Table 1 Morphological characteristics, salt tolerance, and taxonomic identity of root endophytes associated with succulent halophytes
Plant of origin | Isolate | Colony pigment | Gram stain/cell morphology | Max NaCl | Genus | Closest species (% similarity) | Accession No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. maritima | 14A2 | W/Op | –/Cocobacilli | 3% | Acinetobacter | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (100) | OL625645 |
14A5 | W/Op | –/Cocobacilli | 3% | Klebsiella | Klebsiella aerogenes (99.93) | OL625646 | |
14.2 | W/Op | –/Cocobacilli | 18% | Acinetobacter | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (99,79) | OK668372 | |
14KX1 | O/T | –/Rods | 18% | Kushneria | Kushneria pakistanensis (99,17) | OL625647 | |
14KX2 | Y/Op | –/Rods | 18% | Halomonas | Halomonas meridiana/ Halomonas songnenensis (100) | OL625648 | |
C. annua | 15K13 | Y/Op | –/Rods | 16% | Halomonas | Halomonas songnenensis (100) | OL627342 |
15.2 | Y/Op | –/Rods | 12% | Halomonas | Halomonas songnenensis (100) | OL627338 | |
15K2 | R–O/Op | +/Cocci | 16% | Planococcus | Planococcus rifietoensis (99,88) | OL627341 | |
15A1 | C/T | +/Rods | 3% | Pseudomonas | Pseudomonas putida (99,71) | OL627339 | |
15A2 | C/T | –/Rods | 3% | Pseudomonas | Pseudomonas fluorescens (99,78) | OL627340 | |
S. europaea | 16A1 | C/T | –/Rods | 3% | Pseudomonas | Pseudomonas putida (99,93) | OL657066 |
16.1 | O/T | –/Rods | 16% | Kushneria | Kushneria indalinina (98,93) | OL657063 | |
16.2 | O/T | –/Rods | 18% | Kushneria | Kushneria indalinina (98,93) | OL657064 | |
16.4 | W/Op | +/Rods | 25% | Halobacillus | Halobacillus andaensis (99,93) | OL657065 | |
16K2 | Y/Op | –/Rods | 16% | Halomonas | Halomonas songnenensis (99,93) | OL657067 | |
16K5 | Y/Op | –/Rods | 18% | Halomonas | Halomonas songnenensis (99,86) | OL657068 | |
16K7 | Y/Op | –/Rods | 18% | Halomonas | Halomonas songnenensis (99,86) | OL657069 | |
16KX1 | O/T | –/Rods | 18% | Kushneria | Kushneria indalinina (99,86) | OL657070 | |
16KX2 | Y/Op | +/Rods | 25% | Halobacillus | Halobacillus massiliensis ( 99,45) | OL657072 | |
16KX3 | O/Op | –/Rods | 18% | Halomonas | Halomonas songnenensis (99,87) | OL657071 |