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Bromfield ESP, Cloutier S. Bradyrhizobium ontarionense sp. nov., a novel bacterial symbiont isolated from Aeschynomene indica (Indian jointvetch), harbours photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and nitrous oxide (N 2O) reductase genes. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:69. [PMID: 38647727 PMCID: PMC11035471 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-024-01940-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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A novel bacterial symbiont, strain A19T, was previously isolated from a root-nodule of Aeschynomene indica and assigned to a new lineage in the photosynthetic clade of the genus Bradyrhizobium. Here data are presented for the detailed genomic and taxonomic analyses of novel strain A19T. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of genes of practical or ecological significance (photosynthesis, nitrous oxide reductase and nitrogen fixation genes). Phylogenomic analysis of whole genome sequences as well as 50 single-copy core gene sequences placed A19T in a highly supported lineage distinct from described Bradyrhizobium species with B. oligotrophicum as the closest relative. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values for A19T in pair-wise comparisons with close relatives were far lower than the respective threshold values of 70% and ~ 96% for definition of species boundaries. The complete genome of A19T consists of a single 8.44 Mbp chromosome and contains a photosynthesis gene cluster, nitrogen-fixation genes and genes encoding a complete denitrifying enzyme system including nitrous oxide reductase implicated in the reduction of N2O, a potent greenhouse gas, to inert dinitrogen. Nodulation and type III secretion system genes, needed for nodulation by most rhizobia, were not detected. Data for multiple phenotypic tests complemented the sequence-based analyses. Strain A19T elicits nitrogen-fixing nodules on stems and roots of A. indica plants but not on soybeans or Macroptilium atropurpureum. Based on the data presented, a new species named Bradyrhizobium ontarionense sp. nov. is proposed with strain A19T (= LMG 32638T = HAMBI 3761T) as the type strain.
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- Eden S P Bromfield
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, K1A 0C6, Canada.
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, K1A 0C6, Canada
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Wang X, Sun T, Yan S, Chen S, Zhang Y. Sediment microbial community characteristics in sea cucumber restocking area. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 192:106233. [PMID: 37866200 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106233] [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: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Variations of microbial species and functional composition in coastal sediment are usually taken as the results of the provision of supplementary nutrients affected by human activities. However, responses of microbiome stability to restocking biological resources remain less understood in coastal benthic systems without nutrient supplements. Here, combined with metagenomics and microbiome co-occurrence networks, the composition, function, and community stability of microbes were evaluated in a coastal area where sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus) restocked after six months. Also, the physicochemical characteristics of sediments and bottom water were analyzed. We found the total organic carbon, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus of sediment did not change significantly in the restocking area after six months, whereas the concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in bottom water increased significantly. Moreover, the relative abundance of Nitrospina at the class level was increased significantly in the restocking area. Also, enzymes related to nitrate reduction and nitrous oxide reductase were increased in the restocking area. Of note, stock enhancement of sea cucumbers altered associations between bacteria rather than their composition. The elimination of negative associations and reduction of the potential keystone taxa in the restocking area indicated destabilized bacterial communities. Our work may contribute to elucidating the response of microbial stability to stock enhancement. This finding also suggests that microbial community stability can be considered as an indicator of ecological risk under the influence of stock enhancement.
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- Xiaoling Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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- National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116021, China
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- Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, Qingdao, 266011, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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Wasai-Hara S, Itakura M, Fernandes Siqueira A, Takemoto D, Sugawara M, Mitsui H, Sato S, Inagaki N, Yamazaki T, Imaizumi-Anraku H, Shimoda Y, Minamisawa K. Bradyrhizobium ottawaense efficiently reduces nitrous oxide through high nosZ gene expression. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18862. [PMID: 37914789 PMCID: PMC10620151 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46019-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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N2O is an important greenhouse gas influencing global warming, and agricultural land is the predominant (anthropogenic) source of N2O emissions. Here, we report the high N2O-reducing activity of Bradyrhizobium ottawaense, suggesting the potential for efficiently mitigating N2O emission from agricultural lands. Among the 15 B. ottawaense isolates examined, the N2O-reducing activities of most (13) strains were approximately five-fold higher than that of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110T under anaerobic conditions. This robust N2O-reducing activity of B. ottawaense was confirmed by N2O reductase (NosZ) protein levels and by mitigation of N2O emitted by nodule decomposition in laboratory system. While the NosZ of B. ottawaense and B. diazoefficiens showed high homology, nosZ gene expression in B. ottawaense was over 150-fold higher than that in B. diazoefficiens USDA110T, suggesting the high N2O-reducing activity of B. ottawaense is achieved by high nos expression. Furthermore, we examined the nos operon transcription start sites and found that, unlike B. diazoefficiens, B. ottawaense has two transcription start sites under N2O-respiring conditions, which may contribute to the high nosZ expression. Our study indicates the potential of B. ottawaense for effective N2O reduction and unique regulation of nos gene expression towards the high performance of N2O mitigation in the soil.
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- Sawa Wasai-Hara
- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Analysis, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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Liu H, Li Y, Pan B, Zheng X, Yu J, Ding H, Zhang Y. Pathways of soil N 2O uptake, consumption, and its driving factors: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:30850-30864. [PMID: 35092587 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18619-y] [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: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas that plays a significant role in atmospheric photochemical reactions and contributes to stratospheric ozone depletion. Soils are the main sources of N2O emissions. In recent years, it has been demonstrated that soil is not only a source but also a sink of N2O uptake and consumption. N2O emissions at the soil surface are the result of gross N2O production, uptake, and consumption, which are co-occurring processes. Soil N2O uptake and consumption are complex biological processes, and their mechanisms are still worth an in-depth systematic study. This paper aimed to systematically address the current research progress on soil N2O uptake and consumption. Based on a bibliometric perspective, this study has highlighted the pathways of soil N2O uptake and consumption and their driving factors and measurement techniques. This systematic review of N2O uptake and consumption will help to further understand N transformations and soil N2O emissions.
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- Hongshan Liu
- College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, Chao'yang, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Jin'an, Fuzhou, 350013, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- College of Earth Sciences, Jilin University, Chao'yang, Changchun, 130061, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3010, VIC, Australia
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Jin'an, Fuzhou, 350013, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Jin'an, Fuzhou, 350013, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Jin'an, Fuzhou, 350013, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Jin'an, Fuzhou, 350013, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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Sun X, Zhang X, Xia Y, Tao R, Zhang M, Mei Y, Qu M. Simulation of the effects of microplastics on the microbial community structure and nitrogen cycle of paddy soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 818:151768. [PMID: 34808183 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in farmland soils. However, few studies have evaluated their effects on the microbial community structure and nitrogen cycle of farmland soils. Here, 0.3% and 1% (mass percentage) of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polylactic acid (PLA) MPs were added to paddy soil to evaluate their impact on the paddy soil microenvironment. The alpha index of the PLA MP treatment was significantly different from that of the control group (p-value < 0.05). In contrast, the indices of the PET and PVC MP treatments were not different from the control (p-value > 0.05). Among the MP treatments, the alpha index of the PLA MP group was significantly different from the PET and PVC MP groups (p-value < 0.05). PCoA analysis also indicated that there were differences between PLA and other MP groups, and different MP concentrations and exposure times had a great impact on microbial composition. The three MPs affected NH4+ metabolism by changing the abundance of a NH2OH-forming gene (amoA) and an organic nitrogen-forming gene (gdh), as well as the abundances of Thiobacillus, Bradyrhizobium, Anaeromyxobacter, Geobacter, and Desulfobacca. Further, the MPs affected NO3- metabolism by regulating the abundance of the nirS and nirK genes and the abundance of Nitrospirae. In contrast, NO2- metabolism was not significantly affected by the MPs due to the low concentration of NO2-, which was attributed to the high abundance of nirS and nirK in the sample. Taken together, our findings indicated that MP addition may have an inhibitory effect on the nitrogen cycle in paddy soils and that the effect of degradable MPs may be greater than that of their non-degradable counterparts. Given the increasing severity of worldwide MP contamination, additional studies are required to assess their impact on global ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles.
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- Xia Sun
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China.
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Wulandari D, Tittabutr P, Songwattana P, Piromyou P, Teamtisong K, Boonkerd N, Boonchuen P, Teaumroong N. Symbiosis Contribution of Non-nodulating <i>Bradyrhizobium cosmicum</i> S23321 after Transferal of the Symbiotic Plasmid pDOA9. Microbes Environ 2022; 37. [PMID: 35676049 PMCID: PMC9530727 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me22008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The symbiotic properties of rhizobial bacteria are driven by the horizontal gene transfer of symbiotic genes, which are located in symbiosis islands or on plasmids. The symbiotic megaplasmid pDOA9 of Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9, carrying the nod, nif, fix, and type three secretion system (T3SS) genes, has been conjugatively transferred to different Bradyrhizobium strains. In the present study, non-nodulating B. cosmicum S23321, which shows a close phylogenetic relationship with Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9, but lacks symbiotic properties, was used to carry pDOA9 (annotated as chimeric S2:pDOA9). The results obtained showed that pDOA9 conferred symbiotic properties on S23321; however, nodulation phenotypes varied among the DOA9, chimeric ORS278:pDOA9, and S2:pDOA9 strains even though they all carried symbiotic pDOA9 plasmid. S23321 appeared to gain symbiotic nodulation from pDOA9 by processing nodulation genes and broadening the host range. The present results also showed the successful formation of active nodules in Arachis hypogaea (Dalbergoid) and Vigna radiata (Millitoid) by chimeric S2:pDOA9, while Crotalaria juncea (Genistoid) and Macroptilium atropurpureum (Millitoid) formed nodule-like structures. The formation of nodules and nodule-like structures occurred in a nod factor-dependent manner because the nod factor-lacking strain (S2:pDOA9ΩnodB) completely abolished nodulation in all legumes tested. Moreover, T3SS carried by S2:pDOA9 exerted negative effects on symbiosis with Crotalaria juncea, which was consistent with the results obtained on DOA9. T3SS exhibited symbiotic compatibility with V. radiata when nodulated by S23321. These outcomes implied that pDOA9 underwent changes during legume evolution that broadened host specificity and the compatibility of nodulation in a manner that was dependent on the chromosomal background of the recipient as well as legume host restrictions.
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- Dyah Wulandari
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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- The Center for Scientific and Technological Equipment, Suranaree University of Technology
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
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Siqueira AF, Sugawara M, Arashida H, Minamisawa K, Sánchez C. Levels of Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase during Denitrification are Lower in Bradyrhizobium japonicum than in Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens. Microbes Environ 2020; 35. [PMID: 32554940 PMCID: PMC7511789 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me19129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Soybean plants host endosymbiotic dinitrogen (N2)-fixing bacteria from the genus Bradyrhizobium. Under oxygen-limiting conditions, Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens and Bradyrhizobium japonicum perform denitrification by sequentially reducing nitrate (NO3–) to nitrous oxide (N2O) or N2. The anaerobic reduction of NO3– to N2O was previously shown to be lower in B. japonicum than in B. diazoefficiens due to impaired periplasmic nitrate reductase (Nap) activity in B. japonicum. We herein demonstrated that impaired Nap activity in B. japonicum was due to low Nap protein levels, which may be related to a decline in the production of FixP and FixO proteins by the cbb3-type oxidase.
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Woliy K, Degefu T, Frostegård Å. Host Range and Symbiotic Effectiveness of N 2O Reducing Bradyrhizobium Strains. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2746. [PMID: 31849890 PMCID: PMC6896821 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas N2O is one of the environmental problems associated with intensive use of synthetic N fertilizers, and novel N2O mitigation strategies are needed to minimize fertilizer applications and N2O release without affecting agricultural efficiencies. Increased incorporation of legume crops in agricultural practices offers a sustainable alternative. Legumes, in their symbiosis with nitrogen fixing bacteria, rhizobia, reduce the need for fertilizers and also respond to the need for increased production of plant-based proteins. Not all combinations of rhizobia and legumes result in efficient nitrogen fixation, and legume crops therefore often need to be inoculated with compatible rhizobial strains. Recent research has demonstrated that some rhizobia are also very efficient N2O reducers. Several nutritionally and economically important legumes form root nodules in symbiosis with bacteria belonging to Bradyrhizobium. Here, the host-ranges of fourteen N2O reducing Bradyrhizobium strains were tested on six legume hosts; cowpea, groundnut, mung bean, haricot bean, soybean, and alfalfa. The plants were grown for 35 days in pots in sterile sand supplemented with N-free nutrient solution. Cowpea was the most promiscuous host nodulated by all test strains, followed by groundnut (11 strains) and mungbean (4 strains). Three test strains were able to nodulate all these three legumes, while none nodulated the other three hosts. For cowpea, five strains increased the shoot dry weight and ten strains the shoot nitrogen content (pairwise comparison; p < 0.05). For groundnut the corresponding results were three and nine strains. The symbiotic effectiveness for the different strains ranged from 45 to 98% in cowpea and 34 to 95% in groundnut, relative to fertilized controls. The N2O reduction capacity of detached nodules from cowpea plants inoculated with one of these strains confirmed active N2O reduction inside the nodules. When released from senescent nodules such strains are expected to also act as sinks for N2O produced by denitrifying organisms in the soil microbial community. Our strategy to search among known N2O-reducing Bradyrhizobium strains for their N2-fixation effectiveness successfully identified several strains which can potentially be used for the production of legume inoculants with the dual capacities of efficacious N2-fixation and N2O reduction.
