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Visser AN, Zhang F, Guttman L, Masasa M, Wang S, Koedooder C, Shaked Y. Unveiling the P-solubilizing potential of bacteria enriched from natural colonies of Red Sea Trichodesmium spp. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2025; 963:178446. [PMID: 39824095 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178446] [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: 09/03/2024] [Revised: 01/05/2025] [Accepted: 01/07/2025] [Indexed: 01/20/2025]
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Phosphorus (P) is pivotal for all organisms, yet its availability is, particularly in the marine habitat, limited. Natural, puff-shaped colonies of Trichodesmium, a genus of diazotrophic cyanobacteria abundant in the Red Sea, have been demonstrated to capture and centre dust particles. While this particle mining strategy is considered to help evade nutrient limitation, details behind the mechanism remain elusive. This study explores P-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) residing within Trichodesmium's associated microbial community, their potential contribution to the host, and the possible implications for P cycling in marine ecosystems. Bacterial enrichment on YBCII medium resulted in 28 enrichment cultures, primarily comprising bacterial families such as Rhodobacteraceae, Alteromonadaceae and Burkholderiaceae. Five enrichment cultures were further grown on hydroxyapatite, revealing their ability to consume and release Nitrogen and P while forming strong physical interactions with the mineral. A drop in pH was observed, indicating acid production as the primary P-solubilizing pathway. Co-cultivation experiments confirmed a positive effect on Trichodesmium erythraeum strain IMS101 growth by the presence of putative PSBs. These results reveal that the enriched bacteria exhibit significant P-solubilizing activity, thus potentially increasing the bioavailability of P in seawater. Thus, PSB could play a vital role in maintaining the P balance in the Red Sea, supporting the growth of Trichodesmium spp. and other marine organisms. Overall, our results contribute to a deeper understanding of the P cycle in the Red Sea and have implications for developing novel strategies for P management in marine ecosystems.
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- Anna-Neva Visser
- The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat, Israel; The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat, Israel; The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Marine Biology and Biotechnology Program, Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Eilat Campus, Eilat, Israel; Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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- Marine Biology and Biotechnology Program, Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Eilat Campus, Eilat, Israel; Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel; Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The National Center for Mariculture, Eilat, Israel
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- The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat, Israel; The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat, Israel; The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat, Israel; The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Hartmann A, de Bashan L, Wassermann B, Horn MA, Sessitsch A. FEMSEC-thematic issue "Rhizosphere-a One Health concept". FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2024; 100:fiae136. [PMID: 39471462 PMCID: PMC11523077 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiae136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2024] [Accepted: 10/09/2024] [Indexed: 11/01/2024] Open
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The strength of the microbial biogeographic patterns decreased along the increasing gradient of habitat specificity (from sediment to gut tissue) provided by a benthic sea urchin in the Southern Ocean.
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- Anton Hartmann
- Faculty of Biology, Microbe-Plant Interactions, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Grosshaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Planegg/Martinsried, Germany
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- Bashan Institute of Science, Auburn, AL 36853, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/1, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Microbiology, Leibniz-University of Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany
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- Bioresources Unit, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
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Li J, Todd J, Yu Z. The production of dimethylsulfoniopropionate by bacteria with mmtN linked to non-ribosomal peptide synthase gene. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:5016-5024. [PMID: 37970872 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2283792] [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: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is a vital sulfur-containing compound with worldwide significance, serving as the primary precursor for dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a volatile sulfur compound that plays a role in atmospheric chemistry and influences the Earth's climate on a global scale. The study investigated the ability of four bacterial strains, namely Acidimangrovimonas sediminis MS2-2 (MS2-2), Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus E18T (E18T), Rhizobium lusitanum 22705 (22705), and Nitrospirillum iridis DSM22198 (DSM22198), to produce and degrade DMSP. These strains were assessed for their DMSP synthesis ability with the mmtN linked to non-ribosomal peptide synthase (NRPS) gene. The results showed that MS2-2, and E18T bacteria, which contained the mmtN but not linked to an NRPS gene, increased DMSP production with increasing salinity. The highest production of DMSP was achieved at 25 PSU when either methionine was added or low nitrogen conditions were present, yielding 1656.03 ± 41.04 and 265.59 ± 9.17 nmol/mg protein, respectively, and subsequently under the conditions of methionine addition or low nitrogen, both strains reached their maximum DMSP production at 25 PSU. Furthermore, the strains MS2-2, E18T, and 22705 with the mmtN gene but not linked to an NRPS gene were found to be involved in DMS production. This research contributes to the understanding of the genes involved in DMSP biosynthesis in bacteria that produce DMSP.
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- Jinmei Li
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- RCEES-IMCAS-UCAS Joint-Lab of Microbial Technology for Environmental Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- RCEES-IMCAS-UCAS Joint-Lab of Microbial Technology for Environmental Science, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Binzhou Institute of Technology, Weiqiao-UCAS Science and Technology Park, