Microbial phosphate solubilisation as influenced by sodium chloride

Abstract

209-210A thermotolerant phosphate solubilizing bacteria was tolerant to salt stress and could solubilise P2O5, (56 %) at sodium chloride concentration of 3.5 %, whereas, Bacillus polymyxa and a Bacillus sp. were sensitive. Turbidity and pH showed no correlation with phosphate solubilization by these bacteria