Research Article
Methylobacterium populi VP2: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Isolated from a Highly Polluted Environment for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Biodegradation
Table 3
The effect of phenanthrene (PHE) and M. populi VP2 on the germination rate (%) of tomato seedsa.
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The values represent the means ± SD of three replicates of independent experiments. Different letters after the values indicate significant differences ( ≤ 0.01; test). bSeeds irrigated with M9 medium supplemented with soil extract (10%). cSeeds irrigated with M9 medium supplemented with soil extract (10%) and inoculated with M. populi VP2 (106 cells g−1). dSeeds irrigated with M9 medium supplemented with soil extract (10%) and phenanthrene (200 mg L−1). eSeeds irrigated with M9 medium supplemented with soil extract (10%) and phenanthrene (200 mg L−1) and inoculated with M. populi VP2 (106 cells g−1). |