AAPFCO MICROBE CLAIMS AND CATEGORIES

Microorganism Synonym(s) Also Pesticidal
?		 Pathogenic
?		 Accepted Claim(s)
Acaulospora colombiana Entrophospora colombiana FALSE FALSE Improve crop yields and productivity
Acidovorax delafieldii   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Acidovorax facilis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Alcaligenes faecalis   FALSE FALSE

1. Alcaligenes faecalis is a potentially beneficial microbe that in some crops may improve plant growth and uptake of nitrogen under conditions where root diseases or soil salinity stress occur. 

2. Improve nitrogen uptake and plant growth; some strains are involved in N fixation and P solubilization.
Anabaena cylindrica   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Anacystis montana   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Arthrobacter agilis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter citreus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter globiformis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter luteus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter simplex   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Arthrobacter terreus   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Minimally approvable. General yield benefit is OK. Compost aid is not yet approvable
Aspergillus niger   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Aspergillus oryzae   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Aspergillus terreus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Azoarcus indigens   FALSE FALSE

1. Approve Azoarcus indigens as a beneficial microbe. The primary value is nitrogen fixation which benefits plant growth.

2. Isotopic analysis shows that plants benefit from N fixation by this microbe. Endophyte but not in a culturable state. Other methods of stimulation by this organism have been shown but this would not be a fertilizing claim. Approvable as Nitrogen fixer.
Azorhizobium caulinodans   FALSE FALSE

1. The micro-organism, Azorhizobium caulinodans is capable of fixing nitrogen as a free-living microbe. It can establish typical rhizobial associations but has limited host associations, primarily limited to Sesbania. Under certain conditions it has been associated with increases in wheat yield. This unexpected result is apparently due to the ability of the microbe to infest the wheat through epidermal cracks. The actual efficacy of getting nitrogen into plants by applying free living nitrogen fixers to the soil has not been well documented but has been sufficient to allow registration and recognition. 

2. N-fixing 

3. Free living nitrogen fixer but known to infest cracks in epidermis of wheat stems.
Azospirillum amazonense   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Azospirillum brasilense   TRUE FALSE

1. Growth promotion 

2. Nitrogen fixing 

3. Strains AbV5 and AbV6 are beneficial to plants and soils 

4. Microbe has been listed for some time. Many references to N fixing capability. Other reports of growth promoting. Many of the growth promoting aspects are likely due to phytohormone production.
Azospirillum lipoferum   FALSE FALSE

1. Nitrogen fixing

2. Does not always fix nitrogen for plant and depends on environmental factors. Does not always provide sufficient nitrogen to enhance plant. Has shown crop yield increases though. Evaluate on a claim-by-claim basis as some claims might be supported and other may not be.
Azotobacter chroococcum   TRUE FALSE

1. Nitrogen fixing 

2. Benefit of applying Azotobacter chroococcum as a foliar spray. Foliar spray of biotics claim accepted.
Azotobacter paspali   FALSE FALSE

1. Nitrogen fixing 

2. Molybdenum or vanadium is required for N fixation; aerobic
Azotobacter vinelandii   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus altitudinis   TRUE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. Data review Terravita Limited data to show that seed dip and drench lead to increased plant growth. Functions as a biocontrol (do not mention on labels or marketing).
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bacillus velezensis TRUE FALSE

I1. Microbe has been listed for some time. New label listed improves soil structure. DW did quick review. Historically used to produced enzymes including amylase and protease. Primary current literature focuses on production of anti-microbial compounds. At least one reference to plant growth promoting hormones. 

2. Strains FZB24, FZB42, and FZB45 show extracellular phytase activity. 

3. Strain ABN110 (formerly Bacillus subtilis)
Bacillus atrophaeus   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial for plants and/or soils. 

2. Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus azotofixans Paenibacillus azotofixans, Paenibacillus durum FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus azotoformans   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bacillus brevis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus cereus   TRUE TRUE

Not acceptable; pathogenic

1. Maybe K solubilisation 

2. A cause of food poisoning. 

3. Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis is a variant of the Bacillus cereus that has acquired plasmids similar those of Bacillus anthracis. As a result, it is capable of causing anthrax.
Bacillus coagulans   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus firmus Cytobacillus firmus TRUE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. EPA documents suggest registered as pesticide.
Bacillus laevolacticus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus laterosporous Brevibacillus laterosporus FALSE FALSE

1. Increase lettuce yield. 

2. Pathogenic to vertebrates. 

3. Biocontrol of insects.
Bacillus lentimorbus   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus paralicheniformis TRUE FALSE

1. Nitrogen fixing 

2. Drought stress tolerance 

3. Maybe P solubilization?

4. Thermotolerant bacterium, has denitrification ability under aerobic condition. 

5. K11 strain

6. A2 strain, iron chelating and P solubilizing
Bacillus ligniniphilus   FALSE FALSE Not allowed
Bacillus macerans Paenibacillus macerans FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing; nif gene was identified
Bacillus marinus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus megaterium Priestia megaterium FALSE FALSE

1. Nitrogen fixing

2. Phosphorus solubilizing 

3. Salt stress tolerance 

4. Strain CH19100 Increase the availability/release of bound nutrients from the soil; may increase plant growth; provides beneficial microbes to crop roots.
Bacillus methylotrophicus Bacillus velezensis FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. Data review thru Pathway. Used as microbial biocontrol - do not label as such. However, showed in sterile soil that microbe increases germination, root and shoot length, root and shoot dry weight. (if strains are specified, must verify they are not pesticides)
Bacillus mojavensis   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. Increased growth of lettuce, radish. Better known as endophytic antagonist of Fusarium moniliforme in maize.
Bacillus mucilaginosus Paenibacillus mucilaginosus FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. Plant growth increase, but K of soil & plant not increased. 

3. K solubilizing
Bacillus mycoides   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus pasteurii Sporosarcina pasteurii FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus polymyxa Paenibacillus polymyxa TRUE FALSE

1. Nitrogen fixing 

2. nif gene was identified 

3. Phosphorus solubilizing 

4. Can survive and reproduce in acidic to neutral pH soil
Bacillus pumilus Bacillus safensis TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus siamensis   FALSE FALSE 1. Bacillus siamensis PB12 benefits to plant and soil, may increase growth and fruit yield
Bacillus simplex   FALSE FALSE

1. Phosphorus solubilization 

2. Contracted study by Joe Kloepper. Data Review for Becker Underwood. Showed increases in growth and plant nutrient levels. Additional data review for NRG broadened to general acceptance as increases in growth. 

3. Microbe is a nitrogen scavenger not a fixer. Use of bacterium increases number and dry wt of roots, some siderophores.
Bacillus sphaericus Lysinibacillus sphaericus TRUE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Bacillus subtilis   TRUE FALSE

1. Foliar application approved. 

2. Increase germination. 

3. Maybe P solubilization? 

4. Very common in soil; Use in fermentation; no evidence of any pathogenic potential. 

5. Bacillus subtilis: beneficial microorganism to promote plant growth through a good soil rhizosphere. Stubble digester product formulated to accelerate the degrading process of field stubble and crop residue – label claims on JH Biotech labels – ok. 

6. Bacillus subtilis: contains added beneficial bacteria to enhance the availability uptake of plant nutrients through the root system. Note: “uptake” is now acceptable per Sadia research & approved by Yanhong & Evelyne
Bacillus tequilensis   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Phosphorus solubilization
Bacillus thuringiensis   TRUE TRUE P solubilizing in soil and increasing P uptake of peanut plants. Strain isolated from acidic red clay soil 99.99% gene sequence similarity with B.t.
Bacillus uniflagellatus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacillus velezensis Bacillus methylotrophicus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. Plantarum, Bacillus oryzicola TRUE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. The main benefits seem to be endophytic suppression of pathogens (anti-microbial), but also improved plant performance. 

3. Re-classification based on DNA analysis.
Bacteroides lipolyticum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Bacteroides succinogenes   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Beauveria bassiana   TRUE FALSE

1. Beauveria bassiana may increase plant growth. 

2. Growth enhancement of young plants (cotton, tomato, grapevine, maize, Tulbaghia) in greenhouse experiments.
Beijerinckia indica   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Bradyrhizobium denitrificans   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Bradyrhizobium japonicum Rhizobium japonicum FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing
Bradyrhizobium lupinus   FALSE FALSE

1. Strains: Lp78, Lp73, Lp53, Lp83 

2. Lp83: greater Lupinus biomass 

3. Nitrogen fixation in Lupinus
Bradyrhizobium vigna   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Brevibacillus brevis   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Brevibacillus choshinensis   FALSE FALSE 1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Brevibacillus laterosporus   FALSE FALSE

1. Increased lettuce yield. 

2. Pathogenic to vertebrates

3. Biocontrol of insects
Brevibacterium lipolyticum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Brevundimonas vesicularis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Calothrix castellii   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. Higher yields in lettuce. Cyano bacterium. Probably N fixing.
Candida utilis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Cellulomonas fimi   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Cellulomonas flavigena   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Chlorogloeococcum humicola   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Claroideoglomus claroideum   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Increased plant growth & nutrient acquisition under saline and non-saline conditions
Claroideoglomus etunicatum Glomus etunicatum    

1. Endomycorrhizae

2. Name change
Clonostachys rosea   TRUE FALSE

1. Colonizes plant tissues 

2. May increase root growth 

3. Greater root biomass in cucumber plants inoculated with Clonostachys ro
Clostridium butyricum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Clostridium pasteurianum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Corynebacterium ammoniagenes   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Curtobacterium salicaceae   FALSE FALSE

1. Proprietary to INTRINSYX BIO; isolated from willow plants. 

2. Curtobacterium sp. has not been named to the species level, and there is not enough similarity of this strain with any other Curtobacterium species to use an existing species name. Therefore, the strain ID (WW7) has been used in the reports. 

3. Nitrogen fixing endophyte
Delftia acidovorans   FALSE TRUE

Limited; caution

1. For DANSTAR FERMENT AG/LALLEMEAND PLANT CARE only based on proprietary data. 

2. May increase growth of seedlings.
Enterobacter cloacae   FALSE TRUE Not approved
Enterococcus faecium   FALSE TRUE Accepted without specific claims
Entrophospora colombiana Acaulospora colombiana FALSE FALSE Improve crop yields and productivity
Euglena ehrenberg   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Flavobacterium aquatile   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Frateuria aurantia   FALSE FALSE

1. Reviewed

2. higher yield in corn
Funneliformis monosporus Glomus monosporum FALSE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae

2. Name change
Funneliformis mosseae Glomus mosseae FALSE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae

2. Name change
Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Direct plant benefit in plant height, weight and chlorophyll content
Gigaspora albida   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Gigaspora margarita   FALSE FALSE Beneficial to plants and/or soils
Gliocladium virens   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Glomus aggregatum Rhizoglomus aggregatum, Rhizophagus aggregatus TRUE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae 

2. Name changed from Glomus aggregatum to Rhizoglomus aggregatum in 2015 and then to Rhizophagus aggregatus in 2016.
Glomus brasilianum Paraglomus brasilianum FALSE FALSE

Accepted without specific claims 

1. Name
Glomus claroideum   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Endomycorrhizae
Glomus clarum Rhizophagus clarus FALSE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae 

2. Name
Glomus coronatum   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Endomycorrhizae
Glomus deserticola Septoglomus deserticola FALSE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae 

2. Name
Glomus dussii   FALSE FALSE 1. Endomycorrhizae
Glomus etunicatum Claroideoglomus etunicatum TRUE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae 

2. Name
Glomus fasciculatum   FALSE FALSE 1. Endomycorrhizae
Glomus intraradices Some strains are reclassified to Glomus irregulare/irregularis, then further reclassified to Rhizophagus irregularis. Accept Rhizophagus intraradices and Rhizophagus irregularis as both interchangable and coexisting species. TRUE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae

2. Name 3. Glomus intraradices – enhance water…which may optimize root growth, enhanced crop quality, and increased yields.
Glomus iranicum Glomus iranicum var. tenuihypharum FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils. 

2. Endomycorrhizae 

3. Accept Glomus iranicum with or without var. tenuiphypharum

4. isolated from a hot, somewhat saline environment. It is effective in high saline soils. 

5. “Actively promote intense myco colonization” is not accepte
Glomus manihotis   FALSE FALSE

1. Nutrient acquisition 

2. Endomycorrhizae
Glomus microaggregatum   FALSE FALSE

1. Beneficial to plants and/or soils 

2. Endomycorrhizae
Glomus monosporum Funneliformis monosporus FALSE FALSE

1. Endomycorrhizae 

2. Name change
Glomus mosseae   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen Fixing Biological. Colonizes plants for new or improved nitrogen fixation. May allow less nitrogen input to maintain crop yield. May enhance crop yield when applied with full nitrogen fertilizer program.
Kurthia zopfii   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Laccaria bicolor   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Laccaria laccata   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Lactobacillus acidophilus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Lactobacillus buchneri   FALSE FALSE

