Soil amendment alters soil physicochemical properties and bacterial community structure of a replanted apple orchard.

Compost amendment reportedly improved apple tree growth in replant soils. However, its effects should be evaluated at different soil depths and locations. This study investigated the impact of soil improvement with compost on soil physicochemical properties and bacterial community structure of a replanted apple orchard in comparison with the original orchard without compost improvement.

Characterization of a copper-resistant symbiotic bacterium isolated from Medicago lupulina growing in mine tailings.

A root nodule bacterium, Sinorhizobium meliloti CCNWSX0020, resistant to 1.4 mM Cu2+ was isolated from Medicago lupulina growing in mine tailings. In medium supplied with copper, this bacterium showed cell deformation and aggregation due to precipitation of copper on the cell surface.

Characterization of copper-resistant agrobacterium isolated from legume nodule in mining tailings.

A copper-resistant bacteria CCNWSX2332 was isolated from root nodules of Lespedeza cuneata growing in a gold mining tailing region in northwest of China. The specific growth rate of the strain was 0.62 microh(-1) in the presence of 2.

Isolation and characterization of the heavy metal resistant bacteria CCNWRS33-2 isolated from root nodule of Lespedeza cuneata in gold mine tailings in China.

A total of 108 strains of bacteria were isolated from root nodules of wild legumes growing in gold mine tailings in northwest of China and were tested for heavy metal resistance. The results showed that the bacterial strain CCNWRS33-2 isolated from Lespedeza cuneata was highly resistant to copper, cadmium, lead and zinc. The strain had a relatively high mean specific growth rate under each heavy metal stress test and exhibited a high degree of bioaccumulation ability.