Unveiling the positive impacts of the genus Rhodococcus on plant and environmental health

Shakeel Ahmed Mohammed; Shahbaz Aman; Bharat Singh

doi:10.18006/2024.12(4).557.572

Authors

Shakeel Ahmed Mohammed Central Research Cell and Department of Biosciences and Technology, MMEC, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1571-2759
Shahbaz Aman Department of Microbiology, MMIMSR, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-8534
Bharat Singh Central Research Cell and Department of Biosciences and Technology, MMEC, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9290-1225

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2024.12(4).557.572

Keywords:

Agriculture, Bioremediation, Pesticides, Rhodococcus, Siderophore

Abstract

Organic farming has emerged as a sustainable solution to the adverse effects (diminished nutritional value, compromised food quality, environmental contamination, and public health hazards) that are usually associated with harmful chemical pesticides. To overcome such loss, one must explore the plant-associated microbes that are the naturally occurring root commensal and could positively improve crop health. In this review, we highlight the importance of the bacterial genus Rhodococcus, a subset of Actinobacteria that carries immense potential in enhancing crop yield and is associated with bioremediation of toxic pesticides and other chemicals to improve soil health. However, it has been noticed that few species of Rhodococcus are pathogenic for the plant (R. fascians) as well as humans/animals (R. equi). But still, the majority of Rhodococcus isolates are found to be non-pathogenic and carry substantial beneficial traits. Here, we have attempted to comprise those beneficial traits of the different members of the genus Rhodococcus. The main emphasis of this review article is to explore the major areas such as enzyme production, phytohormone synthesis, growth regulation, siderophore production, bioremediation, organic compound degradation, and environmental pollution control. Opinions towards the applications of advanced methodologies for utilizing the cumulative prospective potential of the genus Rhodococcus have also been discussed in the different sections of the review. Conclusively, this article gathers the scattered information from the past and recent literature about this bacteria and provides the future direction about how it can improve plant/soil health and eliminate toxic chemicals and environmental pollutants.

Author Biographies

Shakeel Ahmed Mohammed, Central Research Cell and Department of Biosciences and Technology, MMEC, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India

Central Research Cell and Department of Biosciences and Technology, MMEC, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India

Shahbaz Aman, Department of Microbiology, MMIMSR, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India

Department of Microbiology, MMIMSR, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India

Bharat Singh, Central Research Cell and Department of Biosciences and Technology, MMEC, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India

Central Research Cell and Department of Biosciences and Technology, MMEC, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India

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