A phyllosphere bacterium Exiguobacterium aurantiacum S11 mitigates cadmium toxicity in seagrass (Zostera marina) via a synergistic "exclusion-redox-repair" network.
Heavy metal pollution, particularly cadmium (Cd), threatens coastal marine ecosystems and foundational species like the seagrass Zostera marina. Here, a multi-extremophilic phyllosphere bacterium, Exiguobacterium aurantiacum S11, was isolated to investigate its capacity and multi-dimensional molecular networks in mitig...