Uncovering the endophytic bacterial diversity and crop improvement potential under salinity stress in the halophyte Halocnemum strobilaceum
Elena Romano-Rodríguez, Noris J. Flores-Duarte, Eloísa Pajuelo, Ignacio D. Rodríguez-Llorente, Enrique Mateos-Naranjo, Susana Redondo-Gómez, Salvadora Navarro-Torre · 2026
Read Uncovering the endophytic bacterial diversity and crop improvement potential under salinity stress in the halophyte Halocnemum strobilaceum by Elena Romano-Rodríguez, Noris J. Flores-Duarte, Eloísa Pajuelo, Ignacio D. Rodríguez-Llorente, Enrique Mateos-Naranjo, Susana Redondo-Gómez, Salvadora Navarro-Torre (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13223981.txt.
Description
Elena Romano-Rodríguez and co-authors catalogued the bacteria living inside a salt-loving plant and tested them as crop helpers, in a 2026 study. Halocnemum strobilaceum thrives in salty ground that ruins farm crops, and the microbes inside such plants may share their toughness. The team isolated seventy-six bacterial strains from three Spanish populations of the plant and identified them by gene sequencing.
Nearly all the isolates showed plant-helping traits in the lab: freeing phosphate and potassium, making growth hormones and iron scavengers, and forming biofilms. Sprayed on alfalfa under salt stress, the bacteria improved growth and plant condition, with a four-strain mix working best. Genome sequencing of eight strains revealed four entirely new species, which the authors formally name and describe. They present the plant's inner microbes as a resource for farming on salinizing land.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Elena Romano-Rodríguez, Noris J. Flores-Duarte, Eloísa Pajuelo, Ignacio D. Rodríguez-Llorente, Enrique Mateos-Naranjo, Susana Redondo-Gómez, Salvadora Navarro-Torre |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |