir A, Khodaei H. 2022. Integrated remediation approach for metal polluted soils using plants, nanomaterials and root-associated bacteria. J Dispersion Sci Technol. 43(11):1674–1688. doi:10.1080/01932691.2021.1878900.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dhuper S, Panda D, Nayak PL. 2012. Green synthesis and characterization of zero valent iron nanoparticles from the leaf extract of Mangifera indica. Nano Trends J Nanotech App. 13(2):16–22.
   Google Scholar
• Din BU, Rafique M, Javed MT, Kamran MA, Mehmood S, Khan M, Sultan T, Hussain Munis MF, Chaudhary HJ. (2020) Assisted phytoremediation of chromium spiked soils by Sesbania in association with Bacillus xiamenensis PM14: a biochemical analysis. Plant Physiol Biochem. 146:249–258. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.11.010.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• dos Santos LR, Paula LDS, Pereira YC, da Silva BRS, Batista BL, Alsahli AA, Lobato AKDS. 2021. Brassinosteroids-mediated amelioration of iron deficiency in soybean plants: beneficial effects on the nutritional status, photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence. J Plant Growth Regul. 40(5):1803–1823. doi:10.1007/s00344-020-10232-y.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fatima A, Shabaan M, Ali Q, Malik M, Asghar HN, Aslam M, Zulfiqar U, Hameed A, Nazim M, Abd El-Zaher MA, et al. 2024. Integrated application of metal tolerant P. fluorescens and press mud for conferring heavy metal tolerance to aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis L.). Plant Stress. 11:100333. doi:10.1016/j.stress.2023.100333.
   Google Scholar
• Harb Rabia S, Luzardo OP, Pozo R, Abbassy M, Zumbado M, Elalfy I, Robaina L, Ginés R. 2022. Determination of heavy metals from Aloe vera by-product in golden mullet (Liza aurata); A consumer health risk assessment. Food Chem Toxicol. 169:113418. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2022.113418.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Huang D, Qin X, Peng Z, Liu Y, Gong X, Zeng G, Huang C, Cheng M, Xue W, Wang X, et al. 2018. Nanoscale zero-valent iron assisted phytoremediation of Pb in sediment: impacts on metal accumulation and antioxidative system of Lolium perenne. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 153:229–237. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.060.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hugo A, Lester P. 1984. Catalase in vitro. Methods Enzymol. 105:121–126.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Jackson ML. 2005. Soil chemical analysis: advanced course. USA: UW-Madison Libraries parallel press.
   Google Scholar
• Juve JMA, Christensen FMS, Wang Y, Wei Z. 2022. Electrodialysis for metal removal and recovery: a review. Chem Eng J. 435:134857. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.134857.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Konkolewska A, Piechalak A, Ciszewska L, Antos-Krzemińska N, Skrzypczak T, Hanć A, Sitko K, Małkowski E, Barałkiewicz D, Małecka A. 2020. Combined use of companion planting and PGPR for the assisted phytoextraction of trace metals (Zn, Pb, Cd). Environ Sci Pollut Res. 27(12):13809–13825. doi:10.1007/s11356-020-07885-3.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee YP, Takahashi T. 1996. An improved colorimetric determination of amino acids with the use of ninhydrin. Analy. Biochem. 14(1): 71–77. doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(57)90241-2
   Google Scholar
• Liu T, Guan Z, Li J, Ao M, Sun S, Deng T, … & Qiu R. (2023). Nano zero-valent iron enhances the absorption and transport of chromium in rice (Oryza sativa L.): implication for Cr risks management in paddy fields. Science of the Total Environment, 891, 164232.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mala JGSM, Takeuchi S, Sujatha D, Mani U. (2020). Microbial chromate reductases: novel and potent mediators in chromium bioremediation-a review. Appl Microbiol Theory Technol. 1:32–44. doi:10.37256/amtt.112020222.
