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Ben Gaied R, Sbissi I, Tarhouni M, Brígido C. Bacterial Endophytes from Legumes Native to Arid Environments Are Promising Tools to Improve Mesorhizobium-Chickpea Symbiosis under Salinity. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:96. [PMID: 38392314 PMCID: PMC10886315 DOI: 10.3390/biology13020096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation is a major contributor of N in agricultural ecosystems, but the establishment of legume-rhizobium symbiosis is highly affected by soil salinity. Our interest is focused on the use of non-rhizobial endophytes to assist the symbiosis between chickpea and its microsymbiont under salinity to avoid loss of production and fertility. Our aims were (1) to investigate the impact of salinity on both symbiotic partners; including on early events of the Mesorhizobium-chickpea symbiosis, and (2) to evaluate the potential of four non-rhizobial endophytes isolated from legumes native to arid regions (Phyllobacterium salinisoli, P. ifriqiyense, Xanthomonas translucens, and Cupriavidus respiraculi) to promote chickpea growth and nodulation under salinity. Our results show a significant reduction in chickpea seed germination rate and in the microsymbiont Mesorhizobium ciceri LMS-1 growth under different levels of salinity. The composition of phenolic compounds in chickpea root exudates significantly changed when the plants were subjected to salinity, which in turn affected the nod genes expression in LMS-1. Furthermore, the LMS-1 response to root exudate stimuli was suppressed by the presence of salinity (250 mM NaCl). On the contrary, a significant upregulation of exoY and otsA genes, which are involved in exopolysaccharide and trehalose biosynthesis, respectively, was registered in salt-stressed LMS-1 cells. In addition, chickpea co-inoculation with LMS-1 along with the consortium containing two non-rhizobial bacterial endophytes, P. salinisoli and X. translucens, resulted in significant improvement of the chickpea growth and the symbiotic performance of LMS-1 under salinity. These results indicate that this non-rhizobial endophytic consortium may be an appropriate ecological and safe tool to improve chickpea growth and its adaptation to salt-degraded soils.
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- Roukaya Ben Gaied
- Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Promotion of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Micro-Organisms, Institute of Arid Lands, University of Gabes, Medenine 4119, Tunisia
- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Promotion of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Micro-Organisms, Institute of Arid Lands, University of Gabes, Medenine 4119, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Pastoral Ecosystems and Promotion of Spontaneous Plants and Associated Micro-Organisms, Institute of Arid Lands, University of Gabes, Medenine 4119, Tunisia
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- MED-Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
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Pagenkopp Lohan KM, Gignoux-Wolfsohn SA, Ruiz GM. Biodiversity differentially impacts disease dynamics across marine and terrestrial habitats. Trends Parasitol 2024; 40:106-117. [PMID: 38212198 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The relationship between biodiversity and infectious disease, where increased biodiversity leads to decreased disease risk, originated from research in terrestrial disease systems and remains relatively underexplored in marine systems. Understanding the impacts of biodiversity on disease in marine versus terrestrial systems is key to continued marine ecosystem functioning, sustainable aquaculture, and restoration projects. We compare the biodiversity-disease relationship across terrestrial and marine systems, considering biodiversity at six levels: intraspecific host diversity, host microbiomes, interspecific host diversity, biotic vectors and reservoirs, parasite consumers, and parasites. We highlight gaps in knowledge regarding how these six levels of biodiversity impact diseases in marine systems and propose two model systems, the Perkinsus-oyster and Labyrinthula-seagrass systems, to address these gaps.
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- Katrina M Pagenkopp Lohan
- Coastal Disease Ecology Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA.
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- Coastal Disease Ecology Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA; Current address: Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
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- Marine Invasions Research Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
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Lebrazi S, Fadil M, Chraibi M, Fikri-Benbrahim K. Phenotypic, molecular, and symbiotic characterization of the rhizobial symbionts isolated from Acacia saligna grown in different regions in Morocco: a multivariate approach. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:343. [PMID: 37843647 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03775-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The introduced species Acacia saligna is a very promiscuous host as it can be efficiently nodulated with a wide range diversity of rhizobia taxa, including both fast and slow-growing strains. Fourteen nitrogen (N)-fixing bacteria were isolated from root nodules of wild Acacia saligna growing in distinct geographic locations in Morocco and were examined for their symbiotic efficiency and phenotypic properties. Multivariate tools, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA), were used to study the correlation between phenotypic and symbiotic variables and discriminate and describe the similarities between different isolated bacteria with respect to all the phenotypic and symbiotic variables. Phenotypic characterization showed a variable response to extreme temperature, salinity and soil pH. At the plant level, the nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and the shoot and root dry weights were considered. The obtained results show that some of the tested isolates exhibit remarkable tolerances to the studied abiotic stresses while showing significant N2 fixation, indicating their usefulness as effective candidates for the inoculation of acacia trees. The PCA also allowed showing the isolates groups that present a similarity with evaluated phenotypic and symbiotic parameters. The genotypic identification of N2-fixing bacteria, carried out by the 16S rDNA approach, showed a variable genetic diversity among the 14 identified isolates, and their belonging to three different genera, namely Agrobacterium, Phyllobacterium and Rhizobium.
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- Sara Lebrazi
- Microbial Biotechnology and Bioactive Molecules Laboratory, Sciences and Technologies Faculty, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
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- Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Bioactive Molecules Laboratory, Sciences and Technologies Faculty, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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- Microbial Biotechnology and Bioactive Molecules Laboratory, Sciences and Technologies Faculty, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco
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Mwenda GM, Hill YJ, O’Hara GW, Reeve WG, Howieson JG, Terpolilli JJ. Competition in the Phaseolus vulgaris- Rhizobium symbiosis and the role of resident soil rhizobia in determining the outcomes of inoculation. PLANT AND SOIL 2023; 487:61-77. [PMID: 37333056 PMCID: PMC10272266 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-05903-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Background and Aims Inoculation of legumes with effective N2-fixing rhizobia is a common practice to improve farming profitability and sustainability. To succeed, inoculant rhizobia must overcome competition for nodulation by resident soil rhizobia that fix N2 ineffectively. In Kenya, where Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) is inoculated with highly effective Rhizobium tropici CIAT899 from Colombia, response to inoculation is low, possibly due to competition from ineffective resident soil rhizobia. Here, we evaluate the competitiveness of CIAT899 against diverse rhizobia isolated from cultivated Kenyan P. vulgaris. Methods The ability of 28 Kenyan P. vulgaris strains to nodulate this host when co-inoculated with CIAT899 was assessed. Rhizosphere competence of a subset of strains and the ability of seed inoculated CIAT899 to nodulate P. vulgaris when sown into soil with pre-existing populations of rhizobia was analyzed. Results Competitiveness varied widely, with only 27% of the test strains more competitive than CIAT899 at nodulating P. vulgaris. While competitiveness did not correlate with symbiotic effectiveness, five strains were competitive against CIAT899 and symbiotically effective. In contrast, rhizosphere competence strongly correlated with competitiveness. Soil rhizobia had a position-dependent numerical advantage, outcompeting seed-inoculated CIAT899 for nodulation of P. vulgaris, unless the resident strain was poorly competitive. Conclusion Suboptimally effective rhizobia can outcompete CIAT899 for nodulation of P. vulgaris. If these strains are widespread in Kenyan soils, they may largely explain the poor response to inoculation. The five competitive and effective strains characterized here are candidates for inoculant development and may prove better adapted to Kenyan conditions than CIAT899.
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- George M. Mwenda
- Legume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Australia
- Present Address: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 75 York Road, Northam, WA 6401 Australia
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- Legume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Australia
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- Legume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Australia
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- Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Australia
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- Legume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Australia
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- Legume Rhizobium Sciences, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Australia
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Ilahi H, Hsouna J, Ellouze W, Gritli T, Chihaoui SA, Barhoumi F, Najib Elfeddy M, Bachkouel S, Ouahmane L, Tambong JT, Mnasri B. Phylogenetic study of rhizobia nodulating pea (Pisum sativum) isolated from different geographic locations in Tunisia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126221. [PMID: 34119907 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2021.126221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nodulated Pisum sativum plants showed the presence of native rhizobia in 16 out of 23 soil samples collected especially in northern and central Tunisia. A total of 130 bacterial strains were selected and three different ribotypes were revealed after PCR-RFLP analysis. Sequence analyses of rrs and four housekeeping genes (recA, atpD, dnaK and glnII) assigned 35 isolates to Rhizobium laguerreae, R. ruizarguesonis, Agrobacterium radiobacter, Ensifer meliloti and two putative genospecies. R. laguerreae was the most dominant species nodulating P. sativum with 63%. The isolates 21PS7 and 21PS15 were assigned to R. ruizarguesonis, and this is the first report of this species in Tunisia. Two putative new lineages were identified, since strains 25PS6, 10PS4 and 12PS15 clustered distinctly from known rhizobia species but within the R. leguminosarum complex (Rlc) with the most closely related species being R. indicum with 96.4% sequence identity. Similarly, strains 16PS2, 3PS9 and 3PS18 showed 97.4% and 97.6% similarity with R. sophorae and R. laguerreae, respectively. Based on 16S-23S intergenic spacer (IGS) fingerprinting, there was no clear association between the strains and their geographic locations. According to nodC and nodA phylogenies, strains of Rlc species and, interestingly, strain 8PS18 identified as E. meliloti, harbored the symbiotic genes of symbiovar viciae and clustered in two different clades showing heterogeneity within the symbiovar. All these strains nodulated and fixed nitrogen with pea plants. However, the strains belonging to A. radiobacter and the two remaining strains of E. meliloti were unable to nodulate P. sativum, suggesting that they were non-symbiotic strains. The results of this study further suggest that the Tunisian Rhizobium community is more diverse than previously reported.
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- Houda Ilahi
- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agroecosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agroecosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Vineland Station, Ontario L0R 2E0, Canada
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agroecosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agroecosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agroecosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Phytobacteriology Laboratory, Plant Protection Research Unit, CRRA Marrakesh, National Institute for Agronomical Research, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
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- Research Support and Technology Transfer Unity, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnologies, Agrosciences and Environment, Faculty of Science Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Laboratory of Legumes and Sustainable Agroecosystems, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-lif 2050, Tunisia.
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Ochieno DMW, Karoney EM, Muge EK, Nyaboga EN, Baraza DL, Shibairo SI, Naluyange V. Rhizobium-Linked Nutritional and Phytochemical Changes Under Multitrophic Functional Contexts in Sustainable Food Systems. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.604396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Rhizobia are bacteria that exhibit both endophytic and free-living lifestyles. Endophytic rhizobial strains are widely known to infect leguminous host plants, while some do infect non-legumes. Infection of leguminous roots often results in the formation of root nodules. Associations between rhizobia and host plants may result in beneficial or non-beneficial effects. Such effects are linked to various biochemical changes that have far-reaching implications on relationships between host plants and the dependent multitrophic biodiversity. This paper explores relationships that exist between rhizobia and various plant species. Emphasis is on nutritional and phytochemical changes that occur in rhizobial host plants, and how such changes affect diverse consumers at different trophic levels. The purpose of this paper is to bring into context various aspects of such interactions that could improve knowledge on the application of rhizobia in different fields. The relevance of rhizobia in sustainable food systems is addressed in context.
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The ACC-Deaminase Producing Bacterium Variovorax sp . CT7.15 as a Tool for Improving Calicotome villosa Nodulation and Growth in Arid Regions of Tunisia. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8040541. [PMID: 32283666 PMCID: PMC7232455 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Calicotome villosa is a spontaneous Mediterranean legume that can be a good candidate as pioneer plants to limit regression of vegetation cover and loss of biodiversity in Tunisian arid soils. In order to grow legumes in such soils, pairing rhizobia and nodule associated bacteria (NAB) might provide numerous advantages. In this work, cultivable biodiversity of rhizobial symbionts and NAB in nodules of C. villosa plants growing in five arid regions of south Tunisia was characterized. Phylogenetic analysis using 16S rDNA gene, dnak, recA and nodD sequences separated nodule-forming bacteria in six clades associated to genera Ensifer, Neorhizobium, Phyllobacterium and Rhizobium. Among NAB, the strain Variovorax sp. CT7.15 was selected due to its capacity to solubilise phosphate and, more interestingly, its high level of aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase (ACC deaminase) activity. C. villosa plants were inoculated with representative rhizobia of each phylogenetic group and co-inoculated with the same rhizobia and strain CT7.15. Compared with single rhizobia inoculation, co-inoculation significantly improved plant growth and nodulation, ameliorated plant physiological state and increased nitrogen content in the plants, independently of the rhizobia used. These results support the benefits of pairing rhizobia and selected NAB to promote legume growth in arid or degraded soils.
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Soares R, Trejo J, Lorite MJ, Figueira E, Sanjuán J, Videira e Castro I. Diversity, Phylogeny and Plant Growth Promotion Traits of Nodule Associated Bacteria Isolated from Lotus parviflorus. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8040499. [PMID: 32244524 PMCID: PMC7232477 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Lotus spp. are widely used as a forage to improve pastures, and inoculation with elite rhizobial strains is a common practice in many countries. However, only a few Lotus species have been studied in the context of plant-rhizobia interactions. In this study, forty highly diverse bacterial strains were isolated from root nodules of wild Lotus parviflorus plants growing in two field locations in Portugal. However, only 10% of these isolates could nodulate one or more legume hosts tested, whereas 90% were thought to be opportunistic nodule associated bacteria. Phylogenetic studies place the nodulating isolates within the Bradyrhizobium genus, which is closely related to B. canariense and other Bradyrhizobium sp. strains isolated from genistoid legumes and Ornithopus spp. Symbiotic nodC and nifH gene phylogenies were fully consistent with the taxonomic assignment and host range. The non-nodulating bacteria isolated were alpha- (Rhizobium/Agrobacterium), beta- (Massilia) and gamma-proteobacteria (Pseudomonas, Lysobacter, Luteibacter, Stenotrophomonas and Rahnella), as well as some bacteroidetes from genera Sphingobacterium and Mucilaginibacter. Some of these nodule-associated bacteria expressed plant growth promotion (PGP) traits, such as production of lytic enzymes, antagonistic activity against phytopathogens, phosphate solubilization, or siderophore production. This argues for a potential beneficial role of these L. parviflorus nodule-associated bacteria.
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- Ricardo Soares
- Laboratório de Microbiologia do Solo, UEISSAFSV, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), 2780-159 Oeiras, Portugal; (R.S.); (J.T.)
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Inorgânica e RMN, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia do Solo, UEISSAFSV, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), 2780-159 Oeiras, Portugal; (R.S.); (J.T.)
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, E-18160 Granada, Spain; (M.L.); (J.S.)
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, E-18160 Granada, Spain; (M.L.); (J.S.)
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia do Solo, UEISSAFSV, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P. (INIAV, I.P.), 2780-159 Oeiras, Portugal; (R.S.); (J.T.)
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Mediterranean Native Leguminous Plants: A Reservoir of Endophytic Bacteria with Potential to Enhance Chickpea Growth under Stress Conditions. Microorganisms 2019; 7:microorganisms7100392. [PMID: 31557944 PMCID: PMC6843138 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7100392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Bacterial endophytes, a subset of a plant’s microbiota, can facilitate plant growth by a number of different mechanisms. The aims of this study were to assess the diversity and functionality of endophytic bacterial strains from internal root tissues of native legume species grown in two distinct sites in South of Portugal and to evaluate their ability to promote plant growth. Here, 122 endophytic bacterial isolates were obtained from 12 different native legume species. Most of these bacteria possess at least one of the plant growth-promoting features tested in vitro, with indole acetic acid production being the most common feature among the isolates followed by the production of siderophores and inorganic phosphate solubilization. The results of in planta experiments revealed that co-inoculation of chickpea plants with specific endophytic bacteria along with N2-fixing symbionts significantly improved the total biomass of chickpea plants, in particular when these plants were grown under saline conditions. Altogether, this study revealed that Mediterranean native legume species are a reservoir of plant growth-promoting bacteria, that are also tolerant to salinity and to toxic levels of Mn. Thus, these bacterial endophytes are well adapted to common constraints present in soils of this region which constitutes important factors to consider in the development of bacterial inoculants for stressful conditions in the Mediterranean region.
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Riahi K, Hosni K, Raies A, Oliveira R. Unique secondary metabolites of a
Streptomyces
strain isolated from extreme salty wetland show antioxidant and antibacterial activities. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:1727-1740. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.14428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- K. Riahi
- LR03ES03 Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives Faculté des Sciences de Tunis Université de Tunis El‐ManarEl‐Manar II Tunis Tunisie
- Department of Biology Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro‐Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB) University of Minho Braga Portugal
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- Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles Institut National de Recherche et d'Analyse Physico‐chimique Biotechpôle de Sidi Thabet Tunisia
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- LR03ES03 Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives Faculté des Sciences de Tunis Université de Tunis El‐ManarEl‐Manar II Tunis Tunisie
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- Department of Biology Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro‐Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB) University of Minho Braga Portugal
- Department of Biology Centre of Biological Engineering University of Minho Braga Portugal
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Genetic diversity of rhizobia associated with root nodules of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) in Tunisian calcareous soils. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:448-456. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Beukes CW, Boshoff FS, Phalane FL, Hassen AI, le Roux MM, Stȩpkowski T, Venter SN, Steenkamp ET. Both Alpha- and Beta-Rhizobia Occupy the Root Nodules of Vachellia karroo in South Africa. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1195. [PMID: 31214140 PMCID: PMC6558075 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Vachellia karroo (formerly Acacia karroo) is a wide-spread legume species indigenous to southern Africa. Little is known regarding the identity or diversity of rhizobia that associate with this plant in its native range in South Africa. The aims of this study were therefore: (i) to gather a collection of rhizobia associated with V. karroo from a wide range of geographic locations and biomes; (ii) to identify the isolates and infer their evolutionary relationships with known rhizobia; (iii) to confirm their nodulation abilities by using them in inoculation assays to induce nodules under glasshouse conditions. To achieve these aims, soil samples were collected from 28 locations in seven biomes throughout South Africa, which were then used to grow V. karroo seedlings under nitrogen-free conditions. The resulting 88 bacterial isolates were identified to genus-level using 16S rRNA sequence analysis and to putative species-level using recA-based phylogenetic analyses. Our results showed that the rhizobial isolates represented members of several genera of Alphaproteobacteria (Bradyrhizobium, Ensifer, Mesorhizobium, and Rhizobium), as well as Paraburkholderia from the Betaproteobacteria. Our study therefore greatly increases the known number of Paraburkholderia isolates which can associate with this southern African mimosoid host. We also show for the first time that members of this genus can associate with legumes, not only in the Fynbos biome, but also in the Albany Thicket and Succulent Karoo biomes. Twenty-six putative species were delineated among the 88 isolates, many of which appeared to be new to Science with other likely being conspecific or closely related to E. alkalisoli, M. abyssinicae, M. shonense, and P. tropica. We encountered only a single isolate of Bradyrhizobium, which is in contrast to the dominant association of this genus with Australian Acacia. V. karroo also associates with diverse genera in the Grassland biome where it is quite invasive and involved in bush encroachment. Our findings therefore suggest that V. karroo is a promiscuous host capable of forming effective nodules with both alpha- and beta-rhizobia, which could be a driving force behind the ecological success of this tree species.
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- Chrizelle W Beukes
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Agricultural Research Council, Plant Health and Protection Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Agricultural Research Council, Plant Health and Protection Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, Pretoria, South Africa.,Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Autonomous Department of Microbial Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Muresu R, Porceddu A, Sulas L, Squartini A. Nodule-associated microbiome diversity in wild populations of Sulla coronaria reveals clues on the relative importance of culturable rhizobial symbionts and co-infecting endophytes. Microbiol Res 2019; 221:10-14. [PMID: 30825937 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The culturable bacteria from root nodules of Sulla coronaria growing in spontaneous conditions in Sardinia were characterized. This plant's peculiarity is to represent a legume still found in both wild and cropped statuses. We tested whether culturable bacteria would differ from those commonly isolated from its field-cropped varieties, to date exclusively represented by Rhizobium sullae. 63 isolates from 60 surface-sterilized nodules were analyzed by ARDRA and 16S rDNA sequencing. The official nitrogen-fixing symbiont Rhizobium sullae was found only in 25 nodules out of 60. The remaining nodules did not yield culturable rhizobia but a number of different endophytic genera including Pseudomonas sp. (17 nodules), Microbacterium sp. (15 nodules), Pantoea agglomerans (5 nodules). The situation appears therefore a hybrid between what is commonly observed in other Mediterranean legumes occurring only in wild status (featuring non-culturable rhizobia and arrays of culturable endophytes within nodules), as opposed to cropped legumes (endowed with fully culturable rhizobia and minimal endophytic occurrence). These findings, within a species bridging the ecology between native and cropped conditions, suggest insights on the relative importance of endophytic co-occupancy vs. true N-fixing symbiont culturability within nodules. The latter trait thus appears to accompany the domestication path of plants with a main trade-off of renouncing to interactions with a diversity of endophytic co-invaders; the relationships with those being critical in the non-cropped status. In fact, endophytes are known to promote plant growth in harsh conditions, which can be particularly stressful in the Mediterranean due to drought, highly calcareous soils, and pathogens outbreaks.
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- Rosella Muresu
- Institute for the Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment-National Research Council (ISPAAM CNR), Traversa La Crucca 3, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 1, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Institute for the Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment-National Research Council (ISPAAM CNR), Traversa La Crucca 3, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, DAFNAE, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
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Mahdhi M, Houidheg N, Mahmoudi N, Msaadek A, Rejili M, Mars M. Characterization of Rhizobial Bacteria Nodulating Astragalus corrugatus and Hippocrepis areolata in Tunisian Arid Soils. Pol J Microbiol 2018; 65:331-339. [PMID: 29334057 DOI: 10.5604/17331331.1215612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fifty seven bacterial isolates from root nodules of two spontaneous legumes (Astragalus corrugatus and Hippocrepis areolata) growing in the arid areas of Tunisia were characterized by phenotypic features, 16S rDNA PCR-RFLP and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Phenotypically, our results indicate that A. corrugatus and H. areolata isolates showed heterogenic responses to the different phenotypic features. All isolates were acid producers, fast growers and all of them used different compounds as sole carbon and nitrogen source. The majority of isolate grew at pHs between 6 and 9, at temperatures up to 40°C and tolerated 3% NaCl concentrations. Phylogenetically, the new isolates were affiliated to four genera Sinorhizobium, Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium and Agrobacterium. About 73% of the isolates were species within the genera Sinorhizobium and Rhizobium. The isolates which failed to nodulate their host plants of origin were associated to Agrobacterium genus (three isolates).
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- Mosbah Mahdhi
- Center for Environmental Research and Studies, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia
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Zhao L, Xu Y, Lai X. Antagonistic endophytic bacteria associated with nodules of soybean (Glycine max L.) and plant growth-promoting properties. Braz J Microbiol 2018; 49:269-278. [PMID: 29117917 PMCID: PMC5914205 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2017.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A total of 276 endophytic bacteria were isolated from the root nodules of soybean (Glycine max L.) grown in 14 sites in Henan Province, China. The inhibitory activity of these bacteria against pathogenic fungus Phytophthora sojae 01 was screened in vitro. Six strains with more than 63% inhibitory activities were further characterized through optical epifluorescence microscopic observation, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene, potential plant growth-promoting properties analysis, and plant inoculation assay. On the basis of the phylogeny of 16S rRNA genes, the six endophytic antagonists were identified as belonging to five genera: Enterobacter, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Ochrobactrum, and Bacillus. The strain Acinetobacter calcoaceticus DD161 had the strongest inhibitory activity (71.14%) against the P. sojae 01, which caused morphological abnormal changes of fungal mycelia; such changes include fracture, lysis, formation of a protoplast ball at the end of hyphae, and split ends. Except for Ochrobactrum haematophilum DD234, other antagonistic strains showed the capacity to produce siderophore, indole acetic acid, and nitrogen fixation activity. Regression analysis suggested a significant positive correlation between siderophore production and inhibition ratio against P. sojae 01. This study demonstrated that nodule endophytic bacteria are important resources for searching for inhibitors specific to the fungi and for promoting effects for soybean seedlings.
