Table 1 Role of termite mound soil bacteria in improving soil fertility and plant growth

Fluorescent pseudomonads

Macrotermes subhyalinus

The inoculation of Fluorescent pseudomonads to sorghum plants significantly improved the shoot and total biomass of sorghum plants when compared to the control

Duponnois et al. (2006))

Bacillus endophyticus TSH42 and Bacillus cereus TSH77

Termitarium

They increased turmeric plant growth and production up to 18% in field trial when bacterized individually and in combined form in comparison to non-bacterized plants

Chauhan et al. (2017))

Flavobacterium

Odontotermes obesus

They have denitrification genes and carry out denitrification in soil

Sarkar (1991))

Thiobacillus and Rhizobium

Termitarium

They aid in nitrogen fixation therefore enhancing soil fertility

Manjula et al. (2014))

Chlorobi

Macrotermes natalensis, Microtermes sp., and Odontotermes sp.

They oxidize and reduce sulfur compounds for CO₂ fixation via the reverse tricarboxylic acid cycle and can perform N₂ fixation

Makonde et al. (2015))

Planctomycetes

Cornitermes cumulans

They oxidize ammonia to dinitrogen without oxygen and play a major part in nitrogen cycle

Costa et al. (2013))

Chloroflexi

Cubitermes niokoloensis

Their corresponding nifH genes are significant nitrogen fixer

Fall et al. (2007))