Isolation and functional characterization of siderophore-producing lead- and cadmium-resistant Pseudomonas putida KNP9.

Heavy metals, being phytotoxic, cause growth inhibition and even plant death. Siderophore-producing bacterial strain KNP9 is growth promoting and has been isolated from Panki Power Plant, Kanpur, India. It simulated significant (p > 5%) root and shoot growth of mung bean to the extent of 16.