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- LongFei Zhao
- Shangqiu Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions of Henan, Shangqiu, Henan, PR China.
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- Shangqiu Normal University, College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions of Henan, Shangqiu, Henan, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Institute of Inflammation & Diseases, Wenzhou, China
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Sandhya V, Shrivastava M, Ali SZ, Sai Shiva Krishna Prasad V. Endophytes from maize with plant growth promotion and biocontrol activity under drought stress. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.3103/s1068367417010165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacterial Endophytes of Plants: Diversity, Invasion Mechanisms and Effects on the Host. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BIODIVERSITY 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-66541-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aguilar A, Peralta H, Mora Y, Díaz R, Vargas-Lagunas C, Girard L, Mora J. Genomic Comparison of Agrobacterium pusense Strains Isolated from Bean Nodules. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1720. [PMID: 27833604 PMCID: PMC5081363 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Alejandro Aguilar
- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Nonnodulating Bradyrhizobium spp. Modulate the Benefits of Legume-Rhizobium Mutualism. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:5259-68. [PMID: 27316960 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01116-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Rhizobia are best known for nodulating legume roots and fixing atmospheric nitrogen for the host in exchange for photosynthates. However, the majority of the diverse strains of rhizobia do not form nodules on legumes, often because they lack key loci that are needed to induce nodulation. Nonnodulating rhizobia are robust heterotrophs that can persist in bulk soil, thrive in the rhizosphere, or colonize roots as endophytes, but their role in the legume-rhizobium mutualism remains unclear. Here, we investigated the effects of nonnodulating strains on the native Acmispon-Bradyrhizobium mutualism. To examine the effects on both host performance and symbiont fitness, we performed clonal inoculations of diverse nonnodulating Bradyrhizobium strains on Acmispon strigosus hosts and also coinoculated hosts with mixtures of sympatric nodulating and nonnodulating strains. In isolation, nonnodulating Bradyrhizobium strains did not affect plant performance. In most cases, coinoculation of nodulating and nonnodulating strains reduced host performance compared to that of hosts inoculated with only a symbiotic strain. However, coinoculation increased host performance only under one extreme experimental treatment. Nearly all estimates of nodulating strain fitness were reduced in the presence of nonnodulating strains. We discovered that nonnodulating strains were consistently capable of coinfecting legume nodules in the presence of nodulating strains but that the fitness effects of coinfection for hosts and symbionts were negligible. Our data suggest that nonnodulating strains most often attenuate the Acmispon-Bradyrhizobium mutualism and that this occurs via competitive interactions at the root-soil interface as opposed to in planta IMPORTANCE Rhizobia are soil bacteria best known for their capacity to form root nodules on legume plants and enhance plant growth through nitrogen fixation. Yet, most rhizobia in soil do not have this capacity, and their effects on this symbiosis are poorly understood. We investigated the effects of diverse nonnodulating rhizobia on a native legume-rhizobium symbiosis. Nonnodulating strains did not affect plant growth in isolation. However, compared to inoculations with symbiotic rhizobia, coinoculations of symbiotic and nonnodulating strains often reduced plant and symbiont fitness. Coinoculation increased host performance only under one extreme treatment. Nonnodulating strains also invaded nodule interiors in the presence of nodulating strains, but this did not affect the fitness of either partner. Our data suggest that nonnodulating strains may be important competitors at the root-soil interface and that their capacity to attenuate this symbiosis should be considered in efforts to use rhizobia as biofertilizers.
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de Souza EM, Granada CE, Sperotto RA. Plant Pathogens Affecting the Establishment of Plant-Symbiont Interaction. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:15. [PMID: 26834779 PMCID: PMC4721146 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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- Eduardo M. de Souza
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro Universitário UNIVATESLajeado, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro Universitário UNIVATESLajeado, Brazil
- Centro de Gestão Organizacional, Centro Universitário UNIVATESLajeado, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Centro Universitário UNIVATESLajeado, Brazil
- Setor de Genética e Biologia Molecular do Museu de Ciências Naturais, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário UNIVATESLajeado, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Raul A. Sperotto
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Chihaoui SA, Trabelsi D, Jdey A, Mhadhbi H, Mhamdi R. Inoculation of Phaseolus vulgaris with the nodule-endophyte Agrobacterium sp. 10C2 affects richness and structure of rhizosphere bacterial communities and enhances nodulation and growth. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:805-13. [PMID: 25967041 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1118-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Agrobacterium sp. 10C2 is a nonpathogenic and non-symbiotic nodule-endophyte strain isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris. The effect of this strain on nodulation, plant growth and rhizosphere bacterial communities of P. vulgaris is investigated under seminatural conditions. Inoculation with strain 10C2 induced an increase in nodule number (+54 %) and plant biomass (+16 %). Grains also showed a significant increase in phosphorus (+53 %), polyphenols (+217 %), flavonoids (+62 %) and total antioxidant capacity (+82 %). The effect of strain 10C2 on bacterial communities was monitored using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes. When the initial soil was inoculated with strain 10C2 and left 15 days, the Agrobacterium strain did not affect TRF richness but changed structure. When common bean was sown in these soils and cultivated during 75 days, both TRF richness and structure were affected by strain 10C2. TRF richness increased in the rhizosphere soil, while it decreased in the bulk soil (root free). The taxonomic assignation of TRFs induced by strain 10C2 in the bean rhizosphere revealed the presence of four phyla (Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria) with a relative preponderance of Firmicutes, represented mainly by Bacillus species. Some of these taxa (i.e., Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus senegalensis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus firmus and Paenibacillus koreensis) are particularly known for their plant growth-promoting potentialities. These results suggest that the beneficial effects of strain 10C2 observed on plant growth and grain quality are explained at least in part by the indirect effect through the promotion of beneficial microorganisms.
