Abstract
The current study investigated the plant growth promoting (PGP) characteristics of multi-metal-tolerant Bacillus cereus and their positive effect on the physiology, biomolecule substance, and phytoremediation ability of Chrysopogon zizanioides in metal-contaminated soil. The test soil sample was detrimentally contaminated by metals including Cd (31 mg kg- 1), Zn (7696 mg kg- 1), Pb (326 mg kg- 1), Mn (2519 mg kg- 1) and Cr (302 mg