Table 1.
List of bacterial endophytes isolated from leaves of medicinal plant species sampled at different locations of the Western Ghats, Karnataka, India.
| Endophytic bacteriuma | Plant species isolated from | Sampling location | Identification by 16S rRNA gene similarity | Identification by average nucleotide identity (ANI) | Identification by Type strain Genome Server (TYGS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME1 | Memecylon malabaricum | Bisle Ghat region | Serratia sp. | ||
| ME3 | Memecylon malabaricum | Bisle Ghat region | Serratia sp. | ||
| ME4 | Aphanamixis polystachya | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME5 | Aphanamixis polystachya | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus thuringiensis | Bacillus paranthracis |
| ME6 | Terminalia bellirica | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME7 | Terminalia bellirica | Bisle Ghat region | Aureimonas sp. | Aureimonas sp. | Aureimonas sp. |
| ME8 | Terminalia bellirica | Bisle Ghat region | Aureimonas sp. | ||
| ME9 | Terminalia bellirica | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME10 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME11 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME12 | Terminalia paniculata | Bisle Ghat region | Curtobacterium sp. | Curtobacterium sp. | Curtobacterium sp. |
| ME13 | Terminaliapaniculata | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | Enterobacterbugandensis | Enterobacterbugandensis |
| ME14 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME15 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME16 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME17A | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME18 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME19 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME20 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME21 | Aristolochia tagala | Bisle Ghat region | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME23 | Garcinia xanthochymus | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME25 | Aphanamixis polystachya | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus taxi | Bacillus taxi |
| ME26 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Curtobacterium sp. | Curtobacterium sp. | Curtobacterium sp. |
| ME27 | Aphanamixis polystachya | Bisle Ghat region | Acinetobacter sp. | Acinetobacter lactucae | Acinetobacter lactucae |
| ME28 | Salacia macrosperma | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME29 | Salacia macrosperma | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME30 | Garcinia xanthochymus | Bisle Ghat region | Klebsiella sp. | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| ME31 | Garcinia xanthochymus | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME32 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME33 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Brevibacillus sp. | ||
| ME34 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Enterobacter sp. | Enterobacter bugandensis | Enterobacter bugandensis |
| ME35 | Terminalia bellirica | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus licheniformis | Bacillus licheniformis |
| ME36 | Terminalia paniculata | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME38 | Ventilago sp. | Bisle Ghat region | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME39 | Pterocarpus santalinus | Mysore | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus aryabhattai | Bacillus aryabhattai |
| ME40 | Garcinia indica | Mysore | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus megaterium | Bacillus sp. |
| ME42 | Pterocarpus santalinus | Mysore | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus aryabhattai | Bacillus aryabhattai |
| ME43 | Coscinium fenestratum | Mangaluru | Serratia sp. | Serratia marcescens | Serratia sp. |
| ME44 | Coscinium fenestratum | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | Enterobacter asburiae | Enterobacter asburiae |
| ME45 | Coscinium fenestratum | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME46 | Coscinium fenestratum | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME47 | Coscinium fenestratum | Mangaluru | Serratia sp. | Serratia marcescens | Serratia sp. |
| ME51 | Coscinium fenestratum | Mangaluru | Stenotrophomonas sp. | ||
| ME53 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Stenotrophomonas sp. | ||
| ME55 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Stenotrophomonas sp. | Stenotrophomonas pavanii | Stenotrophomonas pavanii |
| ME56 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Paenibacillus sp. | ||
| ME57 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME60 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Bacillus sp. | ||
| ME62 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME63 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Pseudomonas sp. | Pseudomonas sp. | Pseudomonas sp. |
| ME64 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME66 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME67 | Coix lacryma-jobi | Mangaluru | Stenotrophomonas sp. | ||
| ME68 | Salacia chinensis | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME70 | Salacia chinensis | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME71 | Salacia chinensis | Mangaluru | Stenotrophomonas sp. | ||
| ME72 | Salacia chinensis | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME73 | Salacia chinensis | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | Klebsiella variicola | Klebsiella variicola |
| ME74 | Salacia chinensis | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME75 | Calophyllum inophyllum | Mangaluru | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus aryabhattai | Bacillus sp. |
| ME76 | Calophyllum inophyllum | Mangaluru | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus aryabhattai | Bacillus sp. |
| ME78 | Madhuca insignis | Mangaluru | Bacillus sp. | Bacillus thuringiensis | Bacillus cereus |
| ME79 | Madhuca insignis | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | Klebsiella variicola | Klebsiella variicola |
| ME81 | Garcinia morella | Mangaluru | Erwinia sp. | Pantoea sp. | Pantoea sp. |
| ME83 | Apama siliquosa | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | ||
| ME84 | Apama siliquosa | Mangaluru | Stenotrophomonas sp. | ||
| ME86 | Desmodium pulchellum | Mangaluru | Klebsiella sp. | Klebsiella variicola | Klebsiella variicola |
| ME87 | Barringtonia acutangula | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME89 | Barringtonia acutangula fruit | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME90 | Alstonia scholaris | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME91 | Alstonia scholaris | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME92 | Alstonia scholaris | Mangaluru | Enterobacter sp. | ||
| ME93 | Alstonia scholaris | Mangaluru | Pseudomonas sp. | ||
| ME94 | Alstonia scholaris | Mangaluru | Methylobacterium sp. | Methylobacterium radiotolerans | Methylobacterium radiotolerans |
| ME95 | Alstonia scholaris | Mangaluru | Pseudomonas sp. |
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Genome sequenced medicinal plant endophytes (ME) are highlighted in bold font