Halomonas Rhizobacteria of Avicennia marina of Indian Sundarbans Promote Rice Growth Under Saline and Heavy Metal Stresses Through Exopolysaccharide Production

The Halomonas species isolated from the rhizosphere of the true mangrove Avicennia marina of Indian Sundarbans showed enhanced rice growth promotion under combined stress of salt and arsenic in pot assay. Interestingly, under abiotic stress conditions, Halomonas sp. Exo1 was observed as an efficient...

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Main Authors: Pritam Mukherjee, Abhijit Mitra, Madhumita Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01207/full