Table 4.
List of bacterial isolates that tested positive for all the PGP traits.
| S.No. | Code | Catalase | SP | PS | NF | IAA | BLAST | Accession numbers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | nifH | ||||||||
| 1 | GK_NR_133 | + | + | +++ | +++* | – | 33.52 ± 0.15 | Pantoea sp. | OP407625 |
| 2 | GK_GR_41 | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | + | 14.08 ± 0.58 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407589 |
| 3 | GK_GR_42 | ++ | + | +++ | +++ | – | 6.05 ± 0.27 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407590 |
| 4 | GK_GR_55 | ++ | +++* | ++ | +++ | – | 9.82 ± 0.17 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407596 |
| 5 | GK_GR_52 | ++ | +++* | +++ | +++ | – | 11.33 ± 1.23 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407595 |
| 6 | GK_GR_60 | + | +++* | +++ | ++ | – | 12.27 ± 0.04 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407599 |
| 7 | GK_GR_64 | + | +++ | + | +++ | + | 10.60 ± 0.17 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407601 |
| 8 | GK_GR_73 | + | ++ | + | + | – | 3.46 ± 0.06 | Bacillus sp. | OP407606 |
| 9 | GK_GR_90 | + | +++* | ++ | ++ | + | 5.19 ± 0.16 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407612 |
| 10 | GK_GR_94 | + | + | +++ | ++ | – | 4.16 ± 0.02 | No match | - |
| 11 | GK_GR_98 | ++ | ++ | + | +++ | + | 11.79 ± 0.08 | Pseudomonas sp. | OP407614 |
| 12 | GK_GR_104 | + | +++ | + | +++ | – | 5.49 ± 0.09 | No match | – |
| 13 | GK_GR_106 | + | + | + | + | – | 5.82 ± 0.23 | Ancylobacter sp. | OP407616 |
‘-’ negative/absent, ‘+’ mild positive/present ‘++’ moderately positive, ‘+++’ strongly positive, ‘+++*’ highly positive, SP, Siderophore production; PS, Phosphate solubilization; NF, Nitrogen Fixation; IAA, Indole Acetic Acid production (µg/ml); ND, Not Done; nifH+ (Fe subunit of nitrogenase gene).