Table 2. Identification, characterization and phosphorus solubilization attributes of halophilic archaea.

Strain	Nearest phylogenetic relative	Identity(%)	Phenotypic characteristics		Phosphatesolubilisation* (mg/L)	Final pH
			NaCl (M)tolerance	pHrange
IARI-CDK2	Halolamina sp.	99	1.71–5.13	6–10	12.86 ± 1.14	3.18
IARI-SNS3	Halobacterium sp.	98	2.57–4.28	5–9	90.99 ± 0.47	3.98
IARI-SNS2	Halococcus hamelinensis	99	1.71–5.13	4–8	112.56 ± 0.93	3.85
IARI-MAAB1	Haloferax alexandrinus	99	1.71–5.48	5–8	86.36 ± 1.22	3.12
IARI-WRAB2	Natrinema sp.	99	3.42–4.28	6–8	134.61 ± 2.28	3.82
IARI-WRAB3	Halosarcina sp.	99	2.57–5.13	6–8	30.15 ± 1.48	3.66
IARI-SNAB1	Haloterrigena thermotolerans	99	2.57–4.28	6–8	37.97 ± 0.12	3.98
IARI-SNAB2	Halococcus sp.	98	1.71–4.28	5–8	41.84 ± 0.88	4.15
IARI-SNAB3	Haloterrigena sp.	98	1.71–4.28	6–8	22.90 ± 3.44	4.22
IARI-MAAB2	Haloferax sp.	98	1.20–4.28	6–9	10.30 ± 1.27	3.86
IARI-SOAB1	Haloarcula argentinensis	99	1.71–4.28	6–9	16.20 ± 0.35	3.54
IARI-SGAB1	Halococcus sp.	98	1.71–4.28	5–8	84.45 ± 1.27	4.12
IARI-SGAB2	Natrialba sp.	99	2.57–5.48	7–10	75.12 ± 0.80	3.56
IARI-CSK1	Halolamina pelagica	98	1.20–5.13	6–10	34.54 ± 1.58	4.10
IARI-SSAB1	Halobacterium sp.	99	2.57–4.28	5–9	23.66 ± 0.74	3.90
IARI-SSAB3	Natronoarchaeum mannanilyticum	98	2.57–5.13	6–9	16.02 ± 1.08	3.78
IARI-TWAB1	Haloferax larsenii	99	1.20–5.48	6–9	12.92 ± 1.05	3.68
IARI-SSAB5	Haloferax volcanii	99	1.20–5.48	6–9	16.28 ± 1.33	3.80
IARI-CFAB1	Haloferax larsenii	98	1.20–5.48	6–9	10.66 ± 0.76	4.56
IARI-CFAB3	Halostagnicola kamekurae	98	3.42–5.13	7–10	16.88 ± 0.48	3.99

^*The values of P solubilization represents P solubilized in uninoculated control (0.12 mg/L) subtracted from P solubilized by archaeal isolates.