Table 1: Distribution of bacterial endophytes obtained from mangrove plants.

Mangrove plants Roots Leaves Number of Isolates
Xylocarpus granatum 6 10 16(38.09%)
Aviccenia marina 6 5 11(26%)
Sonneratia alba 1 1 2(4.76%)
Bruguiera gymnorhiza 3 3 6(14.28%)
Lumnitzera racemosa 2 3 5(11.90%)
Rhizophora mucronata 1 3 4(9.52%)
Total 19 23 42(100%)