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- Kedir Woliy
- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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Obando M, Correa-Galeote D, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Gualpa J, Hidalgo A, Alché JD, Bedmar E, Cassán F. Analysis of the denitrification pathway and greenhouse gases emissions in Bradyrhizobium sp. strains used as biofertilizers in South America. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:739-749. [PMID: 30803109 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIMS Greenhouse gases are considered as potential atmospheric pollutants, with agriculture being one of the main emission sources. The practice of inoculating soybean seeds with Bradyrhizobium sp. might contribute to nitrous oxide (N2 O) emissions. We analysed this capacity in five of the most used strains of Bradyrhizobium sp. in South America. METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed the denitrification pathway and N2 O production by Bradyrhizobium japonicum E109 and CPAC15, Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens CPAC7 and B. elkanii SEMIA 587 and SEMIA 5019, both in free-living conditions and in symbiosis with soybean. The in silico analysis indicated the absence of nosZ genes in B. japonicum and the presence of all denitrification genes in B. diazoefficiens strains, as well as the absence of nirK, norC and nosZ genes in B. elkanii. The in planta analysis confirmed N2 O production under saprophytic conditions or symbiosis with soybean root nodules. In the case of symbiosis, up to 26.1 and 18.4 times higher in plants inoculated with SEMIA5019 and E109, respectively, than in those inoculated with USDA110. CONCLUSIONS The strains E109, SEMIA 5019, CPAC15 and SEMIA 587 showed the highest N2 O production both as free-living cells and in symbiotic conditions in comparison with USDA110 and CPAC7, which do have the nosZ gene. Although norC and nosZ could not be identified in silico or in vitro in SEMIA 587 and SEMIA 5019, these strains showed the capacity to produce N2 O in our experimental conditions. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first report to analyse and confirm the incomplete denitrification capacity and N2 O production in four of the five most used strains of Bradyrhizobium sp. for soybean inoculation in South America.
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- M Obando
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal e Interacción Planta-Microorganismo, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín-CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín-CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal e Interacción Planta-Microorganismo, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín-CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Protection Vegetal, Estación Experimental del Zaidín-CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín-CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal e Interacción Planta-Microorganismo, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Sánchez C, Minamisawa K. Nitrogen Cycling in Soybean Rhizosphere: Sources and Sinks of Nitrous Oxide (N 2O). Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1943. [PMID: 31497007 PMCID: PMC6712156 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the third most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane, and a prominent ozone-depleting substance. Agricultural soils are the primary anthropogenic source of N2O because of the constant increase in the use of industrial nitrogen (N) fertilizers. The soybean crop is grown on 6% of the world's arable land, and its production is expected to increase rapidly in the future. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on N-cycle in the rhizosphere of soybean plants, particularly sources and sinks of N2O. Soybean root nodules are the host of dinitrogen (N2)-fixing bacteria from the genus Bradyrhizobium. Nodule decomposition is the main source of N2O in soybean rhizosphere, where soil organisms mediate the nitrogen transformations that produce N2O. This N2O is either emitted into the atmosphere or further reduced to N2 by the bradyrhizobial N2O reductase (N2OR), encoded by the nos gene cluster. The dominance of nos - indigenous populations of soybean bradyrhizobia results in the emission of N2O into the atmosphere. Hence, inoculation with nos + or nos ++ (mutants with enhanced N2OR activity) bradyrhizobia has proved to be promising strategies to reduce N2O emission in the field. We discussed these strategies, the molecular mechanisms underlying them, and the future perspectives to develop better options for global mitigation of N2O emission from soils.
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- Cristina Sánchez
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Nakagawa T, Tsuchiya Y, Ueda S, Fukui M, Takahashi R. Eelgrass Sediment Microbiome as a Nitrous Oxide Sink in Brackish Lake Akkeshi, Japan. Microbes Environ 2018; 34:13-22. [PMID: 30504642 PMCID: PMC6440730 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me18103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a powerful greenhouse gas; however, limited information is currently available on the microbiomes involved in its sink and source in seagrass meadow sediments. Using laboratory incubations, a quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis of N2O reductase (nosZ) and ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (amoA) genes, and a metagenome analysis based on the nosZ gene, we investigated the abundance of N2O-reducing microorganisms and ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes as well as the community compositions of N2O-reducing microorganisms in in situ and cultivated sediments in the non-eelgrass and eelgrass zones of Lake Akkeshi, Japan. Laboratory incubations showed that N2O was reduced by eelgrass sediments and emitted by non-eelgrass sediments. qPCR analyses revealed that the abundance of nosZ gene clade II in both sediments before and after the incubation as higher in the eelgrass zone than in the non-eelgrass zone. In contrast, the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal amoA genes increased after incubations in the non-eelgrass zone only. Metagenome analyses of nosZ genes revealed that the lineages Dechloromonas-Magnetospirillum-Thiocapsa and Bacteroidetes (Flavobacteriia) within nosZ gene clade II were the main populations in the N2O-reducing microbiome in the in situ sediments of eelgrass zones. Sulfur-oxidizing Gammaproteobacteria within nosZ gene clade II dominated in the lineage Dechloromonas-Magnetospirillum-Thiocapsa. Alphaproteobacteria within nosZ gene clade I were predominant in both zones. The proportions of Epsilonproteobacteria within nosZ gene clade II increased after incubations in the eelgrass zone microcosm supplemented with N2O only. Collectively, these results suggest that the N2O-reducing microbiome in eelgrass meadows is largely responsible for coastal N2O mitigation.
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- College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
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- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
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Siqueira AF, Minamisawa K, Sánchez C. Anaerobic Reduction of Nitrate to Nitrous Oxide Is Lower in Bradyrhizobium japonicum than in Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens. Microbes Environ 2017; 32:398-401. [PMID: 29109361 PMCID: PMC5745027 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me17081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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When soil oxygen levels decrease, some bradyrhizobia use denitrification as an alternative form of respiration. Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens (nos+) completely denitrifies nitrate (NO3-) to dinitrogen, whereas B. japonicum (nos-) is unable to reduce nitrous oxide to dinitrogen. We found that anaerobic growth with NO3- as the electron acceptor was significantly lower in B. japonicum than in B. diazoefficiens, and this was not explained by the absence of nos in B. japonicum. Our results indicate that the reason for the limited growth of B. japonicum is weak NO3- reduction due to impaired periplasmic nitrate reductase activity, which may rely on posttranscriptional events.
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Torres MJ, Bueno E, Jiménez-Leiva A, Cabrera JJ, Bedmar EJ, Mesa S, Delgado MJ. FixK 2 Is the Main Transcriptional Activator of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens nosRZDYFLX Genes in Response to Low Oxygen. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1621. [PMID: 28912756 PMCID: PMC5582078 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The powerful greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N2O) has a strong potential to drive climate change. Soils are the major source of N2O and microbial nitrification and denitrification the main processes involved. The soybean endosymbiont Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens is considered a model to study rhizobial denitrification, which depends on the napEDABC, nirK, norCBQD, and nosRZDYFLX genes. In this bacterium, the role of the regulatory cascade FixLJ-FixK2-NnrR in the expression of napEDABC, nirK, and norCBQD genes involved in N2O synthesis has been previously unraveled. However, much remains to be discovered regarding the regulation of the respiratory N2O reductase (N2OR), the key enzyme that mitigates N2O emissions. In this work, we have demonstrated that nosRZDYFLX genes constitute an operon which is transcribed from a major promoter located upstream of the nosR gene. Low oxygen was shown to be the main inducer of expression of nosRZDYFLX genes and N2OR activity, FixK2 being the regulatory protein involved in such control. Further, by using an in vitro transcription assay with purified FixK2 protein and B. diazoefficiens RNA polymerase we were able to show that the nosRZDYFLX genes are direct targets of FixK2.
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- María J Torres
- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGranada, Spain
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Saeki Y, Nakamura M, Mason MLT, Yano T, Shiro S, Sameshima-Saito R, Itakura M, Minamisawa K, Yamamoto A. Effect of Flooding and the nosZ Gene in Bradyrhizobia on Bradyrhizobial Community Structure in the Soil. Microbes Environ 2017; 32:154-163. [PMID: 28592720 PMCID: PMC5478539 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me16132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of the water status (flooded or non-flooded) and presence of the nosZ gene in bradyrhizobia on the bradyrhizobial community structure in a factorial experiment that examined three temperature levels (20°C, 25°C, and 30°C) and two soil types (andosol and gray lowland soil) using microcosm incubations. All microcosms were inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA6T, B. japonicum USDA123, and B. elkanii USDA76T, which do not possess the nosZ gene, and then half received B. diazoefficiens USDA110Twt (wt for the wild-type) and the other half received B. diazoefficiens USDA110ΔnosZ. USDA110Twt possesses the nosZ gene, which encodes N2O reductase; 110ΔnosZ, a mutant variant, does not. Changes in the community structure after 30- and 60-d incubations were investigated by denaturing-gradient gel electrophoresis and an image analysis. USDA6T and 76T strains slightly increased in non-flooded soil regardless of which USDA110T strain was present. In flooded microcosms with the USDA110Twt strain, USDA110Twt became dominant, whereas in microcosms with the USDA110ΔnosZ, a similar change in the community structure occurred to that in non-flooded microcosms. These results suggest that possession of the nosZ gene confers a competitive advantage to B. diazoefficiens USDA110T in flooded soil. We herein demonstrated that the dominance of B. diazoefficiens USDA110Twt within the soil bradyrhizobial population may be enhanced by periods of flooding or waterlogging systems such as paddy-soybean rotations because it appears to have the ability to thrive in moderately anaerobic soil.
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- Yuichi Saeki
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of MiyazakiMiyazaki 889–2192Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of MiyazakiMiyazaki 889–2192Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of MiyazakiMiyazaki 889–2192Japan
- College of Agriculture, Central Luzon State UniversityScience City of Muñoz, 3120 Nueva EcijaPhilippines
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of MiyazakiMiyazaki 889–2192Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane UniversityShimane 690–8504Japan
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- College of Agriculture, Academic Institute, Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka 422–8529Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku UniversitySendai, Miyagi 980–8577Japan
- Center for Ecological Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Kyoto Sangyo UniversityKyoto 603–8555Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku UniversitySendai, Miyagi 980–8577Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of MiyazakiMiyazaki 889–2192Japan
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Yoon S, Nissen S, Park D, Sanford RA, Löffler FE. Nitrous Oxide Reduction Kinetics Distinguish Bacteria Harboring Clade I NosZ from Those Harboring Clade II NosZ. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:3793-800. [PMID: 27084012 PMCID: PMC4907195 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00409-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Bacteria capable of reduction of nitrous oxide (N2O) to N2 separate into clade I and clade II organisms on the basis of nos operon structures and nosZ sequence features. To explore the possible ecological consequences of distinct nos clusters, the growth of bacterial isolates with either clade I (Pseudomonas stutzeri strain DCP-Ps1, Shewanella loihica strain PV-4) or clade II (Dechloromonas aromatica strain RCB, Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans strain 2CP-C) nosZ with N2O was examined. Growth curves did not reveal trends distinguishing the clade I and clade II organisms tested; however, the growth yields of clade II organisms exceeded those of clade I organisms by 1.5- to 1.8-fold. Further, whole-cell half-saturation constants (Kss) for N2O distinguished clade I from clade II organisms. The apparent Ks values of 0.324 ± 0.078 μM for D. aromatica and 1.34 ± 0.35 μM for A. dehalogenans were significantly lower than the values measured for P. stutzeri (35.5 ± 9.3 μM) and S. loihica (7.07 ± 1.13 μM). Genome sequencing demonstrated that Dechloromonas denitrificans possessed a clade II nosZ gene, and a measured Ks of 1.01 ± 0.18 μM for N2O was consistent with the values determined for the other clade II organisms tested. These observations provide a plausible mechanistic basis for why the relative activity of bacteria with clade I nos operons compared to that of bacteria with clade II nos operons may control N2O emissions and determine a soil's N2O sink capacity. IMPORTANCE Anthropogenic activities, in particular fertilizer application for agricultural production, increase N2O emissions to the atmosphere. N2O is a strong greenhouse gas with ozone destruction potential, and there is concern that nitrogen may become the major driver of climate change. Microbial N2O reductase (NosZ) catalyzes N2O reduction to environmentally benign dinitrogen gas and represents the major N2O sink process. The observation that bacterial groups with clade I nosZ versus those with clade II nosZ exhibit distinct affinities to N2O has implications for N2O flux models, and these distinct characteristics may provide opportunities to curb N2O emissions from relevant soil ecosystems.
