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            <journal-id journal-id-type="issn">0973-7510</journal-id>
            <journal-title-group>
                <journal-title>Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology</journal-title>
            </journal-title-group>
            <issn pub-type="epub">2581-690X</issn>
            <publisher>
                <publisher-name>DR. M.N. Khan</publisher-name>
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            <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22207/JPAM.16.4.56</article-id>
            <title-group>
                <article-title>Isolation and Categorization of Plant Growth Promoting Endophytic Bacteria Isolated from Halophytic Suaeda nigra at Salt Stress Area of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh</article-title>
            </title-group>
            <contrib-group>
				
				
				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Sridevi</surname>
                        <given-names>M.</given-names>
                    </name>
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                </contrib>
				
						<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Deepika</surname>
                        <given-names>D. Sandhya</given-names>
                    </name>
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                </contrib>
				
				
				
				
				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Lavanya</surname>
                        <given-names>J.</given-names>
                    </name>
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                </contrib>
				
				
								            		
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          <aff id="aff-1">Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh , India.</aff>
			
			 			
			
            <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-11-28">
                <day>28</day>
				<month>11</month>
                <year>2022</year>
            </pub-date>
            <volume>16</volume>
            <issue>4</issue>
            <fpage>2826</fpage>
            <lpage>2835</lpage>
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                <copyright-statement>Copyright &#x00A9; 2022 The Author(s)</copyright-statement>
                <copyright-year>2022</copyright-year>
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            <self-uri xlink:href="https://microbiologyjournal.org/isolation-and-categorization-of-plant-growth-promoting-endophytic-bacteria-isolated-from-halophytic-suaeda-nigra-at-salt-stress-area-of-srikakulam-andhra-pradesh/"/>
            <abstract>
                <p> In search of novel endophytic bacteria capable of producing plant growth promoting phytohormones
and providing tolerance against biotic and abiotic stress to the plant, present study was carried out
during 2021-22. For this, endophytic bacteria were isolated from halophytic Suaeda nigra at salt
stress areas of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. Total of sixteen endophytic bacteria were isolated
from roots and aerial parts of Suaeda nigra. Isolates were enumerated, purified and preserved for
subsequent studies. All isolates were analyzed for their phenotypic, biochemical, enzymatic assay
and molecular characterization was carried out by 16S rRNA molecular method. Isolates were tested
for their ability in producing plant growth promoting phytohormones, siderophores, exo enzymes and
ability to solubilize the phosphate molecules. Among total isolates extracted, bacteria which was
labeled as “SNA7” isolated from aerial parts of Suaeda nigra showed better characters in producing
catalytic enzymes like catalase, amylase, protease, phosphate solubilization ability and Indole-3-acetic
acid (IAA) production. Isolate SNA7 was gram negative, motile, aerobic, rod shaped, non-spore forming,
and no pigmentation which grows best at 42°C, pH 8.3 with tolerate of 8% NaCl nutrient agar. Based
on phenotypic, biochemical, nucleotide homology and phylogenetic analysis isolate SNA7showed
higher relationship with Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes Pseudomonas spp. was characterized as an
effective organism to explore its ability in various research fields. In this current study, isolate SNA7
showed higher potential in producing wide range of enzymes and bioactive secondary metabolites
and was first of its kind reported and isolated from halophytic Suaeda nigra. </p>
		</abstract>
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        <title>Keywords</title>
        <kwd>Catalytic Activity</kwd>
        <kwd>Endophytic Bacteria</kwd>
		<kwd>Halophytes</kwd>
		<kwd>Plant Growth Promoters</kwd>
        <kwd>Pseudomonas</kwd>
		<kwd>Secondary Metabolites</kwd>
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