Current Science

Perez-Rosales Elvia ¹, Alcaraz-Melendez Lilia ¹, María Esther Puente ¹, Vazquez-Juarez Ricardo ¹, Quiroz-Guzman Eduardo ¹, Zenteno-Savín Tania ², Morales-Bojorquez Enrique ¹

Affiliations
1 Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C., Av. Instituto Politecnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23096, MX
2 Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C., Av. Instituto Politecnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23096, MO

Abstract

In this communication, the diversity and beneficial characteristics of endophytic bacteria have been studied in Simmondsia chinensis that has industrial importance because of the quality of its seed oil. Endophytes were isolated (N = 101) from ischolar_mains of the jojoba plants collected, of which eight were identified by partial sequencing of the 16S rDNA gene. The isolated bacteria were Bacillus sp., Methylobacterium aminovorans, Oceanobacillus kimchi, Rhodococcus pyridinivorans and Streptomyces sp. All isolates had at least one positive feature, characterizing them as potential plant growth promoting bacteria. In this study, R. pyridinivorans and O. kimchi are reported as plant growth promoters.

Keywords

Endophytic Bacteria, Plant Growth Promoters, Simmondsia chinensis, Seed Oil.

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