Fig. 2

The effect of endophytic bacteria (Microbacterium foliorum Emf1 and Paenibacillus peoriae ER11) on the relative water content (A), electrolyte leakage (B) and membrane stability (C) of Ocimum basilicum L. In each panel, means sharing at least one common letter are not significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test at p ≤ 0.05. Values represent the mean ± standard error of three replicates.