Isolation and Characterization of Salt-Tolerant Bacterial Strains in Salt-Affected Soils of Erzurum,Turkey |
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| Authors: | Furkan Orhan Medine Gulluce |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Central Research and Application Laboratory, A?ri Ibrahim Cecen University, A?r?, Turkey;2. Vocational School, A?ri Ibrahim Cecen University, A?ri, Turkeyfurkan_orhan@hotmail.com;4. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | In the current study, 18 salt-tolerant bacteria were isolated from salt-affected soil of Erzurum, Turkey. Forty-five bacterial isolates were identified and characterized by conventional and molecular techniques. These 45 sequenced isolates were identified as 16 different genus including Bacillus (19 isolates), Staphylococcus (3 isolates), Halobacillus (4 isolates), Zhihengliuella (2 isolates), Oceanobacillus (2 isolates), Halomonas (1 isolate), Nesterenkonia (2 isolates), Promicromonospora (2 isolates), Jeotgalibacillus (2 isolates), Planococcus (2 isolates), Virgibacillus (1 isolate), Terribacillus (1 isolate), Thalassobacillus (1 isolate), Marinibacillus (1 isolate), Gracilibacillus (1 isolate) and Microbacterium (1 isolate). According to the results obtained, investigated bacterial strains have high salt tolerance and significant enzyme activities that can improve soil nutrient cycling and soil fertility. The current article provides the evaluation and diversity of the potential halotolerant and halophilic bacterial strains in salt-affected soils of Erzurum, Turkey. |
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| Keywords: | halophilic and halotolerant bacteria salt-affected soils |
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