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. 2022 Mar 19;10(3):657. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10030657

Table 1.

The plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits of isolated HT-PGPB with their proven action mechanism on the inoculated crops.

HT-PGPB Source Crop PGP Traits Citations
Micrococcus yunnanensis Avicennia marina Rice
(Oryza sativa)
IAA 1, Siderophore 2,
Ammonia 3
Soldan et al., 2019 [60]
Arthrobacter pascens Suaeda fruticosa Maize
(Zea mays)
P-solubilization 4, Siderophore, Antioxidants 5 Ullah and Bano, 2015 [61]
Bacillus sp. Atriplex leucoclada Maize
(Zea mays)
P-solubilization, Siderophore, Antioxidants Ullah and Bano, 2015 [61]
Staphylococcus equorum Salicornia hispanica Tomato
(Solanum lycopersicum)
ACC deaminase 6, P-solubilization, BNF 7, Siderophore Vega et al., 2019 [62]
Bacillus atrophaeus Suaeda mollis Wheat
(Triticum aestivum)
P-solubilization, IAA, BNF Kerbab et al., 2021 [63]
Arthrobacter agilis Halocnemum strobilaceum Sugar beets
(Beta vulgaris)
P-solubilization, IAA, ACC deaminase Zhou et al., 2017 [64]
Alcaligenes faecalis Atriplex lentiformis Wheat
(Triticum aestivum)
P-solubilization, IAA, N-fixing, Antioxidants, Ammonia Muhammad et al., 2021 [65]
Pantoea ananatis Oryza sativa Rice
(Oryza sativa)
ACC deaminase, P-solubilization, IAA, Siderophore Lu et al., 2021 [66]
Bacillus tequilensis Oryza sativa Rice
(Oryza sativa)
IAA, N-fixing, P-solubilization, K-solubilization 8, EPS 9 Shultana et al., 2020 [67]
Bacillus aryabhattai and
Arthrobacter woluwensis
Coastal plants Soybean
(Glycine max)
IAA, EPS, Antioxidants Khan et al., 2021 [68]
Bacillus velezensis NA * Tomato
(Solanum lycopersicum)
IAA, P-solubilization, BNF, Antioxidants Medeiros and Bettiol, 2021 [69]

1 Indole-3-acetic acid synthesis, 2 siderophore production, 3 ammonia production, 4 phosphorus solubilization, 5 antioxidant activities, 6 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase activity, 7 biological nitrogen-fixing, 8 potassium solubilization, 9 exopolysaccharides production. * Information not available.