Table 2.

Microscopical and biochemical characterization of endophytic bacteria.

Plant	Bacterial	Gram	Shape	Motility	Endospore	Indole	MR	Nitrate	H2S
part	code	staining				production		reductase
Root	SMC201	G–ve	Rod	–	–	–	–	–	–
	SMC202	G–ve	Rod	–	–	–	+	–	–
	SMC203	G+ve	Cocci	–	–	–	–	+	–
	SMC204	G–ve	Rod	+	–	+	+	+	–
	SMC205	G–ve	Rod	+	–	–	+	–	+
	SMC206	G+ve	Rod	–	+	–	–	+	+
	SMC207	G–ve	Rod	–	–	+	–	–	–
	SMC208	G+ve	Cocci	–	–	+	+	–	–
	SMC209	G+ve	Rod	+	+	–	–	–	+
	SMC210	G+ve	Rod	–	–	+	–	+	–
	SMC211	G–ve	Rod	–	–	–	–	–	–
	SMC212	G+ve	Rod	+	+	–	–	+	–
	SMC213	G–ve	Rod	+	–	+	–	–	–
	SMC214	G+ve	Rod	+	+	–	–	+	+
	SMC215	G+ve	Rod	–	–	–	+	–	–
	SMC216	G–ve	Rod	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stem	SMC101	G+ve	Rod	+	–	+	–	–	–
	SMC102	G–ve	Rod	+	–	–	+	+	–
	SMC103	G–ve	Rod	–	–	+	–	+	–
	SMC104	G+ve	Rod	–	+	+	–	–	–
	SMC105	G+ve	Cocci	–	–	–	+	–	+
	SMC106	G+ve	Rod	+	–	+	–	+	–
	SMC107	G–ve	Rod	–	–	–	–	–	–
	SMC108	G–ve	Rod	–	–	–	–	–	+
	SMC109	G+ve	Rod	–	+	+	+	+	–
Leaf	SMC301	G–ve	Rod	+	–	+	–	–	–
	SMC302	G+ve	Rod	+	–	–	–	+	+
	SMC303	G+ve	Rod	–	+	–	–	–	+
	SMC304	G+ve	Cocci	–	–	–	+	–	–
	SMC305	G+ve	Cocci	–	–	+	–	+	–
	SMC306	G–ve	Rod	–	–	+	–	+	–
	SMC307	G–ve	Rod	+	–	–	+	–	+
	SMC308	G+ve	Rod	–	+	–	–	–	–

+ indicates positive; – indicates negative.

G–ve indicates Gram-negative bacteria; G+ve indicates Gram-positive bacteria.