Sample No.

Plant

Soil Depth

Bacterial count (CFU/g)

Type of bacteria isolated

KUN1

Capparis decidua

0 - 5

8.5 × 105

Bacillus circulans

Bacillus cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

KUN2

Capparis decidua

5 - 15

3 × 104

B. lentus

B. circulans

B. cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

KUN3

Acacia tortulis ssp. Samur

0 - 5

8.5 × 105

B. lentus

B. circulans

B. cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

KUN4

Acacia tortulis ssp. Samur

5 - 15

1.2 × 105

B. lentus

B. circulans

B. subtilis

B. cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

KUN5

Calotropis procera

0 - 5

1.1 × 104

B. circulans

B. subtilis

B. cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

KUN6

Calotropis procera

5 - 15

1.5 × 105

B. lentus

B. subtilis

Micrococcus roseus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

GAR1

Panicum turgidum

0 - 5

1.7 × 102

B. lentus

B. cereus

Micrococcus roseus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

GAR2

Panicumturgidum

5 - 15

7.5 × 104

B. lentus

Micrococcus varians

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

GAR3

Acacia ehrenbergiana

0 - 5

1.5 × 104

B. cereus

B. badius

B. pantothenticus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

GAR4

A. ehrenbergiana

5 - 15

7.5 × 103

B. cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.

GAR5

Leptadenia pyrotechnica

0 - 5

1.2 × 105

B. lentus

B. cereus

Actinomyces spp.

Streptomyces spp.