Lysinibacillus acetophenoni and Pseudomonas stutzeri with High Salt effect, Recovered from High Salinity Soil Area (Indo-Gangetic Plain of India)

Parul Bhatt Kotiyal *

Forest Research Institute Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India.

Soni Singh

Forest Research Institute Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India.

Sunita Rawat

Forest Research Institute Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India.

Vikesh Vyas

Forest Research Institute Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India.

Himani Negi

Forest Research Institute Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Soil salinity has affected many soil microbial communities as well as economic value of forest ecosystem for many years. The plant growth-promoting bacteria have developed several different mechanisms that have a positive influence on plant development and growth. Designated strain L-PB424 and P-PB466 was isolated and identified from saline soil of block Ashabutter khair forest in Punjab North zone in India, were investigated for their plant growth-promoting characters such as production of indole acetic acid, phosphate solubilization, Ammonium production and fermentation of polysaccharides. Comparative analysis of 16SrRNA gene sequences revealed that L-PB424 was closely related to Lysinibacillus manganicus DSM 26584 strain Mn1-7 (98.76%), on the other hand strain P-PB466 was closely related to Pseudomonas songnenensis strain NEAUST5-5. This research paper is a study in evaluation and variety of possible halophlic/halotolerant bacterial strains in salt-affected soils of block Ashabutter khair forest in Punjab North zone in India. The use of Halophilic bacteria in saline soil is interesting for future analysis and biotechnological development.

Keywords: Halophilic plant growth promoting bacteria, soil salinity, evolutionary tree, 16SrRNA


How to Cite

Kotiyal, Parul Bhatt, Soni Singh, Sunita Rawat, Vikesh Vyas, and Himani Negi. 2021. “Lysinibacillus Acetophenoni and Pseudomonas Stutzeri With High Salt Effect, Recovered from High Salinity Soil Area (Indo-Gangetic Plain of India)”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 33 (14):17-26. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1430497.