Table 3.

Selected paradigms of successful rhizodegradation of PHCs listed in this review.

Plant species	Microorganisms	PHC-component	Reference
Zea mays	Pseudomonas sp. strain UG14Lr, Pseudomonas putida strain MUB1	Phenanthrene/pyrene	Chouychai et al., 2009, 2012
Lolium perenne	Pantoea sp. strain BTRH79	Diesel oil	Afzal et al., 2012
Lotus corniculatus	Pantoea sp. strain BTRH79	Diesel oil	Yousaf et al., 2010
Medicago sativa	Rhizobium meliloti strain ACCC 17519	Various PAHs	Teng et al., 2011
Zea mays	Gordonia sp. strain S2RP-17	Diesel oil	Hong et al., 2011
Lolium multiflorum	Acinetobacter sp.	Various PAHs	Yu et al., 2011
Secale cereale, Medicago sativa	Azospirillum brasilense strain SR80	Crude oil	Muratova et al., 2010
Lolium multiflorum	Rhodococcus sp. strain ITRH43	Diesel oil	Andria et al., 2009
Sorghum bicolor	Sinorhizobium meliloti strain P221	Phenanthrene	Muratova et al., 2009
Hordeum vulgare	Mycobacterium sp. strain KMS	Pyrene	Child et al., 2007a,b
Triticum aestivum	Pseudomonas sp. strain GF3	Phenanthrene	Sheng and Gong, 2006
Trifolium repens	Rhizobium leguminosarum	Chrysene	Johnson et al., 2004
Hordeum vulgare	Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas aureofaciens	Phenanthrene	Anokhina et al., 2004
Lolium multiflorum	Pseudmonas putida strain PCL1444	Various PAHs	Kuiper et al., 2001
Hordeum vulgare	Pseudomonas putida strain KT2440	Various PAHs	Child et al., 2007a,b