Microbial inoculant compositions and methods

1. A microbial inoculant composition comprising:

an aquatic Pseudomonas spp.;

an aquatic Delftia spp.;

a Clostridium spp.;

Sphingosinicella microcystinivorans ; and

Pseudomonas chlororaphis, Pseudomonas mandelii, Pseudomonas umsongensis, Arthrobacter ramosus , or Streptomyces yogyakartensis.

2. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , wherein the aquatic Pseudomonas spp. comprises P. moraviensis or P. fluorescens.

3. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , wherein the Clostridium spp. comprises Clostridium saccharobutylicum.

4. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , further comprising a Bacillus spp.

5. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 4 , wherein the Bacillus spp. comprises B. megaterium, B. subtilis , or B. licheniformis.

6. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , further comprising an aquatic Chryseobacterium spp.

7. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , further comprising an aquatic Pseudomonas fluorescens.

8. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , further comprising Brevundimonas kwangchunensis, Fictibacillus barbaricus/Bacillus barbaricus , a Prosthecobacter spp., Sphingobacterium multivorum , or a Sphingomonas spp.

9. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , further comprising an Arthrobacter spp.

10. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 further comprising a yeast strain.

11. A plant comprising the microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 adhered to at least a portion of the plant.

12. A seed comprising the microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 adhered to at least a portion of the seed.

13. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , further comprising Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus amyloliquifaciens, Bacillus subtilus, Bacillus pumilus , a Xanthomonas spp., or Chryseobacterium indologenes.

14. The microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 , wherein the microbial inoculant is present on a terrestrial plant.

15. A method comprising applying the microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 to a tissue of a plant.

16. A method comprising applying the microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 to a surface of a seed.

17. A method comprising applying the microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 to a seed bed.

18. A method comprising applying the microbial inoculant composition of claim 1 to a field comprising a plurality of plants.

19. A method of producing a microbial inoculant composition, the method comprising:

providing the microbes recited in claim 1 ;

providing culture medium comprising:

a carbon source;

sufficient vinegar to adjust the pH to no higher than 6.8;

iron at a concentration of 1 ppm; and

potassium nitrate;

and

incubating the microbes in the culture medium under conditions effective to allow aerobic fermentation and anaerobic fermentation.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the microbes are incubated at a temperature of at least 15° C.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the microbes are incubated for at least five days.