Plant growth-promoting endophytic bacteria (PGPEB) Sphingomonas sp. LK11 showed prolific growth in the presence of jasmonic acid (JA) and salinity.
During salinity stress, PGPEB showed no compromise in the synthesis of functional amino acids.
Salinity tolerance ability of PGPEB was attributed to the existence of glutathione-related genes in their genome.
PGPEB inoculation in wild-type and mutant Solanum pimpinellifolium plants exhibited growth promotion under salinity stress.
PGPEB and JA regulate endogenous phytohormones (abscisic acid, salicylic acid, and JA) during salinity.