Abstract
Plants have diverse and vast niches colonized by endophytic microorganisms that promote the wellbeing of host plant. These microbes inhabit internal plant tissues with no signs of ill health. Bacterial endophytes from many plants have been isolated and characterized due to their beneficial roles however their diversity in leguminous plants still remain unexploited. Diversity of bacterial endophytes isolated from Sesbania sesban, Leucaena diversifolia and Calliandra calothyrsus was assessed using morphological and molecular characteristics. A total of 27 pure isolates were recovered from C. Calothyrsus, L. diversifolia and S. sesban constituting 44.4%, 33.3% and 22.2% from the leaves, stems and roots respectively. The isolates differentiated into Gram positive and negative with rods and spherical shapes. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed 8 closely related bacterial genera that consisted of Bacillus (33.3%), Staphylococcus (22.2%), Alcaligens (11.1%), Pantoea (11.1%), Xanthomonas,and Sphingomonas (7.4%) each. Others included Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas at 3.7% each. Bacterial endophytes of genus bacillus were isolated from all the three plants. These results indicate the presence of high diversity of endophytic bacteria associated with the different parts of L. diversifolia, S. sesban and C. salothyrsus growing in western Kenya.
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Twenty-seven pure bacterial isolates were recovered from the three trees.
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e0“A total of 27 pure isolates were recovered from C. Calothyrsus, L. diversifolia and S. sesban constituting 44.4%, 33.3% and 22.2% from the leaves, stems and roots respectively.”
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Leaves supplied 44.4% of isolates.
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e0“A total of 27 pure isolates were recovered from C. Calothyrsus, L. diversifolia and S. sesban constituting 44.4%, 33.3% and 22.2% from the leaves, stems and roots respectively.”
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Stems supplied 33.3% of isolates.
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e0“A total of 27 pure isolates were recovered from C. Calothyrsus, L. diversifolia and S. sesban constituting 44.4%, 33.3% and 22.2% from the leaves, stems and roots respectively.”
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Roots supplied 22.2% of isolates.
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e0“A total of 27 pure isolates were recovered from C. Calothyrsus, L. diversifolia and S. sesban constituting 44.4%, 33.3% and 22.2% from the leaves, stems and roots respectively.”
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Isolates included Gram positive and negative rods and spherical forms.
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e0“The isolates differentiated into Gram positive and negative with rods and spherical shapes.”
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Eight closely related bacterial genera were identified.
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e0“Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed 8 closely related bacterial genera”
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Bacillus accounted for 33.3%.
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e0“Bacillus (33.3%)”
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Staphylococcus accounted for 22.2%.
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- Staphylococcus
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- 22.2%e0
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e0“Staphylococcus (22.2%)”
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Alcaligens accounted for 11.1%.
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e0“Alcaligens (11.1%)”
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Pantoea accounted for 11.1%.
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e0“Pantoea (11.1%)”
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Xanthomonas accounted for 7.4%.
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- Xanthomonas
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- 7.4%e0
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e0“Xanthomonas,and Sphingomonas (7.4%) each.”
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Sphingomonas accounted for 7.4%.
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- Sphingomonas
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- 7.4%e0
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e0“Xanthomonas,and Sphingomonas (7.4%) each.”
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Acinetobacter accounted for 3.7%.
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- Acinetobacter
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- 3.7%e0
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e0“Others included Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas at 3.7% each.”
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Pseudomonas accounted for 3.7%.
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- Pseudomonas
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- 3.7%e0
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e0“Others included Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas at 3.7% each.”
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Bacillus endophytes were isolated from all three plants.
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e0“Bacterial endophytes of genus bacillus were isolated from all the three plants.”