Siderophores mediate reduced and increased uptake of cadmium by<i>Streptomyces tendae</i>F4 and sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>), respectively

Abstract

The study showed that microbial processes could indirectly influence the availability and amount of toxic metals taken up from the rhizosphere of plants. Furthermore, although EDTA is used for chelator-enhanced phytoremediation, microbial siderophores would be ideal for this purpose.