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Table 3.2
Inoculation effect of endophytic bacteria on different hosts
Endophytic species
Source
Effect on plant
References
Azorhizobium caulinodans,
Azospirillum brasilense
and Serratia
spp.
Root exudates
ACC deaminase production, stress reduction,
and increased root growth in wheat and rice
Hardoim et al. (2008)
Bacillus, Methylobacterium, Delftia,
Stenotrophomonas, Microbacterium,
Paenibacillus
and Staphylococcus
Leaves
Biological control of plant diseases and plant
growth promotion in common bean
Costa et al. (2012)
Bacillus
and Paenibacillus
Root, stem, and leaf
Deformity of fungal mycelia, IAA and
siderophore production, ACC utilization,
phosphate solubilization, increase in shoot
length, root length, fresh weight, dry weight,
and chlorophyll content in wheat seedlings
Zhao et al. (2015)
Bacillus pumilus, B. subtilis, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and P. fluorescens
Stems and roots
Effect on population densities in maize
Rai et al. (2007)
Serratia
sp., S. marcescens, Klebsiella
sp., K.
variicola
and Stenotrophomonas
sp.
Roots and stems
Plant growth promotion in rice
Mbai et al. (2015)
Pseudomonas
sp. and Brevibacillus brevis
Stems and fruits
Production of phytohormones, antifungal
activity, chromium tolerance, phosphate
solubilization, and PGPR activity in tomato
Patel et al. (2012)
Bacillus
sp. and Pantoea
sp.
Twigs and leaves
Enhanced seedling growth in rice
Deivanai et al. (2014)
B. cereus, B. licheniformis, Bacillus
sp,
Burkholderia gladioli, Paracoccus
halophilus,
and Stenotrophomonas
sp.
Roots, stem, and leaves
Endophytes promoted plant growth and
50–64% enhanced biomass accumulation of
tomato
Xia et al. (2015)
Enterobacter ludwigii, Pantoea agglomerans,
and Variovorax paradoxus
Roots, stems, and leaves Isolates showed IAA production, phosphate
solubilization and plant growth promotion in
soybean
de Almeida Lopes et al. (2016)
(continued)
A. Dahiya et al.
Table 3.2
Inoculation effect of endophytic bacteria on different hosts
Endophytic species
Source
Effect on plant
References
Azorhizobium caulinodans,
Azospirillum brasilense
and Serratia
spp.
Root exudates
ACC deaminase production, stress reduction,
and increased root growth in wheat and rice
Hardoim et al. (2008)
Bacillus, Methylobacterium, Delftia,
Stenotrophomonas, Microbacterium,
Paenibacillus
and Staphylococcus
Leaves
Biological control of plant diseases and plant
growth promotion in common bean
Costa et al. (2012)
Bacillus
and Paenibacillus
Root, stem, and leaf
Deformity of fungal mycelia, IAA and
siderophore production, ACC utilization,
phosphate solubilization, increase in shoot
length, root length, fresh weight, dry weight,
and chlorophyll content in wheat seedlings
Zhao et al. (2015)
Bacillus pumilus, B. subtilis, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and P. fluorescens
Stems and roots
Effect on population densities in maize
Rai et al. (2007)
Serratia
sp., S. marcescens, Klebsiella
sp., K.
variicola
and Stenotrophomonas
sp.
Roots and stems
Plant growth promotion in rice
Mbai et al. (2015)
Pseudomonas
sp. and Brevibacillus brevis
Stems and fruits
Production of phytohormones, antifungal
activity, chromium tolerance, phosphate
solubilization, and PGPR activity in tomato
Patel et al. (2012)
Bacillus
sp. and Pantoea
sp.
Twigs and leaves
Enhanced seedling growth in rice
Deivanai et al. (2014)
B. cereus, B. licheniformis, Bacillus
sp,
Burkholderia gladioli, Paracoccus
halophilus,
and Stenotrophomonas
sp.
Roots, stem, and leaves
Endophytes promoted plant growth and
50–64% enhanced biomass accumulation of
tomato
Xia et al. (2015)
Enterobacter ludwigii, Pantoea agglomerans,
and Variovorax paradoxus
Roots, stems, and leaves Isolates showed IAA production, phosphate
solubilization and plant growth promotion in
soybean
de Almeida Lopes et al. (2016)
(continued)