Table 7.1 Microorganisms associated with salt stress tolerance in plants
Microorganisms
Source and crop plant Mechanism/Effect
References
Klebsiella sp.
Wheat rhizosphere
soil/Avena sativa
Increased root and shoot
length, shoot and root
dry weight, and relative
water content
Sapre et al.
(2018)
Thalassobacillus spp.,
Bacillus sp.,
Halomonas sp.,
Oceanobacillus sp.,
Zhihengliuella sp., and
Staph. succinus
Isolated from saltaffected soils of the
East Anatolian region
Plant growth in a
hydroponic culture
Triticum aestivum with
varied sodium chloride
concentration by
ammonia, indole-3acetic acid, and
1-carboxylatedeaminase production,
phosphate
solubilization, and
nitrogen fixation
activities
Orhan (2016)
Bacillus
amyloliquifaciens
Rhizosphere
Biofilm formation in
H. vulgare L.
Kasim et al.
(2016)
Achromobacter
piechaudii
Lycopersicum
esculentum Mill.
(Tomato)
Plant growth promotion
and reduction in
ethylene production
Mayak et al.
(2004)
Azospirillum
Zea mays L. (Maize)
Increase in proline
production, nitrogenase
and nitrate reductase
activity along with
regulation of Na
+ , K
+ ,
and Ca
2+ uptake
Hamdia et al.
(2004)
Aeromonas hydrophila,
Bacillus sp., and
Bacillus insolitus
Triticum aestivum
L. (Wheat)
Production of
exopolysaccharide
Ashraf et al.
(2004)
Enterobacter
aerogenes,
Pseudomonas
fluorescens, and Ps.
syringae
Zea mays L. (Maize)
Increased ACC
deaminase activity
Nadeem et al.
(2010)
Ps. fluorescens
Arachis hypogea
L. (Groundnut)
Increased ACC
deaminase activity
Saravanakumar
and
Samiyappan
(2007)
Bacillus subtilis
Arabidopsis thaliana
(L.) Heynh.
Regulation of tissue
specific HKT1
transporter
Zhang et al.
(2008)
Ps. mendocina
Lactuca sativa
L. (Lettuce)
Increased uptake of
essential nutrients and
ACC deaminase activity
Kohler et al.
(2009)
Rhizobium sp. and
Pseudomonas sp.
Maize
Regulation of water
content and electrolyte
Bano and
Fatima (2009)
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Microorganisms
Source and crop plant Mechanism/Effect
References
Klebsiella sp.
Wheat rhizosphere
soil/Avena sativa
Increased root and shoot
length, shoot and root
dry weight, and relative
water content
Sapre et al.
(2018)
Thalassobacillus spp.,
Bacillus sp.,
Halomonas sp.,
Oceanobacillus sp.,
Zhihengliuella sp., and
Staph. succinus
Isolated from saltaffected soils of the
East Anatolian region
Plant growth in a
hydroponic culture
Triticum aestivum with
varied sodium chloride
concentration by
ammonia, indole-3acetic acid, and
1-carboxylatedeaminase production,
phosphate
solubilization, and
nitrogen fixation
activities
Orhan (2016)
Bacillus
amyloliquifaciens
Rhizosphere
Biofilm formation in
H. vulgare L.
Kasim et al.
(2016)
Achromobacter
piechaudii
Lycopersicum
esculentum Mill.
(Tomato)
Plant growth promotion
and reduction in
ethylene production
Mayak et al.
(2004)
Azospirillum
Zea mays L. (Maize)
Increase in proline
production, nitrogenase
and nitrate reductase
activity along with
regulation of Na
+ , K
+ ,
and Ca
2+ uptake
Hamdia et al.
(2004)
Aeromonas hydrophila,
Bacillus sp., and
Bacillus insolitus
Triticum aestivum
L. (Wheat)
Production of
exopolysaccharide
Ashraf et al.
(2004)
Enterobacter
aerogenes,
Pseudomonas
fluorescens, and Ps.
syringae
Zea mays L. (Maize)
Increased ACC
deaminase activity
Nadeem et al.
(2010)
Ps. fluorescens
Arachis hypogea
L. (Groundnut)
Increased ACC
deaminase activity
Saravanakumar
and
Samiyappan
(2007)
Bacillus subtilis
Arabidopsis thaliana
(L.) Heynh.
Regulation of tissue
specific HKT1
transporter
Zhang et al.
(2008)
Ps. mendocina
Lactuca sativa
L. (Lettuce)
Increased uptake of
essential nutrients and
ACC deaminase activity
Kohler et al.
(2009)
Rhizobium sp. and
Pseudomonas sp.
Maize
Regulation of water
content and electrolyte
Bano and
Fatima (2009)
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