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Table 3 Microscopic observation of bacterial isolates

From: Evaluation of rhizosphere, rhizoplane and phyllosphere bacteria and fungi isolated from rice in Kenya for plant growth promoters

No. of isolates

Cell shape

Motility

Gram reaction

Genus

82

Rod/cocci

Motile

Positive

Bacillus spp.

8

Rod

Motile

Negative/positive

Pseudomonas spp.

8

Rod/cocci

Motile

Positive

Enterobacter spp.

6

Rod

Motile

Positive

Lysinbacillus spp.

6

Rod/cocci

Motile

Positive

Staphylococcus spp.

3

Rod

Motile

Negative

Micrococcus spp.

3

Rod

Motile

Positive/negative

Streptomyces spp.

3

Rod/cocci

Motile

Negative/positive

Brevundomonas spp.

2

Rod

Motile

Positive

Acinetobacter spp.

2

Rod

Motile

Positive

Serratia spp.

2

Rod

Motile

Positive

Vagococcus spp.

2

Rod

Motile

Negative

Exiguobacterium spp.

1

Rod

Motile

Positive

Alcaligenes spp.

1

Rod

Motile

Positive

Brevibacillus spp.

1

Rod

Motile

Positive

Advenella spp.