Table 2.

Identification of some microbiome species associated with the halophytes.

Genus/species and accession no.	Family	Order	Phylum	Max. salt tolerance	Temp. range °C	Colony pigment/morphology	Biofilm formation	Gram stain/cell morphology
Zhihengiluella halotolerans MK873900	Micrococcaceae	Actinomycetales	Actinobacteria	3 M	N/A	Shiny yellow	**	Gram + very short rods
Halomonas elongata MK873884	Halomonadaceae	Oceanospirillales	Gamma- Proteobacteria	4 M	22–42	White, shiny	***	Gram – short rods
Bacillus sp. MK873882	Bacillaceae	Bacillales	Firmicutes	3 M	N/A	Dull orange	*	Gram + short fat rods
Virgibacillus sp. MK873894	Bacillaceae	Bacillales	Firmicutes	3 M	N/A	White	N/A	Gram + rods
Kushneria marisflavi MK873879	Halomonadaceae	Oceanospirillales	Gamma- Proteobacteria	3 M	N/A	Red-orange, shiny	***	Gram – short stubby rods
Halomonas huangheensis MK873906	Halomonadaceae	Oceanospirillales	Gamma- Proteobacteria	3 M	22–42	Brown large, shiny	**	Gram – rods, very short, nearly oval
Bacillus licheniformis MK873893	Bacillaceae	Bacillales	Firmicutes	3 M	22–42	White round, flat	–	Gram + long rods
Bacillus sonorensis MK873902	Bacillaceae	Bacillales	Firmicutes	1.5 M	22–42	Dull yellow small, round	–	Gram + long filamentous rods

GenBank accession numbers are provided below the most probable genus and species name of each isolate. Biofilm formation is characterized as: –, no detectable biofilm; *, detectable but low level of biofilm; **, moderate biofilm formation; ***, strong biofilm formation.