Research Article

Arsenic-Redox Transformation and Plant Growth Promotion by Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria Rhodopseudomonas palustris CS2 and Rhodopseudomonas faecalis SS5

Table 1

Characteristics of As-resistant PNSB isolated in this study.

StrainGram reactionSpore stainingCatalaseOxidaseAuxin productionHCN productionPhosphateAs(V)-reductionAs(III)-oxidation

CS1Gram-negativePositivePositive+++++++
CS2Gram-negativePositivePositive++++++
CS4Gram-negativePositivePositive++++
SS5Gram-negativePositivePositive+++++++
SS6Gram-negativePositivePositive+++++
SS7Gram negativePositivePositive++++
SS8Gram-negativePositivePositive++
SS9Gram-negativePositivePositive++