Isolation and Identification of Soil Bacteria from Extreme Environments of Chile and Their Plant Beneficial Characteristics

• Published in: Microorganisms
• Main Authors: Alexis Gaete, Dinka Mandakovic, Mauricio González
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: extreme environments; bacterial isolates; plant growth promoting bacteria; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Coppermine Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8081213; https://doaj.org/article/700f7dc940204e64ad960261fcfe1af5

The isolation of soil bacteria from extreme environments represents a major challenge, but also an opportunity to characterize the metabolic potential of soil bacteria that could promote the growth of plants inhabiting these harsh conditions. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacteri...