“…The type species Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multidrug resistant ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen of environmental, mainly plant-associated, origin, and is commonly found in a wide range of environmental niches ( Palleroni and Bradbury, 1993 ; Ryan et al, 2009 ; Berg and Martinez, 2015 ; Gopi et al, 2020 ). It has also been described as a plant growth-promoting endophyte with beneficial effects due to its production of phytohormones and spermidine, phosphate solubilization, the potential to synthesize siderophores ( Singh and Jha, 2017 ; Abdelaziz et al, 2018 ; Alexander et al, 2019 ; Wozniak et al, 2019 ; Aeron et al, 2020 ; Alijani et al, 2020 ) and its capability for bioprotection against fungal and bacterial pathogens ( Narayanasamy, 2013 ; Kumar and Audipud, 2015 ; Elhalag et al, 2016 ; Rania et al, 2016 ). Additionally, some other abilities, including anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm bioactivities ( Singh et al, 2013 ; Achari and Ramesh, 2015 ), as well as the protection against biotic and abiotic stress ( Singh and Jha, 2017 ; Alexander et al, 2019 ), were demonstrated for this species.…”