   Google Scholar
• Malik Z, Afzal S, Dawood M, Abbasi GH, Khan MI, Kamran M, Zhran M, Hayat MT, Aslam MN, Rafay M. 2021. Exogenous melatonin mitigates chromium toxicity in maize seedlings by modulating antioxidant system and suppresses chromium uptake and oxidative stress. Environ Geochem Health. 44(5):1451–1469. doi:10.1007/s10653-021-00908-z.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mason JL. 1963. Flame Photometric Determination of Potassium in Unashed Plant Leaves. Anal Chem. 35(7):874–875. doi:10.1021/ac60200a032.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moularas C, Dimitriou C, Georgiou Y, Evangelakis G, Boukos N, Deligiannakis Y. 2023. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Quantifies Hot-Electron Transfer from Plasmonic Ag@ SiO2 to Cr6+/Cr5+/Cr3. +J Phys Chem C. 127(4):2045–2057. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07837.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nakano Y, Asada K. 1981. Hydrogen peroxide is scavenged by ascorbate-specific peroxidase in spinach chloroplasts. Plant and Cell Physiology. 22(5):867–880.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Paiva HND, Carvalho JGD, Siqueira JO. 2002. Teor de nutrientes em mudas de cedro (Cedrela fissilis Vell.) Submetidas a doses crescentes de níquel, em Solução nutritiva. Rev Árvore. 26(3):279–284. doi:10.1590/S0100-67622002000300003.
   Google Scholar
• Qasem NA, Mohammed RH, Lawal DU. 2021. Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater: a comprehensive and critical review. Npj Clean Water. 4(1):36. doi:10.1038/s41545-021-00127-0.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Qi W-Y, Li Q, Chen H, Liu J, Xing S-F, Xu M, Yan Z, Song C, Wang S-G. 2021. Selenium nanoparticles ameliorate Brassica napus L. cadmium toxicity by inhibiting the respiratory burst and scavenging reactive oxygen species. J Hazard Mater. 417:125900. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125900.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ren H, Lv C, Fernández-García V, Huang B, Yao J, Ding W. 2021. Biochar and PGPR amendments influence soil enzyme activities and nutrient concentrations in a eucalyptus seedling plantation. Biomass Conv Bioref. 11(5):1865–1874. doi:10.1007/s13399-019-00571-6.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sabeti M, Tahmasebi P, Ghehsareh Ardestani E, Nikookhah F. 2019. Effect of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the seed germination, seedling growth and photosynthetic pigments of Astragalus caragana under drought stress. Journal of Rangeland Science. 9(4):364–377.
   Google Scholar
• Saleem M, Asghar HN, Zahir ZA, Shahid M. 2018. Impact of lead tolerant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on growth, physiology, antioxidant activities, yield and lead content in sunflower in lead contaminated soil. Chemosphere 195: 606–614. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.117
   Google Scholar
• Sarfraz R, Hussain A, Sabir A, Ben Fekih I, Ditta A, Xing S. 2019. Role of biochar and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to enhance soil carbon sequestration—A review. Environ Monit Assess. 191(4):251. doi:10.1007/s10661-019-7400-9.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sarwar MJ, Zahir ZA, Asghar HN, Shabaan M, Ayyub M. 2023. Co-application of organic amendments and Cd-tolerant rhizobacteria for suppression of cadmium uptake and regulation of antioxidants in tomato. Chemosphere. 327:138478. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138478.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Shabaan M, Asghar HN, Akhtar MJ, Ali Q, Ejaz M. 2021. Role of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the alleviation of lead toxicity to Pisum sativum L. Int J Phytorem. 23(8):837–845. doi:10.1080/15226514.2020.1859988.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shabaan M, Asghar HN, Akhtar MJ, Saleem MF. 2023. Assessment of cumulative microbial respiration and their ameliorative role in sustaining maize growth under salt stress. Plant Physiol Biochem. 196:33–42. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.01.037.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shabaan M, Asghar HN, Zahir ZA, Sardar MF, Parveen R, Ali Q. (2022a). Halotolerant rhizobacterial consortium confers salt tolerance to maize under naturally salt‐affected soil.Soil Science Soc of Amer J. 86(5), 1264–1279. doi:10.1002/saj2.20438.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shabaan M, Asghar HN, Zahir ZA, Zhang X, Sardar MF, Li H. 2022b. Salt-tolerant PGPR confer salt tolerance to maize through enhanced soil biological health, enzymatic activities, nutrient uptake and antioxidant defense. Front Microbiol. 13:901865. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.901865.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shah SB. 2021. Heavy metals in the marine environment—an overview. Heavy Metals Scleractinian Corals. Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. p. 1–26.
   Google Scholar
• Sharma P, Chouhan R, Bakshi P, Gandhi SG, Kaur R, Sharma A, Bhardwaj R. 2022. Amelioration of chromium-induced oxidative stress by combined treatment of selected plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria and earthworms via modulating the expression of genes related to reactive oxygen species metabolism in Brassica juncea. Front Microbiol. 13:802512. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.802512.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Snyder JC, Desborough SL. 1978. Rapid estimation of potato tuber total protein content with coomassie brilliant blue G-250. Theor. Appl. Genet. 52: 135–139. doi: 10.1007/bf00264747
   Google Scholar
• Song Y, Fang G, Zhu C, Zhu F, Wu S, Chen N, Wu T, Wang Y, Gao J, Zhou D. 2019. Zero-valent iron activated persulfate remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soils: an in situ pilot-scale study. Chemical Engineering Journal. 355:65–75. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2018.08.126.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tarekegn MM, Hiruy AM, Dekebo AH. 2021. Nano zero valent iron (nZVI) particles for the removal of heavy metals (Cd2+, Cu2+ and Pb2+) from aqueous solutions. RSC Adv. 11(30):18539–18551. doi:10.1039/d1ra01427g.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Upadhyay SK, Rajput VD, Kumari A, Espinosa-Saiz D, Menendez E, Minkina T, Dwivedi P, Mandzhieva S. 2023. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: a potential bio-asset for restoration of degraded soil and crop productivity with sustainable emerging techniques. Environ Geochem Health. 45(12):9321–9344. doi:10.1007/s10653-022-01433-3.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Watanabe FS, Olsen SR. 1965. Test of an ascorbic acid method for determining phosphorus in water and NaHCO3 extracts from soil. Soil Science Soc of Amer J. 29(6):677–678. doi:10.2136/sssaj1965.03615995002900060025x.
   Google Scholar
• Wolf B. 1982. A comprehensive system of leaf analyses and its use for diagnosing crop nutrient status. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal. 13(12):1035–1059. doi:10.1080/00103628209367332.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zahoor M, Bari WU, Zeb A, Khan I. 2020. Toxicological, anticholinesterase, antilipidemic, antidiabetic and antioxidant potentials of Grewia optiva Drummond ex Burret extracts. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 31(2):20190220. doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2019-0220.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Zand AD, Tabrizi AM, Heir AV. 2020. Incorporation of biochar and nanomaterials to assist remediation of heavy metals in soil using plant species. Environ Technol Innov. 20:101134. doi:10.1016/j.eti.2020.101134.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang J, Kirkham MB. 1996. Antioxidant responses to drought in sunflower and sorghum seedlings. New Phytol. 132(3):361–373. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb01856.x.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang Y, Ikeda A, Hori N, Takemura A, Ono H, Yamada T. 2006. Characterization of liquefied product from cellulose with phenol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Biores. Technol. 97(2): 313–321. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.02.019
   Google Scholar
• Zulfiqar U, Ayub A, Hussain S, Waraich EA, El-Esawi MA, Ishfaq M, Ahmad M, Ali N, Maqsood MF. (2022a). Cadmium toxicity in plants: recent progress on morpho-physiological effects and remediation strategies. J.Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 22, 212–269 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164232.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zulfiqar U, Farooq M, Hussain S, Maqsood M, Hussain M, Ishfaq M, Ahmad M, Anjum MZ. 2019. Lead toxicity in plants: Impacts and remediation. J Environ Manage. 250:109557. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109557.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zulfiqar U, Haider FU, Ahmad M, Hussain S, Maqsood MF, Ishfaq M, Shahzad B, Waqas MM, Ali B, Tayyab MN, et al. 2023a. Chromium toxicity, speciation, and remediation strategies in soil-plant interface: a critical review. Front Plant Sci. 13:1081624. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1081624.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zulfiqar U, Haider FU, Maqsood MF, Mohy-Ud-Din W, Shabaan M, Ahmad M, Kaleem M, Ishfaq M, Aslam Z, Shahzad B. 2023b. Recent advances in microbial-assisted remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil. Plants. 12(17):3147. doi:10.3390/plants12173147.
   Google Scholar
• Zulfiqar U, Jiang W, Xiukang W, Hussain S, Ahmad M, Maqsood MF, Ali N, Ishfaq M, Kaleem M, Haider FU, et al. 2022b. Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review. Front Plant Sci. 13:773815. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.773815.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar