Publications

biodegradation of carbendazim by epiphytic and neustonic bacteria of eutrophic chełmzyńskie lake.	the paper presents a study on biodegradation of carbendazim (1 mg/l) by homogeneous cultures of epiphytic (n = 25) and neustonic (n = 25) bacteria and heterogeneous (n = 1) cultures containing a mixture of 25 bacterial strains isolated from epidermis of the common reed (phragmites australis, (cav.) trin. ex steud.) and surface microlayer (sm approximately 250 microm) of eutrophic lake chełmzyńskie. results indicate that epiphytic bacteria are characterized by higher average capacity to decompose ...	2008	19004243
pcr analysis of the presence and location of mycobacterium avium in a constructed reed bed, with implications for avian tuberculosis control.	the potential of reed beds to act as biofilters of pathogenic and environmental mycobacteria was investigated through examination of the fate of mycobacteria in a constructed reed bed filtering effluent from a large captive wildfowl collection. particular emphasis was placed on the presence and location of mycobacterium avium--the causal agent of avian tuberculosis (atb)--in an effort to clarify the potential role of reed beds in the control of this disease. water, sediment, and stems and roots ...	2009	19049499
structure and function of denitrifying and nitrifying bacterial communities in relation to the plant species in a constructed wetland.	the community structure and potential activities of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria were studied in the rhizosphere of typha latifolia and phragmites australis present in a free water system constructed wetland (cw). potential nitrate reduction and nitrification activities were shown to be significantly higher in the rhizosphere when compared with the nonvegetated sediment. higher rates were generally obtained for p. australis. the community structure of denitrifying bacteria in the rhizosp ...	2009	19049502
the roost and roosting behaviour of eurasian marsh harriers circus aeruginosus during autumnal migration in eastern poland.	the study deals with characteristics of behaviour, individual roost sites selections used by eurasian marsh harrier (circus aeruginosus) during autumnal migrations on the first known communal roost in poland over the years 2003-2005. eurasian marsh harriers communal roosts contained from 1 to 23 individuals which were spend nights in: reed beds (phragmites australis), purple moor grasses molinia cearulea, small reeds (calamagrostis sp.), sedges (carex sp.) thistles (cirsium sp.). adult birds wer ...	2007	19069855
sorption and photodegradation of chlorpyrifos on riparian and aquatic macrophytes.	surface water bodies may become contaminated via spray drift following pesticide application. in this investigation, the photodegradation and sorption of chlorpyrifos was studied in four riparian macrophytes representative of mediterranean flora (phragmites australis, iris pseudacorus, equisetum pratense and typha latifolia). the results of experiments with both the active ingredient and the formulation dursban 48 ec confirm the ability of these species to interact with chemicals such as chlorpy ...	2009	19089709
ecological studies on al-khadoud spring, al-hassa, saudi arabia.	al-khadoud spring is one of the most important water resources in al-hassa governorate, saudi arabia. however, much of its biotic information is still unknown. this study presented preliminary ecological information of this aquatic body. regarding to macrophytes, a total of eight species were observed along the study sites. these species include two submerged aquatic plants (potamogeton pectinatus l. and ceratophyllum demersum l.). the common distributed species are phragmites australis (cav.) t ...	2007	19090280
waterbird population changes in the wetlands at chongming dongtan in the yangtze river estuary, china.	we studied the changes in wetland habitats and waterbird communities between the 1980s and the 2000s at chongming dongtan, a ramsar site in the yangtze river estuary, an ecologically important region. this region is an important stopover site for shorebirds along the east asian-australasian flyway and is extensively used by waterfowl. a net loss of 11% of the wetland area was estimated during study periods at chongming dongtan. the change was dependent on wetland types: while the area of artific ...	2009	19139954
[spectral data analysis of salinity soils with ground objects in the delta oasis of weigan and kuqa rivers].	the characteristic of landmark spectrum is not only the physical base of remote sensing technical application but also the base of the quantificational analysis of remote sensing, and the study of landmark spectrum is the main content in the basic research of remote sensing. in the present paper, the authors adopted ci700 portable spectrum apparatus made in american cid company, and investigated or examined some spots in the delta oasis of weigan and kuqa rivers located in the north of tarim bas ...	2008	19248514
treatment of industrial wastewater with two-stage constructed wetlands planted with typha latifolia and phragmites australis.	industrial wastewater treatment comprises several processes to fulfill the discharge permits or to enable the reuse of wastewater. for tannery wastewater, constructed wetlands (cws) may be an interesting treatment option. two-stage series of horizontal subsurface flow cws with phragmites australis (up series) and typha latifolia (ut series) provided high removal of organics from tannery wastewater, up to 88% of biochemical oxygen demand (bod(5)) (from an inlet of 420 to 1000 mg l(-1)) and 92% of ...	2009	19289277
investigations of the host range of the corn cyst nematode, heterodera zeae, from maryland.	the host range of the corn cyst nematode, heterodera zeae, recently detected in maryland, was investigated. a total of 269 plant entries, representing 68 families, 172 genera, and 204 species, was inoculated with cysts or a mixture of eggs and second-stage juveniles of h. zeae. the host range of the maryland population of h. zeae was limited to plants of the gramineae and included 11 tribes, 33 genera, 42 species, and 77 entries. all 22 corn (zea mays) cultivars tested were hosts. other economic ...	1987	19290286
changes in the bacterial community structure in two-stage constructed wetlands with different plants for industrial wastewater treatment.	this study focused on the diversity of bacterial communities from two series of two-stage constructed wetlands (cws) treating tannery wastewater, under different hydraulic conditions. series were separately planted with typha latifolia and phragmites australis in expanded clay aggregates and operated for 31 months. the effect of plant species, hydraulic loading and unit stage on bacterial communities was addressed through bacterial enumeration and denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis (dgge) ...	2009	19303772
copper tolerance of the biomass crops elephant grass (pennisetum purpureum schumach), vetiver grass (vetiveria zizanioides) and the upland reed (phragmites australis) in soil culture.	pot trials were conducted to study the influence of copper (cu) on the growth and biomass of elephant grass (eg, pennisetum purpureum schumach), vetiver grass (vg, vetiveria zizanioides) and the upland reed (ur, phragmites australis). cu toxicity in eg, vg and ur was positively correlated with the total and bioavailable cu concentrations in the soil. based on the ec50, dry weights, cu contents, chlorophyll contents and photosynthesis rates, the cu tolerance of the three species followed the tren ...	2016	19393734
phytotoxicity testing of winery wastewater for constructed wetland treatment.	rapid and inexpensive phytotoxicity bioassays for winery wastewater (ww) are important when designing winery wastewater treatment systems involving constructed wetlands. three macrophyte wetland species (phragmites australis, schoenoplectus validus and juncus ingens) were tested using a pot experiment simulating a wetland microcosm. the winery wastewater concentration was varied (0.5%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%) and ph was corrected for some concentrations using lime as an amendment. the t ...	2009	19443118
do heavy metals and metalloids influence the detoxification of organic xenobiotics in plants?	mixed pollution with trace elements and organic industrial compounds is characteristic for many spill areas and dumping sites. the danger for the environment and human health from such sites is large, and sustainable remediation strategies are urgently needed. phytoremediation seems to be a cheap and environmentally sound option for the removal of unwanted compounds, and the hyperaccumulation of trace elements and toxic metals is seemingly independent from the metabolism of organic xenobiotics. ...	2009	19462193
cylindrospermopsin induces alterations of root histology and microtubule organization in common reed (phragmites australis) plantlets cultured in vitro.	we aimed to study the histological and cytological alterations induced by cylindrospermopsin (cyn), a protein synthesis inhibitory cyanotoxin in roots of common reed (phragmites australis). reed is an ecologically important emergent aquatic macrophyte, a model for studying cyanotoxin effects. we analyzed the histology and cytology of reed roots originated from tissue cultures and treated with 0.5-40 microg ml(-1) (1.2-96.4 microm) cyn. the cyanotoxin decreased root elongation at significantly lo ...	2009	19464311
differences in phytotoxicity and dissipation between ionized and nonionized oil sands naphthenic acids in wetland plants.	naphthenic acids (nas) are composed of alkyl-substituted acyclic and cycloaliphatic carboxylic acids and, because they are acutely toxic to fish, are of toxicological concern. during the caustic hot-water extraction of oil from the bitumen in oil sands deposits, nas become concentrated in the resulting tailings pond water. the present study investigated if dissipation of nas occurs in the presence of hydroponically grown emergent macrophytes (typha latifolia, phragmites australis, and scirpus ac ...	2009	19469588
preliminary evaluation of a constructed wetland for treating extremely alkaline (ph 12) steel slag drainage.	high ph (> 12) leachates are an environmental problem associated with drainage from lime (cao)-rich industrial residues such as steel slags, lime spoil and coal combustion residues. recent research has highlighted the potential for natural ('volunteer') wetlands to buffer extremely alkaline influent waters. this appears ascribable to high co(2) partial pressures in the wetland waters from microbial respiration, which accelerates precipitation of calcium carbonate (caco(3)), and the high specific ...	2009	19494466
enzyme and root activities in surface-flow constructed wetlands.	sixteen small-scale wetlands planted with four plant species were constructed for domestic wastewater purification. the objective of this study was to determine the correlations between contaminant removal and soil enzyme activity, root activity, and growth in the constructed wetlands. the results indicated that correlations between contaminant removal efficiency and enzyme activity varied depending on the contaminants. the removal efficiency of nh4+ was significantly correlated with both urease ...	2009	19497608
cloning of a high-affinity k+ transporter gene puthkt2;1 from puccinellia tenuiflora and its functional comparison with oshkt2;1 from rice in yeast and arabidopsis.	a high-affinity k+ transporter puthkt2;1 cdna was isolated from the salt-tolerant plant puccinellia tenuiflora. expression of puthkt2;1 was induced by both 300 mm nacl and k+-starvation stress in roots, but only slightly regulated by those stresses in shoots. puthkt2;1 transcript levels in 300 mm nacl were doubled by the depletion of potassium. yeast transformed with puthkt2;1, like those transformed with phahkt2;1 from salt-tolerant reed plants (phragmites australis), (i) were able to take up k ...	2009	19528529
biodegradation of bisphenol a and bisphenol f in the rhizosphere sediment of phragmites australis.	the accelerated removal of bisphenols a and f (bpa, bpf) was observed in the rhizosphere sediment of phragmites australis, while they persisted in the absence of p. australis. a bpa-degrading bacterium, novosphingobium sp. strain tya-1, and a bpf-degrading bacterium, sphingobium yanoikuyae strain tyf-1, were isolated from the rhizosphere of p. australis. the results suggested that interactions between p. australis and these bacteria can accelerate the removal of bisphenols from sediment.	2009	19619863
phragmites australis and typha orientalis in removal of pollutant in taihu lake, china.	two plant populations of phragmites australis and typha orientalis grown in gravel and sediment substrate were studied to assess their capabilities for purifying polluted water in taihu lake, china. the substrate displayed most significant effects on the suspended matter (p < 0.01), with the reduction of 76%-87% and 52%-63% for p. australis, and 83%-86% and 45%-62% for t. orientalis in gravel substrate and sediment substrate, respectively. both species and substrates significantly decreased the ...	2009	19634417
[effects of water stress on photosynthetic parameters of phragmites australis in estuarine wetland of yellow river delta].	a pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of soil water content on the net photosynthetic rate (pn), transpiration rate (tr), stomatal conductance (gs), intercellular co2 concentration (ci), water use efficiency (wue), and light use efficiency (lue) of fresh water swamp phragmites australis from estuarine wetland of yellow river delta, with the appropriate soil water condition approached. the results showed that the pn, lue, tr, and wue of fresh water swamp p. australis had obvious res ...	2009	19637592
removal of personal care compounds from sewage sludge in reed bed container (lysimeter) studies--effects of macrophytes.	sludge reed beds have been used for dewatering (draining and evapotranspiration) and mineralisation of sludge in europe since 1988. although reed beds are considered as a low cost and low contamination method in reducing volume, breaking down organic matter and increasing the density of sludge, it is not yet clear whether this enhanced biological treatment is suitable for degradation of organic micro-pollutants such as personal care products. within this project the effect of biological sludge t ...	2009	19682727
mycoparasitism of endophytic fungi isolated from reed on soilborne phytopathogenic fungi and production of cell wall-degrading enzymes in vitro.	antagonism of three endophytic fungi isolated from common reed (phragmites australis) against eight soilborne pathogenic fungi was investigated on potato dextrose agar by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. inhibitory zones were not observed. the microscopical studies suggested that the endophytes inhibit growth of soilborne pathogens by means of coiling around hyphae and, after penetration, the degradation of hyphal cytoplasm. since penetration ...	2009	19705202
in vivo observation of conidial germination at the oxic-anoxic interface and infection of submerged reed roots by microdochium bolleyi.	the underground plant parts of reed (phragmites australis) growing in anoxic soil of the littoral zone of lakes are provided with oxygen via an aerenchyma. some of this oxygen is released into the rhizosphere, which creates a potential microhabitat for aerobic fungi. although fungal endophytes of reed have been shown to occur also in roots of flooded habitats, it is not known whether or how fungi can infect roots growing in anoxic or hypoxic soil. to study fungal infection of reed roots in the l ...	2003	19719598
feasibility of using an organic substrate in a wetland system treating sewage sludge: impact of plant species.	a vertical-flow wetland system was tested for treatment of liquid sludge with high organic concentrations using an organic substrate (peat/crushed pine bark, 1/1) as growing medium. mesocosms (1 m(3)) were planted with either phragmites australis cav., typha latifolia l., or iris pseudacorus l. the aim of the work was to determine the feasibility of using an organic substrate in treatment wetlands, through the study of its temporal patterns and of its impact on the water output quality. results ...	2010	19733478
native plant and microbial contributions to a negative plant-plant interaction.	a number of hypotheses have been suggested to explain why invasive exotic plants dramatically increase their abundance upon transport to a new range. the novel weapons hypothesis argues that phytotoxins secreted by roots of an exotic plant are more effective against naïve resident competitors in the range being invaded. the common reed phragmites australis has a diverse population structure including invasive populations that are noxious weeds in north america. p. australis exudes the common phe ...	2009	19776161
habitat and plant communities in the nile delta of egypt. ii. irrigation and drainage canal bank habitat.	the present study provides quantitative analysis of the vegetation and spatial variations of environmental factors controlling the abundance and distribution of vegetation in canal and drain banks in the nile delta region of egypt. five vegetation groups have been recognized: group a codominated by arundo donax and polygonum equisetiforme, group b codominated by rumex dentatus and polypogon monspeliensis, group c dominated by eichhornia crassipes, group d codominated by phragmites australis and ...	2009	19777781
[seasonal dynamics of nitrogen- and phosphorus absorption efficiency of wetland plants in minjiang river estuary].	taking the native phragmites australis and invasive spartina alterniflora in minjiang river estuary as test objectives, this paper studied the seasonal dynamics of their biomass and nitrogen- and phosphorus absorption efficiency. a typical single-peak curve was presented for the seasonal dynamics of aboveground biomass and nitrogen- and phosphorus absorption efficiency of the two species. p. australis had the maximum aboveground biomass (2195.33 g x m(-2)) in summer, while s. alterniflora had it ...	2009	19795639
characteristics of environmental factors and their effects on ch4 and co2 emissions from a closed landfill: an ecological case study of shanghai.	to elucidate the influence of landfill gas (lfg) emission on environmental factors, an ecological investigation that was primarily concerned with the characteristics of vegetation, cover soil, and solid waste in the landfill was carried out. temporal and spatial variations in vegetation diversity and coverage and their effects on reducing the emission of methane in the landfill were investigated. the results showed that both vegetation coverage and diversity increased with elapsed landfill closu ...	2010	19880303
the fate of cyanobacterial blooms in vegetated and unvegetated sediments of a shallow eutrophic lake: a stable isotope tracer study.	an experiment using nitrogen stable isotope tracer ((15)n) was conducted to track the fate of nitrogen derived from cyanobacterial blooms and the effectiveness with which the seasonal blooms are retained by vegetated and unvegetated sediment in a large shallow eutrophic lake (lake taihu, china). (15)n enriched microcystis was injected into both unvegetated sediment and sediment occupied by common reed (phragmites australis) in the littoral zone. nutrient retention by the vegetated sediment was g ...	2010	19939431
[allelopathy of phragmites australis on spartina alterniflora under different salinity].	using phragmites australis litter as test material, two kinds of its mother liquid, i. e., water extract and decomposed products, were obtained by the methods of solution extraction and anaerobic decomposition. the two liquids with concentration 100% and 25% were used to treat the seeds and seedlings of spartina alterniflora and the endemic beneficial fungi (mortierella sp.) of s. alterniflora under 5 per thousand and 10 per thousand salinity, aimed to study the effects of different salinity on ...	2009	19947204
the effect of the heterologous expression of phragmites australis gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase on the cd2+ accumulation of agrostis palustris.	heavy metal pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today. to develop a more efficient plant to clean up heavy metal contaminated soils, a gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gcs) cdna, named pagcs, was isolated by pcr from phragmites australis. the pagcs sequence was transformed via agroinfection into the heavy metal intolerant grass agrostis palustris. five confirmed transgenic a. palustris plants expressing pagcs were compared with the wild-type line for growth and ...	2010	20051038
[nitrous oxide fluxes of constructed wetlands to treat sewage wastewater].	the nitrous oxide fluxes and ammonia-oxidizing bacterium in two typical constructed wetlands, i.e. subsurface flow (sf) and free water surface (fws) were studied by the method of static chamber-gas chromatography. the results showed that the mean n2o fluxes were 296.5 microg x (m2 x h)(-1) and 28.2 microg x (m2 x h)(-1) respectively, and two typical wetlands were all the sources of atmosphere nitrous oxide as a whole. sf wetland exhibited a higher risk of n2o emissions, and the mean n2o flux in ...	2009	20063721
[vegetation influence on nutrients distribution in pore water of salt marsh sediment].	the variations of nutrients in pore water of salt marsh sediment were surveyed in the middle intertidal zone of chongming dongtan during august 2007 to may 2008 to identify plant impact on nutrients distribution. the results show that nh4(+) -n and po4(3-) -p concentrations are lower in pore water of spartina alterniflora and phragmites australis zones than in bare flat, and specially, nh4(+) -n concentrations in summer and autumn decrease by one more orders of magnitude. compared to winter, nut ...	2009	20063731
[responses of photosynthetic pigments of spartina alterniflora and phragmites australis to durative waterlogging].	with the invasive plant spartina alterniflora and indigenous plant phragmites australis in chongming dongtan nature reserve of shanghai as test objects, the responses of their photosynthetic pigmentsto durative waterlogging were studied during the growth season in 2008. the basic composition and the content of the pigments differed with plant species, and their responses to durative waterlogging also differed. under durative waterlogging stress, s. alterniflora had the decreased contents of chlo ...	2009	20077691
comparative assessment of total phenolic content in selected medicinal plants.	this study was to compare the total phenolic (tp) content in extracts from eleven plant materials collected at different geographical locations in kenya, nigeria, and usa. these plants have been selected because the majority of them are highly pigmented, from yellow to purple, and would therefore have economic value in industries for producing antioxidants and surfactants. two of them were collected from the industrial and domestic waste outlets. each analysis was achieved using the folin-ciocal ...	2008	20119491