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- Saif-Allah Chihaoui
- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cédria, BP 901, 2050, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Pandya M, Rajput M, Rajkumar S. Exploring plant growth promoting potential of non rhizobial root nodules endophytes of Vigna radiata. Microbiology (Reading) 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261715010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sun R, Crowley DE, Wei G. Study of phenanthrene utilizing bacterial consortia associated with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) root nodules. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 31:415-33. [PMID: 25601371 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1796-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Many legumes have been selected as model plants to degrade organic contaminants with their special associated rhizosphere microbes in soil. However, the function of root nodules during microbe-assisted phytoremediation is not clear. A pot study was conducted to examine phenanthrene (PHE) utilizing bacteria associated with root nodules and the effects of cowpea root nodules on phytoremediation in two different types of soils (freshly contaminated soil and aged contaminated soil). Cowpea nodules in freshly-contaminated soil showed less damage in comparison to the aged-contaminated soil, both morphologically and ultra-structurally by scanning electron microscopy. The study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) attenuation conducted by high performance liquid chromatography revealed that more PAH was eliminated from liquid culture around nodulated roots than nodule-free roots. PAH sublimation and denaturation gradient gel electrophoresis were applied to analyze the capability and diversity of PAH degrading bacteria from the following four parts of rhizo-microzone: bulk soil, root surface, nodule surface and nodule inside. The results indicated that the surface and inside of cowpea root nodules were colonized with bacterial consortia that utilized PHE. Our results demonstrated that root nodules not only fixed nitrogen, but also enriched PAH-utilizing microorganisms both inside and outside of the nodules. Legume nodules may have biotechnological values for PAH degradation.
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- Ran Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China,
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Phylogenetic multilocus sequence analysis of native rhizobia nodulating faba bean (Vicia faba L.) in Egypt. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:560-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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H. Youseif S, H. Abd El- F, A. Khalifa M, A. Saleh S. Symbiotic Effectiveness of Rhizobium (Agrobacterium) Compared to Ensifer (Sinorhizobium) and Bradyrhizobium Genera for Soybean Inoculation under Field Conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.3923/jm.2014.151.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aserse AA, Räsänen LA, Aseffa F, Hailemariam A, Lindström K. Diversity of sporadic symbionts and nonsymbiotic endophytic bacteria isolated from nodules of woody, shrub, and food legumes in Ethiopia. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:10117-34. [PMID: 24196581 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5248-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 08/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fifty-five bacterial isolates were obtained from surface-sterilized nodules of woody and shrub legumes growing in Ethiopia: Crotalaria spp., Indigofera spp., and Erythrina brucei, and the food legumes soybean and common bean. Based on partial 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the majority of the isolates were identified as Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the genera Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Burkholderia, Cronobacter, Enterobacter, Mesorhizobium, Novosphingobium, Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Rahnella, Rhizobium, Serratia, and Variovorax. Seven isolates were Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the genera Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Planomicrobium, and Rhodococcus. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprinting showed that each strain was genetically distinct. According to phylogenetic analysis of recA, glnII, rpoB, and 16S rRNA gene sequences, Rhizobium, Mesorhizobium, and Agrobacterium were further classified into six different genospecies: Agrobacterium spp., Agrobacterium radiobacter, Rhizobium sp., Rhizobium phaseoli, Mesorhizobium sp., and putative new Rhizobium species. The strains from R. phaseoli, Rhizobium sp. IAR30, and Mesorhizobium sp. ERR6 induced nodules on their host plants. The other strains did not form nodules on their original host. Nine endophytic bacterial strains representing seven genera, Agrobacterium, Burkholderia, Paenibacillus, Pantoea, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, and Serratia, were found to colonize nodules of Crotalaria incana and common bean on co-inoculation with symbiotic rhizobia. Four endophytic Rhizobium and two Agrobacterium strains had identical nifH gene sequences with symbiotic Rhizobium strains, suggesting horizontal gene transfer. Most symbiotic and nonsymbiotic endophytic bacteria showed plant growth-promoting properties in vitro, which indicate their potential role in the promotion of plant growth when colonizing plant roots and the rhizosphere.
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- Aregu Amsalu Aserse
- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014, Finland,
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Chen W, Sun L, Lu J, Bi L, Wang E, Wei G. Diverse nodule bacteria were associated with Astragalus species in arid region of northwestern China. J Basic Microbiol 2013; 55:121-8. [PMID: 24115208 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201300209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The legume species of Astragalus as traditional Chinese medicine source and environmental protection plants showed an extensive distribution in the arid region of northwestern China. However, few rhizobia associating with Astragalus have been investigated in this region so far. In this study, 78 endophytic bacteria were isolated from root nodules of 12 Astragalus species and characterized by the PCR-RFLP of 16S rRNA gene and symbiotic genes together with the phylogenetic analysis. Results showed that the majority (53%) of isolates are non-nodulating Agrobacterium sp. and the rest are Mesorhizobium genomic species (41%), Ensifer spp. and Rhizobium gallicum (6%), respectively. Mesorhizobium genomic species are broadly distributed in the Astragalus symbioses and most of them share similar symbiotic genes. It seems that horizontal gene transfer occurred frequently among different genomic species independent of their original hosts and sites. Astragalus adsurgens is nodulated by a widely range of rhizobial species in the nodulation test, revealing that it could play an important role in diversification of Astragalus symbionts and that might be a reason for its wide adaptation to diverse environments.
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- Weimin Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A and F University, Yangling, Shaanx, China
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Muresu R, Tondello A, Polone E, Sulas L, Baldan B, Squartini A. Antioxidant treatments counteract the non-culturability of bacterial endophytes isolated from legume nodules. Arch Microbiol 2013; 195:385-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-013-0886-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Revised: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Chihaoui SA, Mhadhbi H, Mhamdi R. The antibiosis of nodule-endophytic agrobacteria and its potential effect on nodule functioning of Phaseolus vulgaris. Arch Microbiol 2012; 194:1013-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-012-0837-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Revised: 07/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Genome sequence and mutational analysis of plant-growth-promoting bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens CCNWGS0286 Isolated from a zinc-lead mine tailing. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:5384-94. [PMID: 22636006 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01200-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The plant-growth-promoting bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens CCNWGS0286, isolated from the nodules of Robinia pseudoacacia growing in zinc-lead mine tailings, both displayed high metal resistance and enhanced the growth of Robinia plants in a metal-contaminated environment. Our goal was to determine whether bacterial metal resistance or the capacity to produce phytohormones had a larger impact on the growth of host plants under zinc stress. Eight zinc-sensitive mutants and one zinc-sensitive mutant with reduced indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production were obtained by transposon mutagenesis. Analysis of the genome sequence and of transcription via reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) combined with transposon gene disruptions revealed that ZntA-4200 and the transcriptional regulator ZntR1 played important roles in the zinc homeostasis of A. tumefaciens CCNWGS0286. In addition, interruption of a putative oligoketide cyclase/lipid transport protein reduced IAA synthesis and also showed reduced zinc and cadmium resistance but had no influence on copper resistance. In greenhouse studies, R. pseudoacacia inoculated with A. tumefaciens CCNWGS0286 displayed a significant increase in biomass production over that without inoculation, even in a zinc-contaminated environment. Interestingly, the differences in plant biomass improvement among A. tumefaciens CCNWGS0286, A. tumefaciens C58, and zinc-sensitive mutants 12-2 (zntA::Tn5) and 15-6 (low IAA production) revealed that phytohormones, rather than genes encoding zinc resistance determinants, were the dominant factor in enhancing plant growth in contaminated soil.
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Salem S, Saidi S, Chihaoui SA, Mhamdi R. Inoculation of Phaseolus vulgaris, Medicago laciniata and Medicago polymorpha with Agrobacterium sp. strain 10C2 may enhance nodulation and shoot dry weight but does not affect host range specificity. ANN MICROBIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-012-0439-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Saïdi S, Mnasri B, Mhamdi R. Diversity of nodule-endophytic agrobacteria-like strains associated with different grain legumes in Tunisia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:524-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2011.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Trabelsi D, Mengoni A, Ben Ammar H, Mhamdi R. Effect of on-field inoculation of Phaseolus vulgaris with rhizobia on soil bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2011; 77:211-22. [PMID: 21453320 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the impact of inoculation of Phaseolus vulgaris with two indigenous rhizobia strains on plant growth promotion, nitrogen turnover processes, richness and structure of the Rhizobiaceae and total bacterial communities in the bulk soil. Both strains used induced a significant increase in nodulation and grain yield. Analysis of bulk soil fertility showed positive, negative and strain-dependent effects of inoculation on nitrate, phosphorus and ammonium, respectively. Terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism profiling demonstrated that inoculation significantly increased the phylotype richness of the bacterial communities. No significant difference in richness between the strains used and no additive effect of co-inoculation were observed. However, differences between both inoculants and a clear additive effect of co-inoculation on heterogeneity were found. This work gives original insights into the effect of rhizobial inoculation outside the restricted rhizospheric area. Effects on bacterial structure and diversity are clearly sensed in the neighbourhood of 25 cm and in a limited time course. Both Alpha- and Gammaproteobacteria, together with Firmicutes and Actinobacteria, were enhanced by inoculation, No evidence of terminal-restriction fragment inhibition was found. However, it remains to be answered how the impact on taxonomic groups can be related to effects on functional capabilities of soil microbial communities.
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- Darine Trabelsi
- Laboratory of Legumes, Centre of Biotechnology of Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia
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Diversity of rhizobia nodulating sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) and selection of inoculant strains for semi-arid Tunisia. ANN MICROBIOL 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0229-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Deng ZS, Zhao LF, Kong ZY, Yang WQ, Lindström K, Wang ET, Wei GH. Diversity of endophytic bacteria within nodules of the Sphaerophysa salsula in different regions of Loess Plateau in China. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2011; 76:463-75. [PMID: 21303396 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A total of 115 endophytic bacteria were isolated from root nodules of the wild legume Sphaerophysa salsula grown in two ecological regions of Loess Plateau in China. The genetic diversity and phylogeny of the strains were revealed by restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing of 16S rRNA gene and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-PCR. Their symbiotic capacity was checked by nodulation tests and analysis of nifH gene sequence. This is the first systematic study on endophytic bacteria associated with S. salsula root nodules. Fifty of the strains found were symbiotic bacteria belonging to eight putative species in the genera Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium, harboring similar nifH genes; Mesorhizobium gobiense was the main group and 65 strains were nonsymbiotic bacteria related to 17 species in the genera Paracoccus, Sphingomonas, Inquilinus, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Mycobacterium, Nocardia, Streptomyces, Paenibacillus, Brevibacillus, Staphylococcus, Lysinibacillus and Bacillus, which were universally coexistent with symbiotic bacteria in the nodules. Differing from other similar studies, the present study is the first time that symbiotic and nonsymbiotic bacteria have been simultaneously isolated from the same root nodules, offering the possibility to accurately reveal the correlation between these two kinds of bacteria. These results provide valuable information about the interactions among the symbiotic bacteria, nonsymbiotic bacteria and their habitats.
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- Zhen Shan Deng
- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Fernandez-Aunión C, Hamouda TB, Iglesias-Guerra F, Argandoña M, Reina-Bueno M, Nieto JJ, Aouani ME, Vargas C. Biosynthesis of compatible solutes in rhizobial strains isolated from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules in Tunisian fields. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:192. [PMID: 20633304 PMCID: PMC2918589 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2010] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Associated with appropriate crop and soil management, inoculation of legumes with microbial biofertilizers can improve food legume yield and soil fertility and reduce pollution by inorganic fertilizers. Rhizospheric bacteria are subjected to osmotic stress imposed by drought and/or NaCl, two abiotic constraints frequently found in semi-arid lands. Osmostress response in bacteria involves the accumulation of small organic compounds called compatible solutes. Whereas most studies on rhizobial osmoadaptation have focussed on the model species Sinorhizobium meliloti, little is known on the osmoadaptive mechanisms used by native rhizobia, which are good sources of inoculants. In this work, we investigated the synthesis and accumulations of compatible solutes by four rhizobial strains isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris in Tunisia, as well as by the reference strain Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899T. RESULTS The most NaCl-tolerant strain was A. tumefaciens 10c2, followed (in decreasing order) by R. tropici CIAT 899, R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli 31c3, R. etli 12a3 and R. gallicum bv. phaseoli 8a3. 13C- and 1H-NMR analyses showed that all Rhizobium strains synthesized trehalose whereas A. tumefaciens 10c2 synthesized mannosucrose. Glutamate synthesis was also observed in R. tropici CIAT 899, R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli 31c3 and A. tumefaciens 10c2. When added as a carbon source, mannitol was also accumulated by all strains. Accumulation of trehalose in R. tropici CIAT 899 and of mannosucrose in A. tumefaciens 10c2 was osmoregulated, suggesting their involvement in osmotolerance. The phylogenetic analysis of the otsA gene, encoding the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase, suggested the existence of lateral transfer events. In vivo 13C labeling experiments together with genomic analysis led us to propose the uptake and conversion pathways of different carbon sources into trehalose. Collaterally, the beta-1,2-cyclic glucan from R. tropici CIAT 899 was co-extracted with the cytoplasmic compatible solutes and its chemical structure was determined. CONCLUSIONS The soil bacteria analyzed in this work accumulated mainly disaccharides in response to NaCl stress. We could not find a direct correlation between the trehalose content of the rhizobial strains and their osmotolerance, suggesting that additional osmoadaptive mechanism should be operating in the most NaCl-tolerant strain R. tropici CIAT 899.
