Leaves representing 63 individuals of 24 species were collected from the natural populations and dried on silica gel. For each individual, whole genomic DNA was extracted using the CTAB protocol Paire
The strain RC6 has potassium-releasing and nitrogen-fixing abilities. The 16Sr DNA sequence similarity to the Bacillus siamensis KCTC 13613T is 99.93, Gram-positive, flagellum, translucent, mucus-load