identificationThe rhizosphere of wild E. tsukushiensis from Dongdo of DokdoIsland was studied in order to isolate rhizobacteria and screenPGPR. A total of 126 bacterial isolates were selectively isolatedbased on macroscopic morphological traits. Partial sequencingof 16S rDNA gene sequences resulted in the identification ofisolates grouped into 27 genera (Table 1). Among total iso-lates, Gram-positive isolates predominated (67.46%) with lowG-C content endospore-forming isolates (44.44%), including Bacil-laceae, Planocaccaceae, and Paenibacillaceae. Gram-negative isolates(32.54%) included 25 gamma-proteobacteria strains, eight strainsof alpha-proteobacteria, seven strains of bacteriodetes, and onlyone strain of beta-proteobacteria (Table 1).