biostudies-literatureUnknown14Shankar AWheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) yield and physiology are adversely affected due to limited water availability. However, desiccation-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (DT-PGPR) are potential candidates that can overcome the negative impacts of water stress. In the present study, a total of 164 rhizobacterial isolates were screened for desiccation tolerance up to -0.73 MPa osmotic pressure, of which five isolates exhibited growth and expression of plant growth properties under the influence of desiccation stress of -0.73 MPa. These five isolates were identified as <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i> BHUAS1, <i>Bacillus cereus</i> BHUAS2, <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> BHUIESDAS3, <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> BHUIESDAS4, and <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> BHUIESDAS5. All five isolates exhibitedFrontiers in microbiology1017167https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9945272biostudies-literaturePotential of desiccation-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in growth augmentation of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) under drought stress.PMC9945272Prasad VShankar AfalsePotential of desiccation-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in growth augmentation of wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) under drought stress.Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) yield and physiology are adversely affected due to limited water availability. However, desiccation-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (DT-PGPR) are potential candidates that can overcome the negative impacts of water stress. In the present study, a total of 164 rhizobacterial isolates were screened for desiccation tolerance up to -0.73 MPa osmotic pressure, of which five isolates exhibited growth and expression of plant growth properties under the influence of desiccation stress of -0.73 MPa. These five isolates were identified as <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i> BHUAS1, <i>Bacillus cereus</i> BHUAS2, <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> BHUIESDAS3, <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> BHUIESDAS4, and <i>Bacillus megaterium</i> BHUIESDAS5. All five isolates exhibited2023-01-01T00:00:00Z20232025-04-04T14:17:31.785Z2025-02-19T02:23:51.453ZS-EPMC99452723684675010.3389/fmicb.2023.1017167