TABLE 1.

Morphological and molecular characterization of isolates.

S. No.	Isolate	Media (%NaCl) at 37°C	Cellular morphology	Incubation time (days)	Colony size (mm)	Colony morphology	16S rRNA characterization	NCBI accession numbers
1	KPS3A	16 NA	Spore forming rods	3	3–4	Off white, watery and sticky, round	Oceanobacillus sp.	MT406254
2	KPS8A	16 NA	Rods, spores, motile	4	1–2	White, opaque, and round	Oceanobacillus oncorhynchi subsp. incaldanensis	MT406253
3	SWM2A	16 NA	Short rods, no spores, no motility	4	1–2	Yellow, opaque, and round	Brevibacterium linens/aureum	MT406257
4	KK1A	16 NA	Short rods, motile	7	1	Light yellow, round, transparent, and watery	Salicola marasensis	MT406258
5	KK2A	16 NA	Cocco-baciili	7	1	Whitish, transparent, moist and round	Chromohalobacter salexigens	MT406255
6	KKW1	25 CM+	Pleomorphic	14	3–4	Pale pink, slimy, and moist	Haloferax alexandrines	MT406256