Mechanisms involved in drought stress tolerance triggered by rhizobia strains in wheat.

spp. is a well-known microbial plant biostimulant in non-legume crops, but little is known about the mechanisms by which rhizobia enhance crop productivity under drought stress. This work analyzed the mechanisms involved in drought stress alleviation exerted by strains in wheat plants under water shortage conditions.

Pseudomonas helmanticensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil.

A bacterial strain, OHA11(T), was isolated during the course of a study of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria occurring in a forest soil from Salamanca, Spain. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain OHA11(T) shared 99.1% similarity with respect to Pseudomonas baetica a390(T), and 98.

Fontibacillus phaseoli sp. nov. isolated from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules.

A bacterial strain, designated BAPVE7BT, was isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris in Spain. Phylogenetic analysis based on its 16S rRNA gene sequence placed the isolate into the genus Fontibacillus with Fontibacillus panacisegetis KCTC 13564T its closest relative with 97.1 % identity.