pilot treatment of olive pomace leachate by vertical-flow constructed wetland and electrochemical oxidation: an efficient hybrid process.	a hybrid process comprising biological degradation in a vertical-flow constructed wetland (cw) and electrochemical oxidation over boron-doped diamond electrodes to decolorize, mineralize and detoxify a leachate from olive pomace processing (opl) was investigated. two alternative treatment schemes were compared: according to the first treatment scheme, opl was treated by electrochemical oxidation followed by treatment in a constructed wetland pilot unit (cw-a). the second scheme comprised of trea ...	2010	20199791
methane (ch4) emission from a tidal marsh in the min river estuary, southeast china.	the total methane emission to the atmosphere and hydrosphere, and its seasonal variation, were estimated using an enclosed static chamber technique from a tidal marshes dominated by phragmites australis (common reed) in the min river estuary, southeast china. measurements were taken at three tidal stages (before flood, during the flooding and ebbing process, and after ebb). potential rates of methane production from the marsh sediment layers were also measured using an incubation technique. this ...	2010	20390897
performance evaluation of laboratory scale up-flow constructed wetlands with different designs and emergent plants.	the objective of present study was to assess the simultaneous removal of organic pollutants and nutrients by five laboratory scale up-flow constructed wetlands (ufcws). aerobic and anaerobic regions were well developed at the upper and lower beds, respectively, in the ufcw reactors with supplementary aeration. the emergent plants employed were phragmites australis and manchurian wild rice. the cod, t-n, t-p, nh(4)-n and no(3)-n removal efficiencies for the ufcw reactors were in the range of 90-9 ...	2010	20451374
do plants modulate biomass allocation in response to petroleum pollution?	biomass allocation is an important plant trait that responds plastically to environmental heterogeneities. however, the effects on this trait of pollutants owing to human activities remain largely unknown. in this study, we investigated the response of biomass allocation of phragmites australis to petroleum pollution by a ¹³co₂ pulse-labelling technique. our data show that plant biomass significantly decreased under petroleum pollution, but the root-shoot ratio for both plant biomass and ¹³c inc ...	2010	20484231
phytotoxicity and naphthenic acid dissipation from oil sands fine tailings treatments planted with the emergent macrophyte phragmites australis.	during reclamation the water associated with the runoff or groundwater flushing from dry stackable tailings technologies may become available to the reclaimed environment within an oil sands lease. here we evaluate the performance of the emergent macrophyte, common reed (phragmites australis), grown in chemically amended mature fine tailings (mft) and simulated runoff/seepage water from different mft drying treatments. the present study also investigated the phytotoxicity of the concentration of ...	2010	20486009
endophytic bacterial diversity in roots of phragmites australis in constructed beijing cuihu wetland (china).	the community structure and diversity of endophytic bacteria in reed (phragmites australis) roots growing in the beijing cuihu wetland, china was investigated using the 16s rrna library technique. primers 799f and 1492r were used to amplify the specific bacterial 16s rrna fragments successfully and construct the clone library. in total, 166 individual sequences were verified by colony pcr and used to assess the diversity of endophytic bacteria in reed roots. phylogenetic analysis revealed that 7 ...	2010	20528944
depollution potential of three macrophytes: exudated, wall-bound and intracellular peroxidase activities plus intracellular phenol concentrations.	the aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of three macrophyte species (iris pseudacorus, typha latifolia and phragmites australis) for detoxication of xenobiotics, and to study their variations with seasons or concentrations of sewage sludge from the food industry. for this purpose, some aspects of the green liver concept were explored through peroxidase measurements in three compartments in roots: intracellular, cell wall and extracellular. in addition, phenol concentrations w ...	2010	20570142
biogenic silica in intertidal marsh plants and associated sediments of the yangtze estuary.	biogenic silica (bsi) contents in the marsh plants (phragmites australis, scirpus mariqueter and spartina alterniflora) and associated sediments in chongming island eastern intertidal flat of the yangtze estuary were determined. the bsi contents in p. australis, s. mariqueter and s. alterniflora varied from 25.78-42.74 mg/g, 5.71-19.53 mg/g and 6.71-8.92 mg/g, respectively. over the entire growth season, p australis and s. mariqueter were characterized by linear accumulation patterns of bsi. the ...	2010	20614779
armatimonas rosea gen. nov., sp. nov., of a novel bacterial phylum, armatimonadetes phyl. nov., formally called the candidate phylum op10.	a novel aerobic, chemoheterotrophic bacterium, strain yo-36(t), isolated from the rhizoplane of an aquatic plant (a reed, phragmites australis) inhabiting a freshwater lake in japan, was morphologically, physiologically and phylogenetically characterized. strain yo-36(t) was gram-negative and ovoid to rod-shaped, and formed pinkish hard colonies on agar plates. strain yo-36(t) grew at 20-40 °c with optimum growth at 30-35 °c, whilst no growth was observed at 15 °c or 45 °c. the ph range for grow ...	2011	20622056
cellulomonas phragmiteti sp. nov., a cellulolytic bacterium isolated from reed (phragmites australis) periphyton in a hungarian shallow soda pond.	an alkalitolerant and moderately halophilic strain designated kb23t, characterized by optimal growth at ph 8.0-9.0 and at 5-7 % (w/v) nacl, was isolated from a reed (phragmites australis) periphyton sample originating from an extremely shallow, alkaline soda pond located in hungary. cells of strain kb23t are gram-positive, motile straight rods. the strain kb23t is facultatively anaerobic, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative and contains peptidoglycan of type a4beta l-orn - d-asp. in strain kb23t ...	2010	20729313
phytoremediation of pharmaceuticals--preliminary study.	phytoremediation of selected pharmaceuticals (diclofenac, ibuprofen, and acetaminophen) using armoracia rusticana and linum usitatissimum cell cultures and by hydroponically cultivated lupinus albus, hordeum vulgaris, and phragmites australis plants in laboratory conditions is described. during in vitro experiments, the best results for acetaminophen were achieved using armoracia rusticana hairy root cultures, where 100% of the starting amount was removed from the media during eight days. total ...	2010	20734624
isolation and characterization of 4-tert-butylphenol-utilizing sphingobium fuliginis strains from phragmites australis rhizosphere sediment.	we isolated three sphingobium fuliginis strains from phragmites australis rhizosphere sediment that were capable of utilizing 4-tert-butylphenol as a sole carbon and energy source. these strains are the first 4-tert-butylphenol-utilizing bacteria. the strain designated tik-1 completely degraded 1.0 mm 4-tert-butylphenol in basal salts medium within 12 h, with concomitant cell growth. we identified 4-tert-butylcatechol and 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone as internal metabolites by gas chromatography-mass ...	2010	20802076
neustonic versus epiphytic bacteria of eutrophic lake and their biodegradation ability on deltamethrin.	this study evaluated biodegradation of the insecticide deltamethrin (1 μg l(-1)) by pure cultures of neustonic (n = 25) and epiphytic (n = 25) bacteria and by mixed cultures (n = 1), which consisted of a mixture of 25 bacterial strains isolated from the surface microlayer (sm ≈ 250 μm) and epidermis of the common reed (phragmites australis, (cav.) trin. ex steud.) growing in the littoral zone of eutrophic lake chełmżyńskie. results indicate that neustonic and epiphytic bacteria are characterized ...	2010	20862526
[primary study on contents of sulfate reducing bacteria (srb) and organic matter from intertidal zone at chongming dongtan].	collected soil samples from different tidal flats and elevation in chongming dongtan wetland, then conducted sulfate-reducing bacteria (srb) based on mpn method, determined organic matter content and calculated so4(2-)/cl- molar ratio, for the research on the distribution of srb, relevance to soil organic matter content as well as influence of plant rhizosphere environment on srb growth. the results show the distribution of srb is ranked as middle flat > climax flat > bald flat. the same tidal f ...	2010	21072939
microcystin-lr induces chromatin alterations and modulates neutral single-strand-preferring nuclease activity in phragmites australis.	microcystin-lr (mcy-lr), a toxin produced mainly by freshwater cyanobacteria, is a potent inhibitor of type 1 and 2a protein phosphatases. as such, it induces biochemical, cellular and tissue alterations in vascular plants, including cell death. the aim of this study was the analysis of mcy-lr induced changes in the activity of single-strand preferring nuclease (ssp nuclease) isoenzymes that are possibly involved in programmed cell death (pcd) of phragmites australis (common reed, an aquatic mac ...	2010	21145617
flavobacterium phragmitis sp. nov., an endophyte of reed (phragmites australis).	a gram-staining-negative bacterium, designated strain bln2(t), was isolated from within the roots of reed (phragmites australis) in beijing cuihu wetland (china) and characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. the cells were yellow-pigmented, rod-shaped, strictly aerobic and devoid of flagella, but showing gliding motility. strain bln2(t) produced yellow, translucent, circular and convex colonies, with optimal growth at 30°c and ph 7.0. the major respiratory quinone was menaquinone 6 (m ...	2010	21186290
accelerated biodegradation of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in the phragmites australis rhizosphere by bacteria-root exudate interactions.	we investigated the biodegradation of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene in phragmites australis rhizosphere sediment. we collected p. australis plants, rhizosphere sediments, and unvegetated sediments from natural aquatic sites and conducted degradation experiments using sediments spiked with pyrene or benzo[a]pyrene. accelerated removal of pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene was observed in p. australis rhizosphere sediments with plants, whereas both compounds persisted in unvegetated sediments without plants an ...	2010	21196023
spartina alterniflora invasion increases soil inorganic nitrogen pools through interactions with tidal subsidies in the yangtze estuary, china.	invasive alien plants increase both plant n and soil inorganic n pools in many terrestrial ecosystems. this is believed to be the result of altered plant-soil-microbe feedbacks that accelerate n cycling. however, it may also be due to the greater ability of invasive species to uptake lateral n subsidies that can modify ecosystem n dynamics. we conducted manipulative field experiments to determine the impact of smooth cordgrass (spartina alterniflora) invasion on the n cycling of salt marsh ecosy ...	2011	21203776
[effect of human disturbance on ecological stoichiometry characteristics of soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in minjiang river estuarine wetland].	to clarify responses of soil ecological stoichiometry in wetland to human disturbance, the ecological stoichiometry characteristics of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus elements of soil in phragmites australis marsh, grassland, flat breed aquatics, cropland, pond aquaculture after human disturbance and abandoned cropland after human disturbance restoration in minjiang river estuary were analyzed. the results showed: averaged values of c/n, c/p, n/p ratios were declined as the human disturbance inc ...	2010	21229754
the effect of metals accumulated in reed (phragmites australis) on the structure of periphyton.	studies on trace elements in reed stands and limiting effect of the reed substrate on the periphyton structure were performed in various aquatic ecosystems of greece during the summer and autumn of 2006. the analysed factors were concentrations of chemical elements (cadmium, lead, zinc, chromium, nickel, copper, cobalt, iron, manganese, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium) in reed shoots as well as the density of zooperiphyton and phytoperiphyton taxa. the relationships between metal concentra ...	2011	21388682
design of an integrated piggery system with recycled water, biomass production and water purification by vermiculture, macrophyte ponds and constructed wetlands.	since 2001 the swine experimental station of guern+®vez has studied biological treatment plants for nutrient recovery and water recycling, suited to the fresh liquid manure coming out of flushing systems. an integrated system with continuous recycling was set up in 2007, associated with a piggery of 30 pregnant sows. it includes a screen, a vermifilter, and macrophyte ponds alternating with constructed wetlands. the screen and the vermifilter had a lower removal efficiency than in previous studi ...	2011	21436573
organic carbon accumulation capability of two typical tidal wetland soils in chongming dongtan, china.	we measured organic carbon input and content of soil in two wetland areas of chongming dongtan (yangtze river estuary) to evaluate variability in organic carbon accumulation capability in different wetland soils. observed differences were investigated based on the microbial activity and environmental factors of the soil at the two sites. results showed that the organic carbon content of wetland soil vegetated with phragmites australis (site a) was markedly lower than that with p. australis and s ...	2011	21476345
seasonal change of bacterial community structure in a biofilm formed on the surface of the aquatic macrophyte phragmites australis.	the seasonal change of bacterial community structure in biofilms on the surface of reed (phragmites australis) was investigated for about three years (from 2005 june to 2008 march) in lake biwa by comparing it with that in surrounding lake water. the community structure in biofilms was different from that in the lake water throughout the seasons and years. the community structure in lake water was similar in the same seasons of different years, corresponding to similar environmental factors (i.e ...	2011	21502742
influence of plants on microbial activity in a vertical-downflow wetland system treating waste activated sludge with high organic matter concentrations.	the rhizosphere is a key zone for pollutant removal in treatment wetlands; therefore, studies on microbial activity may provide helpful information for a better understanding of purification processes. we studied microbial activity in a vertical-downflow constructed wetland system treating waste activated sludge with high organic matter concentrations, under mediterranean climate. the aims of the work were to study the influence of (i) the presence of plants, (ii) the plant species (phragmites a ...	2011	21514037
screening of plant species for phytoremediation of uranium, thorium, barium, nickel, strontium and lead contaminated soils from a uranium mill tailings repository in south china.	the concentrations of uranium, thorium, barium, nickel, strontium and lead in the samples of the tailings and plant species collected from a uranium mill tailings repository in south china were analyzed. then, the removal capability of a plant for a target element was assessed. it was found that phragmites australis had the greatest removal capabilities for uranium (820 μg), thorium (103 μg) and lead (1,870 μg). miscanthus floridulus had the greatest removal capabilities for barium (3,730 μg) an ...	2011	21523506
salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of spartina alterniflora (poaceae) and the invasive m haplotype of phragmites australis (poaceae) along a salinity gradient.	an invasive variety of phragmites australis (poaceae, common reed), the m haplotype, has been implicated in the spread of this species into north american salt marshes that are normally dominated by the salt marsh grass spartina alterniflora (poaceae, smooth cordgrass). in some european marshes, on the other hand, spartina spp. derived from s. alterniflora have spread into brackish p. australis marshes. in both cases, the non-native grass is thought to degrade the habitat value of the marsh for ...	2006	21642124
[soil organic carbon content and its distribution pattern in hangzhou bay coastal wetlands].	in this paper, the soil organic carbon (soc) content and its distribution pattern in the natural intertidal zones and reclaimed wetlands of hangzhou bay were studied, aimed to explore the effects of vegetation succession, exotic species invasion, and reclamation on the soc in costal wetlands of the bay. in intertidal zones, the surface soc content ranged from 4.41 to 8.58 g x kg(-1), with an average of 6.45 g x kg(-1), and differed significantly under different vegetations, with a tendency of un ...	2011	21657021
palatability and chemical defense of phragmites australis to the marsh periwinkle snail littoraria irrorata.	coastal marsh habitats are impacted by many disturbances, including habitat destruction, pollution, and the introduction of invasive species. the common reed, phragmites australis, has been particularly invasive in the mesohaline regions of the chesapeake bay, but few studies have investigated its role in trophic interactions with north american marsh consumers. the marsh periwinkle snail littoraria irrorata is a common grazer in marshes and grazes on the native grass spartina alterniflora. whet ...	2011	21691807
contrasting nutrient stocks and litter decomposition in stands of native and invasive species in a sub-tropical estuarine marsh.	we compared the influence of invasion by an alien invasive species (spartina alterniflora, smooth cordgrass) and a native aggressive species (phragmites australis, common reed) as they have expanded into the native cyperus malaccensis (shichito matgrass)-dominated wetland ecosystem in the min river estuary of southeast china. s. alterniflora is a perennial grass native to north america, which has spread rapidly along the southeast coast of china since its introduction in 1979. our study compared ...	2011	21704985
acceleration of nonylphenol and 4-tert-octylphenol degradation in sediment by phragmites australis and associated rhizosphere bacteria.	we investigated biodegradation of technical nonylphenol (tnp) in phragmites australis rhizosphere sediment by conducting degradation experiments using sediments spiked with tnp. accelerated tnp removal was observed in p. australis rhizosphere sediment, whereas tnp persisted in unvegetated sediment without plants and in autoclaved sediment with sterile plants, suggesting that the accelerated tnp removal resulted largely from tnp biodegradation by rhizosphere bacteria. three bacterial strains, ste ...	2011	21736332
spectral reflectance properties of major objects in desert oasis: a case study of the weigan-kuqa river delta oasis in xinjiang, china.	aiming at the remote sensing application has been increasingly relying on ground object spectral characteristics. in order to further research the spectral reflectance characteristics in arid area, this study was performed in the typical delta oasis of weigan and kuqa rivers located north of tarim basin. data were collected from geo-targets at multiple sites in various field conditions. the spectra data were collected for different soil types including saline-alkaline soil, silt sandy soil, cott ...	2012	21922179
evaluation of the giant reed (arundo donax) in horizontal subsurface flow wetlands for the treatment of recirculating aquaculture system effluent.	introduction: two emergent macrophytes, arundo donax and phragmites australis, were established in experimental subsurface flow, gravel-based constructed wetlands (cws) receiving untreated recirculating aquaculture system wastewater. materials and methods: the hydraulic loading rate was 3.75 cm day(-1). many of the monitored water quality parameters (biological oxygen demand [bod], total suspended solids [tss], t ...	2011	22006507
fungal planet description sheets: 69-91.	novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from australia: bagadiella victoriae and bagadiella koalae on eucalyptus spp., catenulostroma eucalyptorum on eucalyptus laevopinea, cercospora eremochloae on eremochloa bimaculata, devriesia queenslandica on scaevola taccada, diaporthe musigena on musa sp., diaporthe acaciigena on acacia retinodes, leptoxyphium kurandae on eucalyptus sp., neofusicoccum grevilleae on grevillea aurea, phytophthora fluvialis from wate ...	2011	22025808
niche differentiation of two sympatric species of microdochium colonizing the roots of common reed.	fungal endophyte communities are often comprised of many species colonizing the same host. however, little is known about the causes of this diversity. on the one hand, the apparent coexistence of closely related species may be explained by the traditional niche differentiation hypothesis, which suggests that abiotic and/or biotic factors mediate partitioning. for endophytes, such factors are difficult to identify, and are therefore in most cases unknown. on the other hand, there is the neutral ...	2011	22032611
Purification processes involved in sludge treatment by a vertical flow wetland system: Focus on the role of the substrate and plants on N and P removal.	Vertical-flow wetland systems were tested for treatment of liquid waste activated sludge with high content of organic compounds from a soft drink factory. A mesocosm experiment was carried out on planted and unplanted systems to understand the relative importance of substrate and plants in purification processes and to compare three species: Phragmites australis Cav., Typha latifolia L., or Iris pseudacorus L. All planted mesocosms performed better than unplanted mesocosms and Phragmites showed ...	2012	22178496
phytotreatment of sludges (phragmites australis) for their reuse in the environment.	the aim of this study is the evaluation of the agronomic characteristics acquired by a phytotreated sludge coming from a wastewater treatment plant (wwtp) located in tuscany (central italy). the chemical characterization showed values which are within the italian legislation limits for mixed composts. from an agronomic point of view, the sludge did not present a level of phytotoxicity, as shown by the germination index (gi% = 77). furthermore, pathogen compounds are inexistent (escherichia coli ...	2011	22214075
short-term effects of diesel fuel on rhizosphere microbial community structure of native plants in yangtze estuarine wetland.	purpose: in this work, short-term effects of diesel fuel on huangpu-yangtze estuarine wetland soil microbial community structure were studied under simulated conditions through phospholipid fatty acids (plfas) analysis. four native plant species, bulrush (scirpus tripueter), galingale (cyperus rotundus), wildrice (zizania latifolia), and reed (phragmites australis) were tested in the experiments. method: in the p ...	2012	22227809
fungal planet description sheets: 92-106.	novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from australia: diaporthe ceratozamiae on ceratozamia robusta, seiridium banksiae on banksia marginata, phyllosticta hymenocallidicola on hymenocallis littoralis, phlogicylindrium uniforme on eucalyptus cypellocarpa, exosporium livistonae on livistona benthamii and coleophoma eucalyptorum on eucalyptus piperita. several species are also described from south africa, namely: phoma proteae, pyrenochaeta protearum and l ...	2011	22403481
