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Table 3 Colonization frequency of culturable endophytic bacterial isolates of saffron

From: Diversity of culturable bacterial endophytes of saffron in Kashmir, India

Endophytic bacteria

Phylum

Corm (N = 126)

CF-1 (%)

Leaf (N = 126)

CF-2 (%)

Total (corm + leaf) (N = 252)

CF-3 (%)

Dominance (%)

Bacillus licheniformis

Firmicutes

4

3.17

11

8.73

15

5.95

27.78

Bacillus pumilus

3

2.38

7

5.55

10

3.97

18.53

Bacillus cereus

0

0

7

5.55

7

2.78

12.98

Bacillus subtilis

0

0

4

3.17

4

1.59

7.42

Bacillus humi

0

0

2

1.59

2

0.79

3.69

Bacillus safensis

2

1.59

0

0

2

0.79

3.69

Brevibacillus sp.

0

0

2

1.59

2

0.79

3.69

Pseudomonas putida

0

0

4

3.17

4

1.59

7.42

Paenibacillus elgii

0

0

4

3.17

4

1.59

7.42

Staphylococcus hominis

2

1.59

0

0

2

0.79

3.69

Enterobacter cloacae

Gamma-Proteobacteria

2

1.59

0

0

2

0.79

3.69

  1. CF-1: Colonization Frequency of endophytes in saffron corms; CF-2: in saffron leaves and CF-3: in saffron plant (corm + leaves), N = Number of segments incubated