Table 3.
Recovery of rifampicin-resistant mutant of Pseudomonas fluorescens Z1B4 after 45 days inoculation
| Plant | Part | CFU/g plant sample |
|---|---|---|
| Pisum sativum | root | 7.8 × 107 (7.89± 0.15) |
| shoot | 5.3 × 107 (7.72± 0.20) | |
| leaf | 3.3 × 108 (8.52± 0.05) | |
| Zea mays | root | 3.5× 107 (7.54± 0.05) |
| shoot | 6.5× 106 (6.98± 0.10) | |
| leaf | 9.3 × 107 (7.97± 0.25) |
Values represent the mean of three replicates; initial count of the bacterium per seed of pea and maize was 6.3 × 105 and 2.5 × 106, respectively; values in parentheses indicate log10 CFU/g sample