Serial No. | Strain | Origin/ Location | Colony Morphology | Gram Reaction | Cell Morphology | Silicate Solubilization Zone (mm) | P-Solubilization Zone (mm) | K-Solubilization (mm) |
1 | NE-1 | Wheat root endosphere, Narowal | White, irregular, umbonate | +ve | Rod | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | NE-2 | Wheat root endosphere, Narowal | White, irregular convex | +ve | Long rods | 12 | 25 | 3 |
3 | NE-3 | Wheat root endosphere, Narowal | Off white, circular, raised | +ve | Short rods | 6 | 50 | 6 |
4 | NE-4 | Wheat root endosphere, Narowal | Fluorescent yellow, smooth circular colonies | −ve | Long rods | 17 | 24 | 2 |
5 | NE-4b | Wheat root endosphere, Narowal | Yellow, irregular, Lobate, raised | +ve | Rods | 34 | 28 | 11 |
6 | NE-5 | Wheat root endosphere, Narowal | White, smooth round, entire | +ve | Rods present in chains | 7 | 28 | 5 |
7 | NR-2 | Wheat rhizosphere Narowal | White, irregular, large, flat | +ve | Rods medium sized | 54 | 55 | 7 |
8 | NR-3 | Wheat rhizosphere Narowal | Off white, irregular medium sized undulate | +ve | Rods | 9 | 12 | 6 |
9 | R-1 | Soil sample Rawalpindi | White, circular, elevated | −ve | Cocci | 5 | 0 | 4 |
10 | R-2 | Soil sample Rawalpindi | Milky, irregular, flat | +ve | Rods | 0 | 0 | 4 |
11 | R-6 | Soil sample Rawalpindi | White, circular, serrate, | −ve | Rods | 0 | 0 | 8 |
12 | R-8 | Soil sample Rawalpindi | White, circular, raised | −ve | Short rods | 0 | 10 | 0 |
13 | WE 1 | Wheat root Khushab | Opaque, irregular, convex | −ve | Long rods | 0 | 20 | 0 |
14 | WE 2 | Wheat root Khushab | Creamy, rhizoid, lobate | +ve | Short rods | 0 | 15 | 0 |
15 | WE 3 | Wheat root Khushab | Circular, centrally dotted | +ve | Cocci | 20 | 25 | 0 |
16 | EM 5 | Endosphere of mint Morkallan | White, circular, entire, raised | −ve | Rods | 15 | 10 | 0 |
17 | EM 6 | Endosphere of mint Morkallan | Pink, circular, entire | +ve | Filamentous rods | 10 | 7 | 0 |
18 | EM 7 | Endosphere of mint Morkallan | Off white circular, entire | −ve | Rods | 25 | 18 | 0 |