Enzymatic activity and plant growth promoting potential of endophytic bacteria isolated from ocimum sanctum and aloe vera

Endophytic bacteria exhibit a complex web of interactions with host plants and have been extensively studied over the last several years as prolific sources of new bioactive natural products. The present study was conducted for isolation of endophytic bacterial population of Ocimum sanctum and Aloe vera and their evaluation for enzymatic activity and plant growth promotion. Morphological characteristics of the bacterial endophytes confirmed that all the bacterial isolates were either gram positive or gram negative rods and cocci.