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de Vasconcelos Martins Ferreira L, de Almeida Leite R, de Carvalho F, Fonseca Colombo Andrade J, Vasconcelos de Medeiros FH, de Souza Moreira FM. Rhizobacteria control damping-off and promote growth of lima bean with and without co-inoculation with Rhizobium tropici CIAT899. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:209. [PMID: 37106142 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03555-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Rhizoctonia solani compromises the production of lima bean, an alternative and low-input food source in many tropical regions. Inoculation of bacterial strains has been used, but research on their biocontrol and growth promotion potential on lima bean is scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of inoculation with rhizobacterial strains of the genera Bacillus, Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus, Burkholderia, Pseudomonas, and Rhizobium in combination or not with N2-fixing Rhizobium tropici on the control of damping-off disease and growth promotion in lima bean plants. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate the inoculation with bacterial strains with biocontrol potential in combination or not with R. tropici in substrate infected with R. solani CML 1846. Growth promotion of these strains was also assessed. Strains of Brevibacillus (UFLA 02-286), Pseudomonas (UFLA 02-281 and UFLA 04-885), Rhizobium (UFLA 04-195), and Burkholderia (UFLA 04-227) co-inoculated with the strain CIAT 899 (Rhizobium tropici) were the most effective in controlling R. solani, reducing the disease incidence in 47-60% on lima bean. The promising strains used in the biocontrol assays were also responsive in promoting growth of lima bean under disease and sterile conditions. A positive synergistic effect of co-inoculation of different genera contributed to plant growth, and these outcomes are important first steps to improve lima bean production.
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- Linnajara de Vasconcelos Martins Ferreira
- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Setor de Biologia, Microbiologia E Processos Bioquímicos Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, C.P. 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-900, Brazil
- Instituto Federal Do Pará, IFPA, Campus Marabá Rural, C.P. 041, Marabá, PA, 68508-979, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Setor de Biologia, Microbiologia E Processos Bioquímicos Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, C.P. 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Setor de Biologia, Microbiologia E Processos Bioquímicos Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, C.P. 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Setor de Biologia, Microbiologia E Processos Bioquímicos Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, C.P. 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Setor de Biologia, Microbiologia E Processos Bioquímicos Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, C.P. 3037, Lavras, MG, 37200-900, Brazil.
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Martins da Costa E, Almeida Ribeiro PR, Soares de Carvalho T, Pereira Vicentin R, Balsanelli E, Maltempi de Souza E, Lebbe L, Willems A, de Souza Moreira FM. Efficient Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Isolated from Soybean Nodules in the Semi-arid Region of Northeast Brazil are Classified as Bradyrhizobium brasilense (Symbiovar Sojae). Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1746-1755. [PMID: 32322907 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01993-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Soybean (Glycine max L.) is an important legume that greatly benefits from inoculation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. In a previous study, five efficient nitrogen-fixing bacterial strains, isolated from nodules of soybean inoculated with soil from semi-arid region, Northeast Brazil, were identified as a new group within the genus Bradyrhizobium. The taxonomic status of these strains was evaluated in this study. The phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene showed the high similarity of the five strains to Bradyrhizobium brasilense UFLA03-321T (100%), B. pachyrhizi PAC48T (100%), B. ripae WR4T (100%), B. elkanii USDA 76T (99.91%), and B. macuxiense BR 10303T (99.91%). However, multilocus sequence analysis of the housekeeping genes atpD, dnaK, gyrB, recA, and rpoB, average nucleotide identity, and digital DNA-DNA hybridization analyses supported the classification of the group as B. brasilense. Some phenotypic characteristics allowed differentiating the five strains and the type strain of B. brasilense from the two neighboring species (B. pachyrhizi PAC48T and B. elkanii USDA 76T). The nodC and nifH genes' analyses showed that these strains belong to symbiovar sojae, together with B. elkanii (USDA 76T) and B. ferriligni (CCBAU 51502T). The present results support the classification of these five strains as Bradyrhizobium brasilense (symbiovar sojae).
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- Elaine Martins da Costa
- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
- Universidade Federal Do Piauí, Campus Professora Cinobelina Elvas, Bom Jesus, Piauí, 64900-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica E Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, 81531990, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica E Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal Do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, 81531990, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Chibeba AM, Pereira CS, Antunes JEL, Ribeiro RA, de Almeida Lopes AC, Gomes RLF, Hungria M, Araujo ASF. Polyphasic characterization of nitrogen-fixing and co-resident bacteria in nodules of Phaseolus lunatus inoculated with soils from Piauí State, Northeast Brazil. Symbiosis 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-020-00672-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ndungu SM, Messmer MM, Ziegler D, Thuita M, Vanlauwe B, Frossard E, Thonar C. Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the competitiveness analysis of selected indigenous cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Bradyrhizobium strains from Kenya. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:5265-5278. [PMID: 29696334 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9005-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cowpea N2 fixation and yield can be enhanced by selecting competitive and efficient indigenous rhizobia. Strains from contrasting agro-ecologies of Kilifi and Mbeere (Kenya) were screened. Two pot experiments were established consisting of 13 Bradyrhizobium strains; experiment 1 (11 Mbeere + CBA + BK1 from Burkina Faso), experiment 2 (12 Kilifi + CBA). Symbiotic effectiveness was assessed (shoot biomass, SPAD index and N uptake). Nodule occupancy of 13 simultaneously co-inoculated strains in each experiment was analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) to assess competitiveness. Strains varied in effectiveness and competitiveness. The four most efficient strains were further evaluated in a field trial in Mbeere during the 2014 short rains. Strains from bacteroids of cowpea nodules from pot and field experiments were accurately identified as Bradyrhizobium by MALDI-TOF based on the SARAMIS™ database. In the field, abundant indigenous populations 7.10 × 103 rhizobia g-1 soil, outcompeted introduced strains. As revealed by MALDI-TOF, indigenous strains clustered into six distinct groups (I, II, III, IV, V and VI), group III were most abundant occupying 80% of nodules analyzed. MALDI-TOF was rapid, affordable and reliable to identify Bradyrhizobium strains directly from nodule suspensions in competition pot assays and in the field with abundant indigenous strains thus, its suitability for future competition assays. Evaluating strain competitiveness and then symbiotic efficacy is proposed in bioprospecting for potential cowpea inoculant strains.
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- Samuel Mathu Ndungu
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Plant Nutrition group, Eschikon 33, CH-8315, Lindau, Switzerland. .,Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, CH-5070, Frick, Switzerland. .,International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o ICIPE Campus, P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, CH-5070, Frick, Switzerland
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- Mabritec AG, Lörracherstrasse 50, CH-4125, Riehen, Switzerland
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o ICIPE Campus, P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o ICIPE Campus, P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Plant Nutrition group, Eschikon 33, CH-8315, Lindau, Switzerland
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- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, CH-5070, Frick, Switzerland. .,AgroBioChem Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, B-5030, Gembloux, Belgium.
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