Isolation and Characterization of Naga King Chilli Rhizobacteria

Amongst the many landraces of chilli that are cultivated in the North east region of India, the Naga king chilli (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) is one of the best known worldwide and is widely grown in the state of Nagaland.27 rhizospheric bacteria of Naga king chilli was isolated for their characterization and results suggested that the rhizosphere of Naga king chilli is dominated by smooth, round, either orange or milky white, smooth surface, convex with entire margin and translucent bacteria. The rhizosphere was also observed to be dominated by Gram negative bacteria (21 isolates) while, all the isolates were observed to give positive reaction catalase test and gelatine hydrolysis activity with 18 isolates being able to hydrolyse starch.