AUTHOR=Mukherjee Piyali , Roy Pranab 

TITLE=Genomic Potential of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Bioremediation with an Assessment of Its Multifaceted Role in Our Environment

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00967

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2016.00967

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p>The gram negative bacterium <italic>Stenotrophomonas</italic> is rapidly evolving as a nosocomial pathogen in immuno-compromised patients. Treatment of <italic>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</italic> infections is problematic because of their increasing resistance to multiple antibiotics. This article aims to review the multi-disciplinary role of <italic>Stenotrophomonas</italic> in our environment with special focus on their metabolic and genetic potential in relation to bioremediation and phytoremediation. Current and emerging treatments and diagnosis for patients infected with <italic>S. maltophilia</italic> are discussed besides their capability of production of novel bioactive compounds. The plant growth promoting characteristics of this bacterium has been considered with special reference to secondary metabolite production. Nano-particle synthesis by <italic>Stenotrophomonas</italic> has also been reviewed in addition to their applications as effective biocontrol agents in plant and animal pathogenesis.</p>