Open AccessBacterial microflora isolated from the bark surface of poplars growing in areas where air pollution is very high
Author(s) -
K. Przybył
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
acta societatis botanicorum poloniae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2083-9480
pISSN - 0001-6977
DOI - 10.5586/asbp.1979.040
Subject(s) - bark (sound) , erwinia , flavobacterium , bacteria , pseudomonas , biology , bacillus (shape) , botany , pollution , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , genetics
In the autumn of 1976 bacteria of the genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Erwinia and Cellulomonas were isolated from the bark surface of poplars growing in protective belts around several industrial plants. It was found that the qualitative and quantitative composition of the surface bacterial microflora changes in dependence on the degree of resistance of the poplars to the action of the dust emitted by the industrial establishment and containing high amounts of heavy metals