Survey for the occurrence of Gluconacetobacter Diazotrophicus from the sugarcane grown coastal saline soils of Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu

In this present study a detailed survey for the occurrence of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus populations from the Rhizosphere of sugarcane coastal saline soils of Nagapattinam district of Tamilnadu. A total number of 20 Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus strains were isolated. The results of the present study also revealed a marked variation in the population of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus observed. A range of 0.58 percent to 1.15 percent of the total bacterial population was observed in the survey.