Role of mycorrhiza-forming fungi in the bioremediation of agricultural soils contaminated with heavy metals : a systematic review

ABSTRACT: The objective this research was to describe the role of mycorrhizal fungi in bioremediation processes of soils contaminated with heavy metals through a systematic review of the scientific literature. METHODS: a systematic review of the scientific literature published between 2003 and 2014 was conducted in the databases ScienceDirect, Springer Link and EBSCO. This search produced a total of 39 original articles, filtered by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Complementary literature obtained by the search tool Google Academic was also included. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: the study revealed that endomycorrhyzae and ectomycorrhizae are the mycorrhizal types most frequently described in soils contaminated by heavy metals and that they have mechanisms of tolerance to stress generated by these elements which include adsorption and absorption of heavy metals, promotion of plant growth, alteration of the biochemical and physiological properties of the plant and production of metabolites.

• Autores: Cano Tamayo, Alicia Isabel; Zuleta Patiño, Diana Milena; Ríos Osorio, Leonardo Alberto
• Tipo de recurso: Review article
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/12942
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/12942
• Palabra clave: Micorrizas; Mycorrhizae; Biodegradación; Biodegradation; Salud ambiental; Environmental health; Fitorremediación; Phytoremediation.
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)