African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Plant growth promoting potential of endophytic bacteria isolated from cashew leaves

Milca Rachel da Costa Ribeiro Lins
  • Milca Rachel da Costa Ribeiro Lins
  • Department of Antibiotics of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Jéssica Martins Fontes
  • Jéssica Martins Fontes
  • Department of Antibiotics of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Nataliane Marques de Vasconcelos
  • Nataliane Marques de Vasconcelos
  • Department of Antibiotics of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Danilo Mamede da Silva Santos
  • Danilo Mamede da Silva Santos
  • Education Department of Universidade do Estado da Bahia - UNEB, Rua do Bom Conselho, 179, Alvez de Souza, CEP: 46800-000, Paulo Afonso - Bahia, Brazil.
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Ozias Elias Ferreira
  • Ozias Elias Ferreira
  • Federal Institute of Pernambuco - IFPE, Av. Prof. Luiz Freire, 500 - CEP 50740-540, Cidade Universitária, Recife-PE.
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João Lúcio de Azevedo
  • João Lúcio de Azevedo
  • Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ/USP, Av. Pádua Dias, 11 - CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Janete Magali de Araújo
  • Janete Magali de Araújo
  • Department of Antibiotics of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Gláucia Manoella de Souza Lima*
  • Gláucia Manoella de Souza Lima*
  • Department of Antibiotics of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Avenida Prof. Moraes Rego, s/n - Cidade Universitária, CEP: 50670-901, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 17 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 21 July 2014
  •  Published: 13 August 2014

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