Figure 8
Salinity tolerance profile of ADJ endophytes. In (a) ADJ1 and ADJ6 streak plated over NA, in (b) respectively, a close microscopic view (100× magnification) of their swarming growth over the streak or growth retardation under increasing salinity in culture media; and in (c) similarly, profile produced over NB with various salt concentrations measured with spectrophotometry (OD600nm). All observations developed post overnight incubations of inoculations in nutrient media at 37 °C, dark (in (c) with orbital shaking at 150 rpm for 18 h). All experiments were repeated at least thrice and values depicting the mean of three or more trials with standard deviation were shown as error bars. Also in panel (c) the average values measured for each group are denoted with different superscript letters, indicating statistically significant differences between the groups as determined by Duncan's multiple range test at a 5% significance level (p < 0.05).