responses of butachlor degradation and microbial properties in a riparian soil to the cultivation of three different plants.	a pot experiment was conducted to investigate the biodegradation dynamics and related microbial ecophysiological responses to butachlor addition in a riparian soil planted with different plants such as phragmites australis, zizania aquatica, and acorus calamus. the results showed that there were significant differences in microbial degradation dynamics of butachlor in the rhizosphere soils among the three riparian plants. a. calamus displays a significantly higher degradation efficiency of butac ...	2011	22432278
performance of sludge treatment wetlands using different plant species and porous media.	the aim of this study was to evaluate the dewatering and mineralisation efficiency of three sludge treatment wetlands (stw) configurations differing on plant species (phragmites australis and typha sp.) and filter medium (gravel and wood shavings). sludge dewatering and mineralisation were monitored in three pilots stw for 2 years. the sludge volume was reduced by 80% in all configurations tested, the total solids (ts) increased to 16-24% ts and the volatile solids (vs) decreased to 50% vs/ts. a ...	2012	22480706
selection and application of endophytic bacterium achromobacter xylosoxidans strain f3b for improving phytoremediation of phenolic pollutants.	while phytoremediation has been considered as an in situ bioprocess to remediate environmental contaminants, the application of functional endophytic bacteria within plants remains a potential strategy that could enhance the plants' efficiency in phytoremediation. in this study, 219 endophytes were isolated from plants that are predominantly located in a constructed wetland, including reed (phragmites australis) and water spinach (ipomoea aquatica). twenty-five strains of the isolated endophytes ...	2012	22497718
simultaneous laccase production and color removal by culturing fungus pycnoporus sp. sybc-l3 in a textile wastewater effluent supplemented with a lignocellulosic waste phragmites australis.	we conducted experiments to culture pycnoporus sp. sybc-l3 in a medium comprising an industrial waste (dye-containing textile effluent) and a lignocellulosic waste (phragmites australis) that achieved laccase production while having the color removed from the wastewater. our experimental results showed that the fungus grew well in liquid submerged cultivation with the diluted textile effluent as the sole culture medium, but relatively low extracellular laccase activity (1.8 u/ml) was produced. a ...	2012	22617946
[differentiation of vegetation characteristics on slope micro-topography of fenced watershed in loess area of north shaanxi province, northwest china].	based on the investigation data of the vegetations in hegou valley in wuqi county of shaanxi province, this paper studied the vegetation characteristics on the five typical micro-topography categories including shallow gully, gully, collapse, platform, and scarp in the loess area of north shaanxi, with the undisturbed slope as the control. there existed distinct differences in the species composition, quantitative characteristics, and species diversity of plant communities on the five typical mi ...	2012	22720613
microbial community analysis in the roots of aquatic plants and isolation of novel microbes including an organism of the candidate phylum op10.	a number of molecular ecological studies have revealed complex and unique microbial communities in various terrestrial plant roots; however, little is known about the microbial communities of aquatic plant roots in spite of their potential use for water quality improvement in aquatic environments (e.g. floating treatment wetland system). here, we report the microbial communities inhabiting the roots of emerged plants, reed (phragmites australis) and japanese loosestrife (lythrum anceps), collect ...	2011	22791047
genome sequence of herbaspirillum sp. strain gw103, a plant growth-promoting bacterium.	herbaspirillum sp. strain gw103 was isolated from rhizosphere soil of the reed phragmites australis on reclaimed land. here we report the 5.05-mb draft genome sequence of the strain, providing bioinformation about the agronomic benefits of this strain, such as multiple traits relevant to plant root colonization and plant growth promotion.	2012	22815460
tidal flushing restores the physiological condition of fish residing in degraded salt marshes.	roads, bridges, and dikes constructed across salt marshes can restrict tidal flow, degrade habitat quality for nekton, and facilitate invasion by non-native plants including phragmites australis. introduced p. australis contributes to marsh accretion and eliminates marsh surface pools thereby adversely affecting fish by reducing access to intertidal habitats essential for feeding, reproduction, and refuge. our study assessed the condition of resident fish populations (fundulus heteroclitus) at f ...	2012	23029423
[litter decomposition and its main affecting factors in tidal marshes of minjiang river estuary, east china].	by using litterbag method, this paper studied the decomposition of the leaf- and flower litters of two emergent macrophytes, native species phragmites australis and invasive species spartina alterniflora, and related affecting factors in the minjiang river estuary of east china. in the decomposition process of the litters, the decay of standing litter (0-90 days) was an important period, and the loss rate of the flower- and leaf litters dry mass of p. australis and s. alterniflora was 15.0 +/- 3 ...	2012	23285995
[water treatment efficiency of constructed wetland plant-bed/ditch systems].	shijiuyang constructed wetland (sjy-cw) in jiaxing city adopted plant-bed/ditch systems originated from the natural landscape as its major functioning unit. the constructed root channel technology (crct) is the core technique applied within the plant-bed/ditch systems. monitoring results demonstrated that the wetland had the capability of improving water quality indexes by one rank grade according to the national environmental quality standards for surface water (gb 3838-2002). in order to optim ...	2012	23323409
[reinvasion of exotic plant species spartina alterniflora in chongming dongtan nature reserve of shanghai].	a demonstration plot in chongming dongtan for controlling exotic plant species spartina alterniflora by using an integrated treatment technique of tussock cutting plus water level controlling was selected to make a 2-year monitoring on the reinvasion process of this plant species. a large number of s. alterniflora seedlings could proliferate and settle down in the hydrological restoring plots by tidal water in spring, and, after two years, the reinvasion community was established, with no obviou ...	2012	23431781
[characteristics of soil nematode communities in coastal wetlands with different vegetation types].	an investigation was conducted on the characteristics of soil nematode communities in different vegetation belts (spartina alterniflora belt, sa; suaeda glauca belt, sg; bare land, b1; phragmites australis belt, pa; and wheat land, wl) of yancheng wetland reserve, jiangsu province of east china. a total of 39 genera and 20 families of soil nematodes were identified, and the individuals of dominant genera and common genera occupied more than 90% of the total. the total number of the nematodes dif ...	2012	23431791
a phylogenetic re-evaluation of arthrinium.	although the genus arthrinium (sexual morph apiospora) is commonly isolated as an endophyte from a range of substrates, and is extremely interesting for the pharmaceutical industry, its molecular phylogeny has never been resolved. based on morphology and dna sequence data of the large subunit nuclear ribosomal rna gene (lsu, 28s) and the internal transcribed spacers (its) and 5.8s rrna gene of the nrdna operon, the genus arthrinium is shown to belong to apiosporaceae in xylariales. arthrinium is ...	2013	23898419
increased invasive potential of nonnative phragmites australis: elevated co2 and temperature alleviate salinity effects on photosynthesis and growth.	the prospected rise in atmospheric co2 and temperature may change the distribution and invasive potential of a species; and intraspecific invasive lineages may respond differently to climate change. in this study, we simulated a future climate scenario with simultaneously elevated atmospheric co2 and temperature, and investigated its interaction with soil salinity, to assess the effects of global change on the ecophysiology of two competing haplotypes of the wetland grass phragmites australis, t ...	2013	23913622
sustainable biodegradation of phenolic endocrine-disrupting chemicals by phragmites australis-rhizosphere bacteria association.	the efficacy of two rhizobacteria (sphingobium fuliginis tik1 and sphingobium sp. it4) of phragmites australis for the sustainable treatment of water polluted with phenolic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (edcs) was investigated. strains tik1 and it4 have recently been isolated from phragmites rhizosphere and shown to degrade various 4-alkylphenols-tik1 via phenolic ring hydroxylation and meta-cleavage and it4 via ipso-hydroxylation. the two strains also degraded bisphenol a (bpa), bisphenol b, b ...	2013	23925178
tech-ia floating system introduced in urban wastewater treatment plants in the veneto region - italy.	the performance of three integrated wetland treatment plants (horizontal sub-surface flow (h-ssf) and floating treatment wetland (ftw) with differentiated primary treatments) designed for treating domestic wastewater was investigated, monitoring total (tn), nitrate (no3-n), nitrite (no2-n) and ammonia nitrogen (nh4-n), total (tp) and phosphate phosphorus (po4-p), chemical (cod) and biological oxygen demand (bod5), and dissolved oxygen (do) at the inlet and outlet of each wetland section from feb ...	2013	24037167
constructed wetland as an ecotechnological tool for pollution treatment for conservation of ganga river.	with aim to develop an efficient and ecofriendly approach for on-site treatment of sewage, a sub-surface flow constructed wetland (cw) has been developed by raising potential aquatic macrophytes; typha latifolia, phragmites australis, colocasia esculenta, polygonum hydropiper, alternanthera sessilis and pistia stratoites in gravel as medium. sewage treatment potential of cw was evaluated by varying retention time at three different stages of plant growth and stabilization. after 6 months, monito ...	2013	24080292
heavy metal bioaccumulation in sediment, common reed, algae, and blood worm from the shoor river, iran.	concentrations of 11 metals (cadmium, zinc, copper (cu), vanadium (v), lead, magnesium (mg), manganese, aluminum, iron (fe), chromium (cr), and nickel), and one metalloid (arsenic (as)) were measured in sediment, common reed (phragmites australis), algae (spirogyra sp.), and blood worm (chironomus sp.) tissues of samples collected from the shoor river. samples were dried, acid digested, and the concentrations of metals were measured using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer. ...	2016	24105065
[effects of biochar covering on the release of pollutants from sediment].	in order to study the effects of biochar on the release of pollutants from sediment, arundo donax, phragmites australis, arachis hypogaea and zea mays were pyrolyzed into biochar. biochar was used to cover the contaminated sediment in the simulated reactors. concentrations of nh4(+) -n, no3(-) -n, no2(-) -n, cod and p4(3-) -p were continuously monitored, and the cumulative release amount and release rate were calculated. besides that, the release amount of water-soluble nh4(+) -n and po4(3-) -p ...	2013	24191550
bioaccumulation of selected metals in bivalves (unionidae) and phragmites australis inhabiting a municipal water reservoir.	urbanization can considerably affect water reservoirs by, inter alia, input, and accumulation of contaminants including metals. located in the course of river cybina, maltański reservoir (western poland) is an artificial shallow water body built for recreation and sport purposes which undergoes restoration treatment (drainage) every 4 years. in the present study, we demonstrate an accumulation of nine metals (cd, co, cr, cu, fe, mn, ni, pb, zn) in water, sediment, three bivalve species (anodonta ...	2014	24407963
effects of organochlorines on microbial diversity and community structure in phragmites australis rhizosphere.	this study investigated the impacts of an organochlorine (oc, γ-hexachlorocyclohexane and chlorobenzenes) mixture on microbial communities associated to phragmites australis rhizosphere. seventy-eight distinct colony morphotypes were isolated, cultivated and analysed by 16s rdna sequence analysis. toxicity tests confirmed sensitivity (e.g. hevizibacter, acidovorax) or tolerance (e.g. bacillus, aeromonas, pseudomonas, sphingomonas) of isolates. rhizosphere analysis by pyrosequencing showed the mi ...	2014	24504457
differing daphnia magna assimilation efficiencies for terrestrial, bacterial, and algal carbon and fatty acids.	there is considerable interest in the pathways by which carbon and growth-limiting elemental and biochemical nutrients are supplied to upper trophic levels. fatty acids and sterols are among the most important molecules transferred across the plant-animal interface of food webs. in lake ecosystems, in addition to phytoplankton, bacteria and terrestrial organic matter are potential trophic resources for zooplankton, especially in those receiving high terrestrial organic matter inputs. we therefor ...	2014	24669748
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal mediation of plant-plant interactions in a marshland plant community.	obligate aerobic amf taxa have high species richness under waterlogged conditions, but their ecological role remains unclear. here we focused on am fungal mediation of plant interactions in a marshland plant community. five cooccurring plant species were chosen for a neighbor removal experiment in which benomyl was used to suppress amf colonization. a phragmites australis removal experiment was also performed to study its role in promoting amf colonization by increasing rhizosphere oxygen concen ...	2014	24693254
ornamental plants for micropollutant removal in wetland systems.	the objective of this paper was to evaluate the efficiency of micropollutant removal, such as cu, zn, carbamazepine, and linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (las), through the use of a subsurface vertical flow constructed wetland system with ornamental plants. zantedeschia aethiopica, canna indica, carex hirta, miscanthus sinensis, and phragmites australis were selected and planted in lysimeters filled up with gravel. the lysimeters were completely saturated with synthetic wastewater (n 280 mg l(-1), ...	2015	24798922
susceptibility of riparian wetland plants to perfluorooctanoic acid (pfoa) accumulation.	as plants have been shown to accumulate organic compounds from contaminated sediments, there is a potential for long-lasting ecological impact as a result of contaminant accumulation in riparian areas of wetlands, particularly the accumulation of non-biodegradable contaminants such as perfluorooctanoic acid (pfoa). in this study, commonly found riparian wetland plants including reeds, i.e., xanthium strumarium, phragmites australis, schoenoplectus corymbosus, ruppia maritime; populus canescens, ...	2014	24933893