1. Promote plant growth and root development.

2. Increase P availability & yield.
Lactobacillus casei   FALSE FALSE Helps improve soil structure. Helps improve nutrient availability.
Lactobacillus plantarum   FALSE FALSE Increased cucumber seedling growth. may increase plant growth.
Lactococcus lactis Streptococcus lactis FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Mesorhizobium ciceri Rhizobium ciceri FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Mesorhizobium loti Rhizobium loti FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Methylobacterium gregans   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Methylobacterium komagatae   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Methylobacterium radiotolerans   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Micrococcus luteus   FALSE FALSE Siderophore properties. Detoxify chemicals in soils; compete with unwanted microbes for limiting nutrients.
Mucor hiemalis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Myrothecium verrucaria   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Nocardia asteroides   FALSE TRUE Accepted without specific claims
Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense   FALSE FALSE N fixing, plant growth. Increased growth of oil palm, peas, black gram seedlings.
Oidiodendron maius   FALSE FALSE “May help blueberries survive.” “Ericoid mycorrhizae primarily colonize root hairs in blueberries” and “O. maius influences plant growth.”
Paenibacillus azotofixans   TRUE FALSE N fixing same as Bacillus azotofixans, Paenibacillus durum.
Paenibacillus azotoformans   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Paenibacillus durum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Paenibacillus gordonae   FALSE FALSE formerly Bacillus gordonae, also known as Paenibacillus validus. Two data review for United Compost; First was a gross misrepresentation, second included data for aiding VA mychorrhizae survive in absence of hosts.
Paenibacillus macerans   FALSE FALSE N fixing nif gene was identified. Renamed to Paenibacillus macerans. Renamed from Bacillus macerans
Paenibacillus mucilaginosus   FALSE FALSE Bacillus mucilaginosus (reclassified as Paenibacillus mucilaginosus in 2010). plant growth increase, but K of soil & plant not increased. See review results of Bacillus mucilaginosus. P. mucilaginosus was first phylogenetically characterized as Bacillus mucilaginosus in 1967, and was reclassified to the genus Paenibacillus in 2010.
Paenibacillus polymyxa   TRUE FALSE N fixing. Nif gene was identified. Data review for United Compost. Nitrogen fixing bacterium. Same as Bacillus polymyxa - N fixing. Phosphate solubilization; can survive and reproduce in acidic to neutral pH soil.
Pantoea dispersa   FALSE FALSE beneficial microbe for plants growing in soil.
Paraglomus brasilianum   FALSE FALSE Name changed from Glomus brasilianum to Paraglomus brasilianum in 2001.
Penicillium bilaii (Penicillium bilaiae)   FALSE FALSE May solubilize phosphate that are bound in the soil.
Phacus dujardin   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Phanerochaete chrysosporium   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Piriformospora indica   FALSE FALSE Piriformospora indica, a root-endophytic fungus, is beneficial to plant growth. Colonization of roots which promotes the root growth and thus a higher nutrient uptake. The result leads to major changes of vigor and yield of crops. Promotes root-, shoot-growth, grain yield of rice, barley, drought tolerance.
Pisolithus arhizus   FALSE FALSE Increased biomass (dwt.) of Shorea pinanga (tropical tree).
Pisolithus tinctorius   FALSE TRUE Accepted without specific claims.
Propionibacterium freudenreichii   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa   FALSE TRUE P solubilization.
Pseudomonas alcaligenes   FALSE TRUE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas aureofaciens   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas calcis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas chlororaphis   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas denitrificans   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas fluorescens   TRUE FALSE Increased crop yields through abiotic stress regulation such as drought and salinity.
Pseudomonas glathei   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas monteilii   FALSE FALSE Pseudomonas monteilii strain JW13 solubilized inorganic P, fixed N, and rice plants inoculated with this strain isolated from wheat soil, had greater root length, shoot and root dry weight.
Pseudomonas palmensis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Pseudomonas putida   FALSE TRUE P solubilization.
Pseudomonas siliiginis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Pseudomonas striata   FALSE FALSE P solubilization. Data review Image Lndscape, Nute Pack. Limited value but acceptable. Beneficial microbe would be ok. Best support for microbe is that it increased the benefit of N fixing microbes.
Rhizobium japonicum Bradyrhizobium japonicum FALSE FALSE N-fixing
Rhizobium leguminosarum   FALSE FALSE N-fixing. This granular inoculant is intended to be applied in the furrow with the seed. It is a culture of highly effective strain of rhizobia (nitrogenfixing bacteria) that will colonize the plant roots to gather and fix the “free” nitrogen of the air, making it available to the plants.
Rhizobium loti   FALSE FALSE N-fixing
Rhizobium meliloti Sinorhizobium meliloti FALSE FALSE N-fixing
Rhizobium phaseoli   FALSE FALSE N-fixing. Increase in yield, growth of beans 
Rhizobium tropici   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Rhizophagus aggregatus Glomus aggregatum, Rhizoglomus aggregatum FALSE FALSE may increase yield, chlorophyll