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Liu J, Wang ET, Ren DW, Chen WX. Mixture of endophytic Agrobacterium and Sinorhizobium meliloti strains could induce nonspecific nodulation on some woody legumes. Arch Microbiol 2010; 192:229-34. [PMID: 20098981 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0543-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Revised: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Agrobacterium sp. II CCBAU 21244 isolated from root nodules of Wisteria sinensis was verified as an endophytic bacterium by inoculation and reisolation tests. However, inoculation with a mixture of this strain and a Sinorhizobium meliloti strain could induce root nodules on W. sinensis and two other woody legumes, which do not form a symbiosis with S. meliloti alone. Rod-shaped and irregular nodules were found on the inoculated plants, in which the S. meliloti strain was detected in all of the nodules; while the Agrobacterium strain was inside of the rod-shaped nodules, or occupied only the nodule surface of the irregular globe-shaped nodules. These findings revealed novel interactions among the symbiotic bacteria, endophytic bacteria and the legume plants, although the mechanisms are still unknown.
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- Jie Liu
- Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042 Qingdao, China.
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Hou BC, Wang ET, Li Y, Jia RZ, Chen WF, Man CX, Sui XH, Chen WX. Rhizobial resource associated with epidemic legumes in Tibet. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2009; 57:69-81. [PMID: 18568286 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-008-9397-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Revised: 04/20/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A total of 128 bacterial test strains originated from Astragalus, Caragana, Gueldenstaedtia, Medicago, Melilotus, Oxytropis, Trifolium, and Vicia grown in Tibet were characterized phenotypically and genomically. Based upon the consensus of grouping results, they were identified as 16 putative species. Twenty-five test strains belonging to seven putative species of Agrobacterium, Bradyrhizobium, and Rhizobium might be nonsymbiotic bacteria and the remaining 103 test strains were symbiotic bacteria belonging to Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium, and Sinorhizobium meliloti. Although no novel taxon was detected in the symbiotic bacteria, several characters including the alkaliphilic psychrotolerance revealed that the Tibetan rhizobia could be ecotypes adapted to the local conditions. The results also demonstrated that frequent lateral transfer of symbiotic genes might have happened in the Tibetan rhizobia since nodC genes similar to that of S. meliloti were found in several Rhizobium test strains and all the Mesorhizobium species had very similar nodC genes despite their genomic background. All of these findings demonstrated that the Tibetan rhizobia were an important resource for further studies on rhizobial ecology and application.
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- Bao Chao Hou
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Microbial Resource and Application, Ministry of Agriculture/College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China
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Lei X, Wang ET, Chen WF, Sui XH, Chen WX. Diverse bacteria isolated from root nodules of wild Vicia species grown in temperate region of China. Arch Microbiol 2008; 190:657-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0418-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2007] [Revised: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Muresu R, Polone E, Sulas L, Baldan B, Tondello A, Delogu G, Cappuccinelli P, Alberghini S, Benhizia Y, Benhizia H, Benguedouar A, Mori B, Calamassi R, Dazzo FB, Squartini A. Coexistence of predominantly nonculturable rhizobia with diverse, endophytic bacterial taxa within nodules of wild legumes. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2008; 63:383-400. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mahdhi M, de Lajudie P, Mars M. Phylogenetic and symbiotic characterization of rhizobial bacteria nodulating Argyrolobium uniflorum in Tunisian arid soils. Can J Microbiol 2008; 54:209-17. [DOI: 10.1139/w07-131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Forty-two bacterial isolates from root nodules of Argyrolobium uniflorum growing in the arid areas of Tunisia were characterized by phenotypic features, RFLP, and sequencing of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes. The isolates were found to be phenotypically diverse. The majority of the isolates tolerated 3% NaCl and grew at temperatures up to 40 °C. Phylogenetically, the new isolates were grouped in the genera Sinorhizobium (27), Rhizobium (13), and Agrobacterium (2). Except for the 2 Agrobacterium isolates, all strains induced nodulation on Argyrolobium uniflorum, but the number of nodules and nitrogen fixation efficiency varied among them. Sinorhizobium sp. strains STM 4034, STM 4036, and STM 4039, forming the most effective symbiosis, are potential candidates for inoculants in revegetalisation programs.
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- M. Mahdhi
- Laboratoire de Biotechnologies végétales Appliquées à l’Amélioration des cultures, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Cité Erriadh Zrig 6072 Gabès, Tunisia
- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM) UMR 113 IRD/CIRAD/AGRO-M/UM-II, USC INRA Campus International de Baillarguet TA-A82/ J 34398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologies végétales Appliquées à l’Amélioration des cultures, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Cité Erriadh Zrig 6072 Gabès, Tunisia
- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM) UMR 113 IRD/CIRAD/AGRO-M/UM-II, USC INRA Campus International de Baillarguet TA-A82/ J 34398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologies végétales Appliquées à l’Amélioration des cultures, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Cité Erriadh Zrig 6072 Gabès, Tunisia
- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM) UMR 113 IRD/CIRAD/AGRO-M/UM-II, USC INRA Campus International de Baillarguet TA-A82/ J 34398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
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