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Table 3.1 Phosphorus-solubilizing endophytic microorganisms
Species
Microorganisms involved
Bacteria
Bacillus megaterium, B. circulans, B. subtilis, B. polymyxa, B. sircalmous,
Pseudomonas striata, Pseudomonas sp., Enterobacter sp., Enterobacter
cloacae, Beggiatoa, Thiomargarita sp., Leifsonia xyli, Burkholderia
cenocepacia, Burkholderia caribensis, Burkholderia ferrariae, Achromobacter,
Acinetobacter, Pantoea agglomerans
Actinobacteria Actinobispora yunnanensis, Actinomodura citrea, Microtetrospora
astidiosa, Micromonospora echinospora, Sacchromonospora viridis,
Saccharopolyspora hirsute, Streptomyces albus, Streptoverticillium album,
Streptomyces cyaneus, Thermonospora mesophila
Fungi
Aspergillus awamori, Fomitopsis sp., Penicillium bilaii, Piriformospora indica,
dark septate endophytes
Mycorrhiza
Glomus, Funneliformis, Rhizophagus, Sclerocystis, Claroideoglomus,
Gigaspora, Scutellospora, Racocetra, Acaulospora, Entrophospora, Pacispora,
Diversispora, Otospora, Paraglomus, Geosiphon, Ambispora, Archaeospora sp.
organic phosphorus (Van Der Heijden et al. 2008) or by the release of organic acids
that solubilize the bound phosphorus (Fig. 3.2). Moreover, endophytic bacteria can
prevent phosphate adsorption and fixation under phosphate limiting conditions by
Fig. 3.2 Different mechanisms employed by microbes for phosphate solubilization
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Table 3.1 Phosphorus-solubilizing endophytic microorganisms
Species
Microorganisms involved
Bacteria
Bacillus megaterium, B. circulans, B. subtilis, B. polymyxa, B. sircalmous,
Pseudomonas striata, Pseudomonas sp., Enterobacter sp., Enterobacter
cloacae, Beggiatoa, Thiomargarita sp., Leifsonia xyli, Burkholderia
cenocepacia, Burkholderia caribensis, Burkholderia ferrariae, Achromobacter,
Acinetobacter, Pantoea agglomerans
Actinobacteria Actinobispora yunnanensis, Actinomodura citrea, Microtetrospora
astidiosa, Micromonospora echinospora, Sacchromonospora viridis,
Saccharopolyspora hirsute, Streptomyces albus, Streptoverticillium album,
Streptomyces cyaneus, Thermonospora mesophila
Fungi
Aspergillus awamori, Fomitopsis sp., Penicillium bilaii, Piriformospora indica,
dark septate endophytes
Mycorrhiza
Glomus, Funneliformis, Rhizophagus, Sclerocystis, Claroideoglomus,
Gigaspora, Scutellospora, Racocetra, Acaulospora, Entrophospora, Pacispora,
Diversispora, Otospora, Paraglomus, Geosiphon, Ambispora, Archaeospora sp.
organic phosphorus (Van Der Heijden et al. 2008) or by the release of organic acids
that solubilize the bound phosphorus (Fig. 3.2). Moreover, endophytic bacteria can
prevent phosphate adsorption and fixation under phosphate limiting conditions by
Fig. 3.2 Different mechanisms employed by microbes for phosphate solubilization