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Gong W, Li M, Liu B. How the surfactants mixed with emulsion can enhance the sand-fixation ability in the high salt-affected sandy land. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:2516-2526. [PMID: 31854261 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1705918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In order to control the impacts of salt crystallization damage, in this article, the surfactant Pluronic L35 (L35, a nonionic surfactant), for the first time, was added into P(VAc-DBM-AA-SSS) emulsion to improve the ecological sand-fixing capability in high salt-affected sandy land. This study started from the analysis of salt tolerance of P(VAc-DBM-AA-SSS) film by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and mechanical property. Then, the surfactant L35 has been selected to study the effect on salt crystal behaviour before reaction with emulsion. The performance and morphology of adding varied L35 and 3% NaCl into P(VAc-DBM-AA-SSS) emulsion have been considered. In addition, sand-fixing properties (e.g. compressive strength and water retaining) of the emulsion mixed with L35 were evaluated. Finally, the influence of the emulsion mixed with L35 on the growth of plant was investigated for understanding its ecological effect. The experimental results showed that the L35 could change the morphology of salt in sand; moreover, adding L35 into P(VAc-DBM-AA-SSS) emulsion can visibly enhance the sand-fixing ability in high salt-affected sandy land. The investigation into the influence of the emulsion mixed with L35 on the growth of plant also showed a dependable ecological effect.
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- Wei Gong
- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Tailings Resources in Shaanxi Province, Shangluo University, Shangluo, People's Republic of China
- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-Fixing, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Tailings Resources in Shaanxi Province, Shangluo University, Shangluo, People's Republic of China
- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-Fixing, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Role of Secondary Metabolites from Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Combating Salinity Stress. PLANT MICROBIOME: STRESS RESPONSE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5514-0_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Barrett LG, Zee PC, Bever JD, Miller JT, Thrall PH. Evolutionary history shapes patterns of mutualistic benefit in
Acacia
–rhizobial interactions. Evolution 2016; 70:1473-85. [DOI: 10.1111/evo.12966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Department of Biology California State University Northridge California 91330
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Kansas Biological Survey University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas 66045
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- National Research Collections Australia CSIRO National Facilities and Collections Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
- Division of Environmental Biology National Science Foundation Arlington Virginia 22230
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Sakrouhi I, Belfquih M, Sbabou L, Moulin P, Bena G, Filali-Maltouf A, Le Quéré A. Recovery of symbiotic nitrogen fixing acacia rhizobia from Merzouga Desert sand dunes in South East Morocco – Identification of a probable new species of Ensifer adapted to stressed environments. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:122-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Simonsen AK, Han S, Rekret P, Rentschler CS, Heath KD, Stinchcombe JR. Short-term fertilizer application alters phenotypic traits of symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria. PeerJ 2015; 3:e1291. [PMID: 26500812 PMCID: PMC4614912 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Fertilizer application is a common anthropogenic alteration to terrestrial systems. Increased nutrient input can impact soil microbial diversity or function directly through altered soil environments, or indirectly through plant-microbe feedbacks, with potentially important effects on ecologically-important plant-associated mutualists. We investigated the impacts of plant fertilizer, containing all common macro and micronutrients on symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria (rhizobia), a group of bacteria that are important for plant productivity and ecosystem function. We collected rhizobia nodule isolates from natural field soil that was treated with slow-release plant fertilizer over a single growing season and compared phenotypic traits related to free-living growth and host partner quality in these isolates to those of rhizobia from unfertilized soils. Through a series of single inoculation assays in controlled glasshouse conditions, we found that isolates from fertilized field soil provided legume hosts with higher mutualistic benefits. Through growth assays on media containing variable plant fertilizer concentrations, we found that plant fertilizer was generally beneficial for rhizobia growth. Rhizobia isolated from fertilized field soil had higher growth rates in the presence of plant fertilizer compared to isolates from unfertilized field soil, indicating that plant fertilizer application favoured rhizobia isolates with higher abilities to utilize fertilizer for free-living growth. We found a positive correlation between growth responses to fertilizer and mutualism benefits among isolates from fertilized field soil, demonstrating that variable plant fertilizer induces context-dependent genetic correlations, potentially changing the evolutionary trajectory of either trait through increased trait dependencies. Our study shows that short-term application is sufficient to alter the composition of rhizobia isolates in the population or community, either directly though changes in the soil chemistry or indirectly through altered host legume feedbacks, and is potentially a strong selective agent acting on natural rhizobia populations.
