Table 1. Characteristics of the environmental samples which were the source of new bacterial isolates.

Sample No

Type of sample

Department

Rural area

Geographical
coordinates ^a

Height A^b
(m.a s.l.)

pH^c

% H^d

1

Soil used for adult sugarcane crop.

Organic agriculture.

Cundinamarca
(Villeta)

Payandé
(La Luisa)

5º 00' LN
74º 30' LW

850

6.73

34.62

2

7.50

32.07

3

Alto de Torres
(El Paraíso)

4º 98' LN
74º 29' LW

1200

6.44

31.70

4

Marine sludge
(1 m, 20 cm deep)

Bolivar
(Cartagena)

Playa
El Laguito

10º 23' LN
75º 34' LW

0

7.68

ND