The resilient spore producing Bacilli and the versatile Pseu dononas spp., is predominant genera in the rhizosphere . The ubiquitously occurring Stenotrophomonas spp. are mainly found in soils and are known to be in association with plants. Beneficial relationships between Stenotrophomonas spp. and plants have been reported by Ryan et al. . The actinomycete isolate Kocuria sp.