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- Anna K Simonsen
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada ; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph , Guelph , Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana, IL , United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada ; Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto , Toronto , Canada
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Diouf F, Diouf D, Klonowska A, Le Queré A, Bakhoum N, Fall D, Neyra M, Parrinello H, Diouf M, Ndoye I, Moulin L. Genetic and genomic diversity studies of Acacia symbionts in Senegal reveal new species of Mesorhizobium with a putative geographical pattern. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117667. [PMID: 25658650 PMCID: PMC4319832 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Acacia senegal (L) Willd. and Acacia seyal Del. are highly nitrogen-fixing and moderately salt tolerant species. In this study we focused on the genetic and genomic diversity of Acacia mesorhizobia symbionts from diverse origins in Senegal and investigated possible correlations between the genetic diversity of the strains, their soil of origin, and their tolerance to salinity. We first performed a multi-locus sequence analysis on five markers gene fragments on a collection of 47 mesorhizobia strains of A. senegal and A. seyal from 8 localities. Most of the strains (60%) clustered with the M. plurifarium type strain ORS 1032T, while the others form four new clades (MSP1 to MSP4). We sequenced and assembled seven draft genomes: four in the M. plurifarium clade (ORS3356, ORS3365, STM8773 and ORS1032T), one in MSP1 (STM8789), MSP2 (ORS3359) and MSP3 (ORS3324). The average nucleotide identities between these genomes together with the MLSA analysis reveal three new species of Mesorhizobium. A great variability of salt tolerance was found among the strains with a lack of correlation between the genetic diversity of mesorhizobia, their salt tolerance and the soils samples characteristics. A putative geographical pattern of A. senegal symbionts between the dryland north part and the center of Senegal was found, reflecting adaptations to specific local conditions such as the water regime. However, the presence of salt does not seem to be an important structuring factor of Mesorhizobium species.
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- Fatou Diouf
- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
- IRD-Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
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- IRD-Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Mixte International Biotechnologie Microbienne et Végétale (LBMV), Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
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- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
- Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Dakar, Senegal
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- Irstea, UR MALY, centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne, France
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- MGX-Montpellier GenomiX, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Dakar, Senegal
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- Laboratoire Commun de Microbiologie IRD/ISRA/UCAD, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Centre de Recherche de Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
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- Laboratoire Mixte International Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress Environnementaux (LAPSE), Dakar, Senegal
- IRD-Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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Gong W, Zang Y, Xie H, Liu B, Chen H, Li C, Ge L. Properties of surfactants on high salt-affected sandy land in enhanced sand fixation: salt tolerance, adsorption isotherms and ecological effect. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra14884g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The water solubilization method was used to study the phase behavior of microemulsion. The adsorption of surfactants on sand particles was investigated at different salinities. The effects of surfactants on soils microbial growth were evaluated.
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- Wei Gong
- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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- R&D Center of Materials and Technology for Ecological Sand-fixing
- Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chengdu
- China
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Porter SS, Stanton ML, Rice KJ. Mutualism and adaptive divergence: co-invasion of a heterogeneous grassland by an exotic legume-rhizobium symbiosis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27935. [PMID: 22174755 PMCID: PMC3235091 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Species interactions play a critical role in biological invasions. For example, exotic plant and microbe mutualists can facilitate each other's spread as they co-invade novel ranges. Environmental context may influence the effect of mutualisms on invasions in heterogeneous environments, however these effects are poorly understood. We examined the mutualism between the legume, Medicago polymorpha, and the rhizobium, Ensifer medicae, which have both invaded California grasslands. Many of these invaded grasslands are composed of a patchwork of harsh serpentine and relatively benign non-serpentine soils. We grew legume genotypes collected from serpentine or non-serpentine soil in both types of soil in combination with rhizobium genotypes from serpentine or non-serpentine soils and in the absence of rhizobia. Legumes invested more strongly in the mutualism in the home soil type and trends in fitness suggested that this ecotypic divergence was adaptive. Serpentine legumes had greater allocation to symbiotic root nodules in serpentine soil than did non-serpentine legumes and non-serpentine legumes had greater allocation to nodules in non-serpentine soil than did serpentine legumes. Therefore, this invasive legume has undergone the rapid evolution of divergence for soil-specific investment in the mutualism. Contrary to theoretical expectations, the mutualism was less beneficial for legumes grown on the stressful serpentine soil than on the non-serpentine soil, possibly due to the inhibitory effects of serpentine on the benefits derived from the interaction. The soil-specific ability to allocate to a robust microbial mutualism may be a critical, and previously overlooked, adaptation for plants adapting to heterogeneous environments during invasion.
