Table 1 Morphological characteristics of bacterial isolates collected from various rhizosphere soils of different geographical locations
Bacterial isolate | Geographical location | Crop | Fluorescence colour | Shape | Gram staining | Catalase production | Motility | Sporulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pf1 | Punjab | Rice | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf2 | Punjab | Rice | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf3 | Punjab | Rice | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf4 | Punjab | Maize | NI | Long rod | + | + | + | + |
Pf5 | Punjab | Maize | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf6 | Punjab | Maize | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf7 | Punjab | Potato | NI | Long rod | + | + | − | + |
Pf8 | Punjab | Potato | Fluorescent blue | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf9 | Punjab | Potato | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf10 | Punjab | Potato | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf11 | Uttar Pradesh | Rice | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf12 | Uttar Pradesh | Rice | NI | Long rod | + | + | − | + |
Pf13 | Uttar Pradesh | Rice | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf14 | Uttar Pradesh | Maize | Greenish yellow | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf15 | Uttar Pradesh | Maize | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf16 | Uttar Pradesh | Maize | Greenish yellow | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf17 | Uttar Pradesh | Potato | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf18 | Uttar Pradesh | Potato | Fluorescent blue | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf19 | Uttar Pradesh | Potato | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | + | − |
Pf20 | Uttar Pradesh | Potato | Fluorescent green | Short rod | − | + | − | − |
Pf21 | Bihar | Potato | NI | Long rod | + | + | − | + |
Pf22 | Bihar | Potato | NI | Long rod | + | + | + | + |