Table 4.
Molecular characterization of native isolates through 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.
| Selected Strains | Identified Taxa (Species) | Gene Size (bp) | Gene Bank Accession | Closely Related Taxa (Species) | Type Strains (Gene Bank ID) | Gene Bank Accession | Similarity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA-1 | Bacillus subtilis | 1519 | OP978161 | Bacillus subtilis | BS01(T) | MT372489 | 99.87 |
| SA-5 | Stenotrophomonas humi | 1478 | OP978163 | Stenotrophomonas humi | R-32729(T) | NR_042568 | 99.86 |
| SA-7 | Azospirillum brasilense | 1400 | OP964678 | Azospirillum melinis | TMCY 0552(T) | NR_043483 | 99.86 |
| BH-1 | Azospirillum oryzae | 1390 | OP976027 | Azospirillum sp. | TMCY 5519(T) | DQ359715 | 99.21 |
| BH-7 | Azotobacter armeniacus | 1392 | OP978160 | Azotobacter chroococcum | P205(T) | MK567896 | 99.86 |
| BH-8 | Rhizobium pusense | 1376 | OP978164 | Rhizobium leguminosarum | IAM 12609(T) | D12782 | 99.85 |
| BA-3 | Azospirillum zeae | 1372 | OP978159 | Azospirillum melinis | BJ-1(T) | KX022950 | 99.05 |
| BA-6 | Rhizobium pusense | 1330 | OP980571 | Rhizobium sp. | CIAT652(T) | AF313906 | 99.40 |
| BA-7 | Pseudomonas fragi | 1405 | OP978162 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | NO1(T) | FJ972529 | 99.93 |
(All values are the average of three replicates).