A Review on the Taxonomy and Possible Screening Traits of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Taxonomy of PGPR Symbiotic Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria LNB Alphaproteobacteria Betaproteobacteria Bacteria Capable of Fixing Dinitrogen in Symbiosis with Plants Other Than Legumes Actinobacteria Cyanobacteria Gluconacetobacter Asymbiotic Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria Alphaproteobacteria: Genera Acetobacter, Swaminathania and Azospirillum Acetobacter and Swaminathania Azospirillum Gammaproteobacteria Enterobacteria Citrobacter Enterobacter Erwinia The Klebsiella Complex Kluyvera Pantoea Serratia Pseudomonas Azotobacter (Azomonas, Beijerinckia and Derxia) Firmicutes. Genera Bacillus and Paenibacillus Bacillus Paenibacillus Screening Methods of PGPR Culture-Dependent Screening Methods Culture-Independent Screening Methods Conclusions and Remarks References