Research Article

Bacterial and Yeast Endophytes from Poplar and Willow Promote Growth in Crop Plants and Grasses

Table 2

List of bacterial and yeast endophytes originally isolated from poplar and willow trees used for these studies.

Isolate Plant sourceClosest 16s rDNA match

WP5Poplar (Populus trichocarpa)Rahnella sp. CDC 298779
WP1Poplar (Populus trichocarpa)Rhodotorula graminis
PTD1Poplar (Populus trichocarpa)Rhizobium tropici
PTD3Poplar (Populus trichocarpa)Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
WW5Willow (Sitka sitchensis)Sphingomonas yanoikuyae
WW11Willow (Sitka sitchensis)Sphingomonas yanoikuyae
COMBO 1Poplar (Populus trichocarpa) and Willow (Sitka sitchenses)All above
COMBO 2Poplar (Populus trichocarpa)Only endophytes isolated from poplar