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- Sukhwan Yoon
- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UT-ORNL) Joint Institute for Biological Sciences (JIBS) and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UT-ORNL) Joint Institute for Biological Sciences (JIBS) and Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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Torres M, Simon J, Rowley G, Bedmar E, Richardson D, Gates A, Delgado M. Nitrous Oxide Metabolism in Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria: Physiology and Regulatory Mechanisms. Adv Microb Physiol 2016; 68:353-432. [PMID: 27134026 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas (GHG) with substantial global warming potential and also contributes to ozone depletion through photochemical nitric oxide (NO) production in the stratosphere. The negative effects of N2O on climate and stratospheric ozone make N2O mitigation an international challenge. More than 60% of global N2O emissions are emitted from agricultural soils mainly due to the application of synthetic nitrogen-containing fertilizers. Thus, mitigation strategies must be developed which increase (or at least do not negatively impact) on agricultural efficiency whilst decrease the levels of N2O released. This aim is particularly important in the context of the ever expanding population and subsequent increased burden on the food chain. More than two-thirds of N2O emissions from soils can be attributed to bacterial and fungal denitrification and nitrification processes. In ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, N2O is formed through the oxidation of hydroxylamine to nitrite. In denitrifiers, nitrate is reduced to N2 via nitrite, NO and N2O production. In addition to denitrification, respiratory nitrate ammonification (also termed dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium) is another important nitrate-reducing mechanism in soil, responsible for the loss of nitrate and production of N2O from reduction of NO that is formed as a by-product of the reduction process. This review will synthesize our current understanding of the environmental, regulatory and biochemical control of N2O emissions by nitrate-reducing bacteria and point to new solutions for agricultural GHG mitigation.
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Tortosa G, Hidalgo A, Salas A, Bedmar EJ, Mesa S, Delgado MJ. Nitrate and flooding induce N2O emissions from soybean nodules. Symbiosis 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-015-0341-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Shiina Y, Itakura M, Choi H, Saeki Y, Hayatsu M, Minamisawa K. Relationship between soil type and N₂O reductase genotype (nosZ) of indigenous soybean bradyrhizobia: nosZ-minus populations are dominant in Andosols. Microbes Environ 2014; 29:420-6. [PMID: 25476067 PMCID: PMC4262367 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me14130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains that have the nosZ gene, which encodes N2O reductase, are able to mitigate N2O emissions from soils (15). To examine the distribution of nosZ genotypes among Japanese indigenous soybean bradyrhizobia, we isolated bradyrhizobia from the root nodules of soybean plants inoculated with 32 different soils and analyzed their nosZ and nodC genotypes. The 1556 resultant isolates were classified into the nosZ+/nodC+ genotype (855 isolates) and nosZ-/nodC+ genotype (701 isolates). The 11 soil samples in which nosZ- isolates significantly dominated (P < 0.05; the χ(2) test) were all Andosols (a volcanic ash soil prevalent in agricultural fields in Japan), whereas the 17 soil samples in which nosZ+ isolates significantly dominated were mainly alluvial soils (non-volcanic ash soils). This result was supported by a principal component analysis of environmental factors: the dominance of the nosZ- genotype was positively correlated with total N, total C, and the phosphate absorption coefficient in the soils, which are soil properties typical of Andosols. Internal transcribed spacer sequencing of representative isolates showed that the nosZ+ and nosZ- isolates of B. japonicum fell mainly into the USDA110 (BJ1) and USDA6 (BJ2) groups, respectively. These results demonstrated that the group lacking nosZ was dominant in Andosols, which can be a target soil type for an N2O mitigation strategy in soybean fields. We herein discussed how the nosZ genotypes of soybean bradyrhizobia depended on soil types in terms of N2O respiration selection and genomic determinants for soil adaptation.
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- Yoko Shiina
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki 889–2192,
Japan
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- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, 3–1–3, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8604,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
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Sánchez C, Itakura M, Okubo T, Matsumoto T, Yoshikawa H, Gotoh A, Hidaka M, Uchida T, Minamisawa K. The nitrate-sensing NasST system regulates nitrous oxide reductase and periplasmic nitrate reductase in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Environ Microbiol 2014; 16:3263-74. [PMID: 24947409 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The soybean endosymbiont Bradyrhizobium japonicum is able to scavenge the greenhouse gas N2O through the N2O reductase (Nos). In previous research, N2O emission from soybean rhizosphere was mitigated by B. japonicum Nos(++) strains (mutants with increased Nos activity). Here, we report the mechanism underlying the Nos(++) phenotype. Comparative analysis of Nos(++) mutant genomes showed that mutation of bll4572 resulted in Nos(++) phenotype. bll4572 encodes NasS, the nitrate (NO3(-))-sensor of the two-component NasST regulatory system. Transcriptional analyses of nosZ (encoding Nos) and other genes from the denitrification process in nasS and nasST mutants showed that, in the absence of NO3(-) , nasS mutation induces nosZ and nap (periplasmic nitrate reductase) via nasT. NO3(-) addition dissociated the NasS-NasT complex in vitro, suggesting the release of the activator NasT. Disruption of nasT led to a marked decrease in nosZ and nap transcription in cells incubated in the presence of NO3(-). Thus, although NasST is known to regulate the NO3(-)-mediated response of NO3(-) assimilation genes in bacteria, our results show that NasST regulates the NO3(-) -mediated response of nosZ and napE genes, from the dissimilatory denitrification pathway, in B. japonicum.
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- Cristina Sánchez
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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Saeki Y, Shiro S, Tajima T, Yamamoto A, Sameshima-Saito R, Sato T, Yamakawa T. Mathematical ecology analysis of geographical distribution of soybean-nodulating Bradyrhizobia in Japan. Microbes Environ 2013; 28:470-8. [PMID: 24240318 PMCID: PMC4070701 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me13079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We characterized the relationship between the genetic diversity of indigenous soybean-nodulating bradyrhizobia from weakly acidic soils in Japan and their geographical distribution in an ecological study of indigenous soybean rhizobia. We isolated bradyrhizobia from three kinds of Rj-genotype soybeans. Their genetic diversity and community structure were analyzed by PCR-RFLP analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region with 11 Bradyrhizobium USDA strains as references. We used data from the present study and previous studies to carry out mathematical ecological analyses, multidimensional scaling analysis with the Bray-Curtis index, polar ordination analysis, and multiple regression analyses to characterize the relationship between soybean-nodulating bradyrhizobial community structures and their geographical distribution. The mathematical ecological approaches used in this study demonstrated the presence of ecological niches and suggested the geographical distribution of soybean-nodulating bradyrhizobia to be a function of latitude and the related climate, with clusters in the order Bj123, Bj110, Bj6, and Be76 from north to south in Japan.
