Analysis of the Bacterial Diversity Associated with the Roots of Maize (Zea mays L.) through Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Methods

Table 4

Frequency (% of CFU or clones) of different bacterial genera associated with the rhizoplane and root inner tissues of maize seedlings cv. Monsanto DK684RR2.

		Culture-dependent		Culture-independent
Group	Genera	Rhizoplane	Endophytes	Endophytes
Firmicutes	Bacillus	45.35	30.02	20.43
	Lysinibacillus	0.85
	Paenibacillus	0.52
𝛽-Proteobacteria	Achromobacter		67.78
𝛾-Proteobacteria	Pseudomonas	17.05	2.2	1.08
	Enterobacter	36.23		29.03
	Klebsiella			18.28
	Erwinia			12.90
	Stenotrophomonas			18.28