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- Stephanie S Porter
- Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America.
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Barrett LG, Broadhurst LM, Thrall PH. Geographic adaptation in plant-soil mutualisms: tests using Acacia spp. and rhizobial bacteria. Funct Ecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01940.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobial mutualists varies in interactions with native Australian legume genera. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23545. [PMID: 21887270 PMCID: PMC3162553 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives Interactions between plants and beneficial soil organisms (e.g. rhizobial bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi) are models for investigating the ecological impacts of such associations in plant communities, and the evolution and maintenance of variation in mutualisms (e.g. host specificity and the level of benefits provided). With relatively few exceptions, variation in symbiotic effectiveness across wild host species is largely unexplored. Methods We evaluated these associations using representatives of several legume genera which commonly co-occur in natural ecosystems in south-eastern Australia and an extensive set of rhizobial strains isolated from these hosts. These strains had been previously assigned to specific phylotypes on the basis of molecular analyses. In the first of two inoculation experiments, the growth responses of each host species was evaluated with rhizobial strains isolated from that species. The second experiment assessed performance across genera and the extent of host specificity using a subset of these strains. Results While host growth responses to their own (sympatric) isolates varied considerably, rhizobial phylotype was a significant predictor of symbiotic performance, indicating that bacterial species designations on the basis of molecular markers have ecological importance. Hosts responded in qualitatively different ways to sympatric and allopatric strains of rhizobia, ranging from species with a clear preference for their own strains, to those that were broad generalists, through to species that grew significantly better with allopatric strains. Conclusion Theory has focused on trade-offs between the provision of benefits and symbiont competitive ability that might explain the persistence of less beneficial strains. However, differences in performance among co-occurring host species could also drive such patterns. Our results thus highlight the likely importance of plant community structure in maintaining variation in symbiotic effectiveness.
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Hoque MS, Broadhurst LM, Thrall PH. Genetic characterization of root-nodule bacteria associated with Acacia salicina and A. stenophylla (Mimosaceae) across south-eastern Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 61:299-309. [PMID: 20228207 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.021014-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Symbiotic relationships between legumes and nitrogen-fixing soil micro-organisms are of ecological importance in plant communities worldwide. For example, nutrient-poor Australian soils are often dominated by shrubby legumes (e.g. species of Acacia). However, relatively few studies have quantified patterns of diversity, host-specificity and effectiveness of these ecologically important plant-microbe interactions. In this study, 16S rRNA gene sequence and PCR-RFLP analyses were used to examine bacterial strains isolated from the root nodules of two widespread south-eastern Australian legumes, Acacia salicina and Acacia stenophylla, across nearly 60 sites. The results showed that there was extensive genetic diversity in microbial populations, including a broad range of novel genomic species. While previous studies have suggested that most native Australian legumes nodulate primarily with species of the genus Bradyrhizobium, our results indicate significant associations with members of other root-nodule-forming bacterial genera, including Rhizobium, Ensifer, Mesorhizobium, Burkholderia, Phyllobacterium and Devosia. Genetic analyses also revealed a diverse suite of non-nodulating bacterial endophytes, only a subset of which have been previously recorded. Although the ecological roles of these endosymbionts are not well understood, they may play both direct and indirect roles in promoting plant growth, nodulation and disease suppression.
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, PO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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