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- Yuichi Saeki
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889–2192, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889–2192, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889–2192, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889–2192, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, Akita 010–0195, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812–8581, Japan
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Linked expressions of nap and nos genes in a Bradyrhizobium japonicum mutant with increased N(2)O reductase activity. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:4178-80. [PMID: 23624475 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00703-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To understand the mechanisms underlying the increased N2O reductase activity in the Bradyrhizobium japonicum 5M09 mutant from enrichment culture under N2O respiration, we analyzed the expression of genes encoding denitrification reductases and regulators. Our results suggest a common regulation of nap (encoding periplasmic nitrate reductase) and nos (encoding N2O reductase).
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Genome analysis suggests that the soil oligotrophic bacterium Agromonas oligotrophica (Bradyrhizobium oligotrophicum) is a nitrogen-fixing symbiont of Aeschynomene indica. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:2542-51. [PMID: 23396330 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00009-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Agromonas oligotrophica (Bradyrhizobium oligotrophicum) S58(T) is a nitrogen-fixing oligotrophic bacterium isolated from paddy field soil that is able to grow in extra-low-nutrient environments. Here, the complete genome sequence of S58 was determined. The S58 genome was found to comprise a circular chromosome of 8,264,165 bp with an average GC content of 65.1% lacking nodABC genes and the typical symbiosis island. The genome showed a high level of similarity to the genomes of Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS278 and Bradyrhizobium sp. BTAi1, including nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis gene clusters, which nodulate an aquatic legume plant, Aeschynomene indica, in a Nod factor-independent manner. Although nonsymbiotic (brady)rhizobia are significant components of rhizobial populations in soil, we found that most genes important for nodule development (ndv) and symbiotic nitrogen fixation (nif and fix) with A. indica were well conserved between the ORS278 and S58 genomes. Therefore, we performed inoculation experiments with five A. oligotrophica strains (S58, S42, S55, S72, and S80). Surprisingly, all five strains of A. oligotrophica formed effective nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots and/or stems of A. indica, with differentiated bacteroids. Nonsymbiotic (brady)rhizobia are known to be significant components of rhizobial populations without a symbiosis island or symbiotic plasmids in soil, but the present results indicate that soil-dwelling A. oligotrophica generally possesses the ability to establish symbiosis with A. indica. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that Nod factor-independent symbiosis with A. indica is a common trait of nodABC- and symbiosis island-lacking strains within the members of the photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium clade, including A. oligotrophica.
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Inaba S, Ikenishi F, Itakura M, Kikuchi M, Eda S, Chiba N, Katsuyama C, Suwa Y, Mitsui H, Minamisawa K. N(2)O emission from degraded soybean nodules depends on denitrification by Bradyrhizobium japonicum and other microbes in the rhizosphere. Microbes Environ 2012; 27:470-6. [PMID: 23047151 PMCID: PMC4103556 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me12100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A model system developed to produce N(2)O emissions from degrading soybean nodules in the laboratory was used to clarify the mechanism of N(2)O emission from soybean fields. Soybean plants inoculated with nosZ-defective strains of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110 (ΔnosZ, lacking N(2)O reductase) were grown in aseptic jars. After 30 days, shoot decapitation (D, to promote nodule degradation), soil addition (S, to supply soil microbes), or both (DS) were applied. N(2)O was emitted only with DS treatment. Thus, both soil microbes and nodule degradation are required for the emission of N(2)O from the soybean rhizosphere. The N(2)O flux peaked 15 days after DS treatment. Nitrate addition markedly enhanced N(2)O emission. A (15)N tracer experiment indicated that N(2)O was derived from N fixed in the nodules. To evaluate the contribution of bradyrhizobia, N(2)O emission was compared between a nirK mutant (ΔnirKΔnosZ, lacking nitrite reductase) and ΔnosZ. The N(2)O flux from the ΔnirKΔnosZ rhizosphere was significantly lower than that from ΔnosZ, but was still 40% to 60% of that of ΔnosZ, suggesting that N(2)O emission is due to both B. japonicum and other soil microorganisms. Only nosZ-competent B. japonicum (nosZ+ strain) could take up N(2)O. Therefore, during nodule degradation, both B. japonicum and other soil microorganisms release N(2)O from nodule N via their denitrification processes (N(2)O source), whereas nosZ-competent B. japonicum exclusively takes up N(2)O (N(2)O sink). Net N(2)O flux from soybean rhizosphere is likely determined by the balance of N(2)O source and sink.
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- Shoko Inaba
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1–13–27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112–8551,
Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1–13–27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112–8551,
Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, 1–13–27 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112–8551,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2–1–1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980–8577,
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Dao TV, Nomura M, Hamaguchi R, Kato K, Itakura M, Minamisawa K, Sinsuwongwat S, Le HTP, Kaneko T, Tabata S, Tajima S. NAD-Malic Enzyme Affects Nitrogen Fixing Activity of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA 110 Bacteroids in Soybean Nodules. Microbes Environ 2012; 23:215-20. [PMID: 21558711 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.23.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The NAD(+)-dependent malic enzyme (DME) has been reported to play a key role supporting nitrogenase activity in bacteroids of Sinorhizobium meliloti. Genetic evidence for a similar role in Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110 was obtained by constructing a dme mutant. Soybean plants inoculated with a dme mutant did not show delayed nodulation, but formed small root nodules and exhibited significant nitrogen-deficiency symptoms. Nodule numbers and the acetylene reducting activity per nodule as a dry weight value 14 and 28 days after inoculation with the dme mutant were comparable to those of plants inoculated with wild-type B. japonicum. However, shoot dry weight and acetylene reducting activity per nodule decreased to ca. 30% of the values in plants with wild-type B. japonicum. The sucrose and organic acid (malate, succinate, acetate, α-ketoglutarate and lactate) contents of the nodules were investigated. Amounts of sucrose, malate and a-ketoglutarate increased on inoculation with the dme mutant, suggesting that the decreased DME and nitrogenase activities in the bacteroids resulted in a reduction in the consumption of these respiratory metabolites by the nodules. The data suggest that the DME activity of B. japonicum bacteroids plays a role in nodule metabolism and supports nitrogen fixation.
