Nematicidal rhizobacteria with plant growth-promoting traits associated with tomato in root-knot infested polyhouses

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Plant growth-promoting characters of rhizobacterial isolates

S. No	Isolates	PS	ZS	CHP	HP	IP	CP	AP
1	Bacillus pumilus (B9)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
2	Bacillus megaterium (B16)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
3	Bacillus subtilis (B26)	+	+	+	+	+	−	+
4	Bacillus cereus (B31)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+

PS, phosphate solubilization; ZS, zinc solubilization; CHP, chitinase production; HP, HCN production; IP, IAA production; CP, catalase production; AP, ammonia production (NH₃)