Rhizophagus clarus Glomus clarus FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Rhizophagus diaphanus   FALSE FALSE Increased leaf P under well-watered and drought conditions.
Rhizophagus intraradices Rhizophagus irregularis FALSE FALSE Increase nutrient uptake. Root enhancer. A beneficial soil fungi that creates a sponge-like mass which collects and stores nutrients and water, increasing the uptake of both. More efficient use of water and nutrients. Help plants resist drought. Reduce transplant shock. More vigorous plant growth. Can increase yield. Will not burn when used as directed.
Rhizophagus irregularis Rhizophagus intraradices FALSE FALSE MYCORRHIZAE HELP TO STRENGTHEN THE ROOT SYSTEM. AIDS IN NUTRIENT UPTAKE. HELPS THE PLANT THROUGHOUT ABIOTIC STRESS PERIODS. It forms beneficial associations with the crop's root system. It stimulates root growth and macro and micro nutrients absorption by the crop (especially those less accessible). Better crop development. Acts by increasing yield and crop quality, enabling it to overcome stressful conditions.
Rhizopogon amylopogon   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon fulvigleba   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon luteolus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon rhodochrous   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon roseolus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon rubescens   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon subcaerulescens   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon villosulus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopogon vulgaris   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizopus oryzae   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhizoscyphus ericae   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhodococcus chubuensis   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhodococcus rhodochrous   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Rhodopseudomonas palustris   FALSE FALSE K solubilization activity. N-fixing. photosynthetic to itself
Rhodopseudomonas putida   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Rhodospirillum rubrum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Scleroderma cepa   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Scleroderma citrinum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Scleroderma geaster   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Scleroderma verrucosum   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Scutellospora heterogama   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Septoglomus deserticola   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims. Old name as Glomus deserticola.
Sinorhizobium meliloti   FALSE FALSE N-fixing.
Sphingomonas yanoikuyae   FALSE FALSE may increase yield, chlorophyll.
Sporosarcina pasteurii   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecalis FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptococcus lactis Lactococcus lactis FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptomyces albus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptomyces cellulose   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptomyces coelicolor   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptomyces fradiae   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims.
Streptomyces griseoflavus   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces griseus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces lydicus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Streptomyces nigrescens   TRUE FALSE Streptomyces nigrescens strain MR541 is accepted as an ASPS substance that produces siderophores and is beneficial to plant growth. naturally chelates Fe, making it more available to some plants. S. nigrescens MR541 produces siderophores, which have a effect on plant iron uptake. This strain is an efficient (tomato) root colonizer, and has a beneficial effect beyond potential fungicidal property on plant growth and yield
Suillus granulatus   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Suillus punctatipes   FALSE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Suillus punctipes   FALSE FALSE Tree-specific. Label must include application for use on trees.
Trichoderma asperellum   TRUE FALSE P solubilization, Fe uptake, salt stress alleviation. Seed treatment. Increased root growth of cucumber seedlings. May alleviate salt stress.
Trichoderma atroviride   TRUE FALSE It is a root inoculant and may increase the growth of seedlings.
Trichoderma hamatum   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma harzianum   TRUE FALSE Increases nutrient use efficiency. Produces higher yields. Enhances stress tolerance to abiotic stress such as drought. Produce chitinases which degrades plant fibers (cell walls); enhances growth & development, including deeper roots and longer laterals, which makes plants more drought tolerant. Also, P solubilization. Tolerance to drought, saline conditions. Increases Stand density for turf. Lawn thicker, fuller, stays green longer. Trichoderma harzianum T78, which colonizes the plant root enhancing growth, plant development and tolerance to drought and salinity. It also increases the solubility of nutrients, including phosphate.
Trichoderma koningii   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma reesei   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma virens   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Trichoderma viride   TRUE FALSE Accepted without specific claims
Xanthobacter autotrophicus   FALSE FALSE Nitrogen fixing may increase soil fertility
Yarrowia lipolytica   FALSE FALSE Beneficial yeast microorganism. Yeast solubilizes phosphate. Together with mycorrhizae increases P uptake and growth.