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- Tan Van Dao
- Centre for Ressources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University
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Shiro S, Yamamoto A, Umehara Y, Hayashi M, Yoshida N, Nishiwaki A, Yamakawa T, Saeki Y. Effect of Rj genotype and cultivation temperature on the community structure of soybean-nodulating bradyrhizobia. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:1243-50. [PMID: 22156423 PMCID: PMC3272988 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06239-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The nodulation tendency and community structure of indigenous bradyrhizobia on Rj genotype soybean cultivars at cultivation temperatures of 33/28°C, 28/23°C, and 23/18°C for 16/8 h (day/night degrees, hours) were investigated using 780 bradyrhizobial DNA samples from an Andosol with 13 soybean cultivars of four Rj genotypes (non-Rj, Rj(2)Rj(3), Rj(4), and Rj(2)Rj(3)Rj(4)). A dendrogram was constructed based on restriction fragment length polymorphism of the PCR products (PCR-RFLP) of the 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer region. Eleven Bradyrhizobium U.S. Department of Agriculture strains were used as a reference. The dendrogram indicated seven clusters based on similarities among the reference strains. The occupancy rate of the Bj123 cluster decreased with increasing cultivation temperature, whereas the occupancy rates of the Bj110 cluster, Be76 cluster, and Be94 cluster increased with increasing cultivation temperature. In particular, the Rj(2)Rj(3)Rj(4) genotype soybeans were infected with a number of Bj110 clusters, regardless of the increasing cultivation temperature, compared to other Rj genotype soybean cultivars. The ratio of beta diversity to gamma diversity (H'(β)/H'(γ)), which represents differences in the bradyrhizobial communities by pairwise comparison among cultivation temperature sets within the same soybean cultivar, indicated that the bradyrhizobial communities tended to be different among cultivation temperatures. Multidimensional scaling analysis indicated that the infection of the Bj110 cluster and the Bj123 cluster by host soybean genotype and the cultivation temperature affected the bradyrhizobial communities. These results suggested that the Rj genotypes and cultivation temperatures affected the nodulation tendency and community structures of soybean-nodulating bradyrhizobia.
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- Sokichi Shiro
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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Hirayama J, Eda S, Mitsui H, Minamisawa K. Nitrate-dependent N₂O emission from intact soybean nodules via denitrification by Bradyrhizobium japonicum bacteroids. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:8787-90. [PMID: 22003029 PMCID: PMC3233077 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06262-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In the presence of nitrate, N₂O emission increased markedly from soybean roots inoculated with nosZ mutant of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, but not from soybean roots inoculated with a napA nosZ double mutant, indicating that B. japonicum bacteroids in soybean nodules are able to convert the exogenously supplied nitrate into N₂O via a denitrification pathway.
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- Junta Hirayama
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Inaba S, Tanabe K, Eda S, Ikeda S, Higashitani A, Mitsui H, Minamisawa K. Nitrous oxide emission and microbial community in the rhizosphere of nodulated soybeans during the late growth period. Microbes Environ 2011; 24:64-7. [PMID: 21566356 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me08544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We examined N(2)O emissions from the rhizosphere of field-grown soybeans during the late growth stage (99-117 days after sowing). Marked emissions were detected from the nodulated root systems of field-grown soybeans, whereas a non-nodulating soybean mutant showed no emission. Degraded nodules exclusively generated the N(2)O. A culture-independent analysis of microbial communities showed Bradyrhizobium sp., Acidvorax facilis, Salmonella enterica, Xanthomonas sp., Enterobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas putida, Fusarium sp., nematodes, and other protozoans to be more abundant in the degraded nodules, suggesting that some of these organisms participate in the N(2)O emission process in the soybean rhizosphere.
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- Shoko Inaba
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoboku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Depkat-Jakob PS, Hilgarth M, Horn MA, Drake HL. Effect of earthworm feeding guilds on ingested dissimilatory nitrate reducers and denitrifiers in the alimentary canal of the earthworm. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:6205-14. [PMID: 20656855 PMCID: PMC2937516 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01373-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The earthworm gut is an anoxic nitrous oxide (N(2)O)-emitting microzone in aerated soils. In situ conditions of the gut might stimulate ingested nitrate-reducing soil bacteria linked to this emission. The objective of this study was to determine if dissimilatory nitrate reducers and denitrifiers in the alimentary canal were affected by feeding guilds (epigeic [Lumbricus rubellus], anecic [Lumbricus terrestris], and endogeic [Aporrectodea caliginosa]). Genes and gene transcripts of narG (encodes a subunit of nitrate reductase and targets both dissimilatory nitrate reducers and denitrifiers) and nosZ (encodes a subunit of N(2)O reductase and targets denitrifiers) were detected in guts and soils. Gut-derived sequences were similar to those of cultured and uncultured soil bacteria and to soil-derived sequences obtained in this study. Gut-derived narG sequences and narG terminal restriction fragments (TRFs) were affiliated mainly with Gram-positive organisms (Actinobacteria). The majority of gut- and uppermost-soil-derived narG transcripts were affiliated with Mycobacterium (Actinobacteria). In contrast, narG sequences indicative of Gram-negative organisms (Proteobacteria) were dominant in mineral soil. Most nosZ sequences and nosZ TRFs were affiliated with Bradyrhizobium (Alphaproteobacteria) and uncultured soil bacteria. TRF profiles indicated that nosZ transcripts were more affected by earthworm feeding guilds than were nosZ genes, whereas narG transcripts were less affected by earthworm feeding guilds than were narG genes. narG and nosZ transcripts were different and less diverse in the earthworm gut than in mineral soil. The collective results indicate that dissimilatory nitrate reducers and denitrifiers in the earthworm gut are soil derived and that ingested narG- and nosZ-containing taxa were not uniformly stimulated in the guts of worms from different feeding guilds.
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- Peter S. Depkat-Jakob
- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Ecological Microbiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Arunothayanan H, Nomura M, Hamaguchi R, Itakura M, Minamisawa K, Tajima S. Copper metallochaperones are required for the assembly of bacteroid cytochrome c oxidase which is functioning for nitrogen fixation in soybean nodules. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 51:1242-6. [PMID: 20519277 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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Bradyrhizobium japonicum, a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium for Glycine max, has complex respiratory electron transport chains. Bll4880 contained a copper-binding motif for metallochaperone, H(M)X(10)MX(21)HXM. A mutant strain, Bj4880, induced nodules with lower acetylene reduction activity. A double mutant, Bj4880-1131, which had inserted mutations both in blr1131, a gene of the Sco1-like protein, and in bll4880, induced nodules of significant Fix(-) phenotype and low cytochrome c oxidase (Cco) activity in the bacteroid. Our data suggest that bll4880 protein is involved in copper ion delivery to Cco through blr1131 protein, and the expression of both proteins was induced under microaerobic conditions.
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Thiosulfate-dependent chemolithoautotrophic growth of Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:2402-9. [PMID: 20173070 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02783-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thiosulfate-oxidizing sox gene homologues were found at four loci (I, II, III, and IV) on the genome of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110, a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium in soil. In fact, B. japonicum USDA110 can oxidize thiosulfate and grow under a chemolithotrophic condition. The deletion mutation of the soxY(1) gene at the sox locus I, homologous to the sulfur-oxidizing (Sox) system in Alphaproteobacteria, left B. japonicum unable to oxidize thiosulfate and grow under chemolithotrophic conditions, whereas the deletion mutation of the soxY(2) gene at sox locus II, homologous to the Sox system in green sulfur bacteria, produced phenotypes similar to those of wild-type USDA110. Thiosulfate-dependent O(2) respiration was observed only in USDA110 and the soxY(2) mutant and not in the soxY(1) mutant. In the cells, 1 mol of thiosulfate was stoichiometrically converted to approximately 2 mol of sulfate and consumed approximately 2 mol of O(2). B. japonicum USDA110 showed (14)CO(2) fixation under chemolithotrophic growth conditions. The CO(2) fixation of resting cells was significantly dependent on thiosulfate addition. These results show that USDA110 is able to grow chemolithoautotrophically using thiosulfate as an electron donor, oxygen as an electron acceptor, and carbon dioxide as a carbon source, which likely depends on sox locus I including the soxY(1) gene on USDA110 genome. Thiosulfate oxidation capability is frequently found in members of the Bradyrhizobiaceae, which phylogenetic analysis showed to be associated with the presence of sox locus I homologues, including the soxY(1) gene of B. japonicum USDA110.
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Sudtachat N, Ito N, Itakura M, Masuda S, Eda S, Mitsui H, Kawaharada Y, Minamisawa K. Aerobic vanillate degradation and C1 compound metabolism in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:5012-7. [PMID: 19502448 PMCID: PMC2725485 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00755-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bradyrhizobium japonicum, a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium, has multiple gene copies for aromatic degradation on the genome and is able to use low concentrations of vanillate, a methoxylated lignin monomer, as an energy source. A transcriptome analysis indicated that one set of vanA1B, pcaG1H1, and genes for C(1) compound catabolism was upregulated in B. japonicum USDA110 cells grown in vanillate (N. Ito, M. Itakura, S. Eda, K. Saeki, H. Oomori, T. Yokoyama, T. Kaneko, S. Tabata, T. Ohwada, S. Tajima, T. Uchiumi, E. Masai, M. Tsuda, H. Mitsui, and K. Minamisawa, Microbes Environ. 21:240-250, 2006). To examine the functions of these genes in vanillate degradation, we tested cell growth and substrate consumption in vanA1B, pcaG1H1, and mxaF mutants of USDA110. The vanA1B and pcaG1H1 mutants were unable to grow in minimal media containing 1 mM vanillate and protocatechuate, respectively, although wild-type USDA110 was able to grow in both media, indicating that the upregulated copies of vanA1B and pcaG1H1 are exclusively responsible for vanillate degradation. Mutating mxaF eliminated expression of gfa and flhA, which contribute to glutathione-dependent C(1) metabolism. The mxaF mutant had markedly lower cell growth in medium containing vanillate than the wild-type strain. In the presence of protocatechuate, there was no difference in cell growth between the mxaF mutant and the wild-type strain. These results suggest that the C(1) pathway genes are required for efficient vanillate catabolism. In addition, wild-type USDA110 oxidized methanol, whereas the mxaF mutant did not, suggesting that the metabolic capability of the C(1) pathway in B. japonicum extends to methanol oxidation. The mxaF mutant showed normal nodulation and N(2) fixation phenotypes with soybeans, which was not similar to symbiotic phenotypes of methylotrophic rhizobia.
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Generation of Bradyrhizobium japonicum mutants with increased N2O reductase activity by selection after introduction of a mutated dnaQ gene. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:7258-64. [PMID: 18849448 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01850-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We obtained two beneficial mutants of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110 with increased nitrous oxide (N(2)O) reductase (N(2)OR) activity by introducing a plasmid containing a mutated B. japonicum dnaQ gene (pKQ2) and performing enrichment culture under selection pressure for N(2)O respiration. Mutation of dnaQ, which encodes the epsilon subunit of DNA polymerase III, gives a strong mutator phenotype in Escherichia coli. pKQ2 introduction into B. japonicum USDA110 increased the frequency of occurrence of colonies spontaneously resistant to kanamycin. A series of repeated cultivations of USDA110 with and without pKQ2 was conducted in anaerobic conditions under 5% (vol/vol) or 20% (vol/vol) N(2)O atmosphere. At the 10th cultivation cycle, cell populations of USDA110(pKQ2) showed higher N(2)OR activity than the wild-type strains. Four bacterial mutants lacking pKQ2 obtained by plant passage showed 7 to 12 times the N(2)OR activity of the wild-type USDA110. Although two mutants had a weak or null fix phenotype for symbiotic nitrogen fixation, the remaining two (5M09 and 5M14) had the same symbiotic nitrogen fixation ability and heterotrophic growth in culture as wild-type USDA110.
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Ito N, Itakura M, Eda S, Saeki K, Oomori H, Yokoyama T, Kaneko T, Tabata S, Ohwada T, Tajima S, Uchiumi T, Masai E, Tsuda M, Mitsui H, Minamisawa K. Global Gene Expression in Bradyrhizobium japonicum Cultured with Vanillin, Vanillate, 4-Hydroxybenzoate and Protocatechuate. Microbes Environ 2006. [DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.21.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Naofumi Ito
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
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- Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Nara Women's University
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- Department of Biology Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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- Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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- Department of Chemistry and BioScience, Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University
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- Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology
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Sameshima-Saito R, Chiba K, Minamisawa K. Correlation of Denitrifying Capability with the Existence of nap, nir, nor and nos Genes in Diverse Strains of Soybean Bradyrhizobia. Microbes Environ 2006. [DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.21.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
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