*6.4.2 Microbial remediation*

Various salt tolerant rhizosphere microbial community (Halophills) which remediate the saline soils. Mechanism of microbial tolerant involves (i) maintains cytoplasmic ionic content equal to the medium, (ii) concentrating solutes for create osmotic balance, (iii) after cell physiology restrict or control movement of water both inside and outside of the cytoplasm [29]. *Halobacillus* sp., like *Bacillus gibsonii*, *Halobacterium salinarum, Staphylococcus succinus*, *Zhihengliuella halotolerans, Oceanobacillus oncorhynchi* are the examples of halotolerent bacteria (**Table 2**) [30].


**Table 2.**

*Classification of microorganisms based on salinity tolerance [31].*
