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Chapter 7

Abou. R.A. Shanab, Ghanem. K. and A.D. Kalaibe, (2006).The role of

bacteria on heavy metal by plants growing on multi – metal contaminated

soils, World J. Microbiol,Biotechnol.24 : 253-262.

Abou-Shanab, R. N. Ghanem, K. Ghanem, and Al-Kolaibe, A. (2007).

Phytoremediation potential of . crop and wild plants for multi-metal

contaminated . Res. J. Agric. Boil. Sci. 3 : 370-376.

Abou-Shanab, R.A. Angle, J.S. and Chaney, R.L. (2003). Bacterial

inoculants affecting nickel uptake by Alyssum murale from low, moderate

and high Ni soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 38 : 2882-2889.

Abou-Shanab, RA. Angle, JS. Delorme, TA. Chaney, RL. van Berkum, P.

Moawad, H. Ghanem, K. and Ghozlan, HA. (2003). Rhizobacterial effects

on nickel extraction from soil and uptake by Alyssum murale. N Phytol. 158

: 219–224.

Abou-Shanab, R.A. Delorme, T.A. Angle, J.S. Chaney, RL. Ghanem, K.

Moawad, H. and Ghozlan, H.A. (2003). Phenotypic characterization of

microbes in the rhizosphere of Alyssum murale . Int J Phytoremediation. 5 :

367–379.

Abou-Shanab, R.A. Ghozlan, H. Ghanem, K. and Moawad, H. (2005).

Behaviour of bacterial populations isolated from rhizosphere of Diplachne

fusca dominant in industrial sites. World . J Microbiol Biotechnol. 21 :1095–

1101.

Abou-Shanab, R.A.I. Ghanem, K. Ghanem, N. and Al-Kolaibe, A. (2008).

The role of bacteria on heavy-metal extraction and uptake by plants growing

on multi-metal-contaminated soils. World J. Microb. Biot. 24 : 253-262.

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