“…This bacterium is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile. Isolated from aquatic animals ( 1 ), plants ( 2 , 3 ), rhizosphere ( 4 ), polluted soils ( 5 , 6 ), oil-contaminated water ( 7 ), mine soil ( 8 ), or cold desert soil ( 9 ), it is able to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( 5 , 7 ) and insecticides ( 6 ) and oxidize arsenic ( 8 ). It also displays characteristics of plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), such as phosphate solubilization, indole-3-acetic acid production, siderophores production, and endophytism ( 2 – 4 , 6 ).…”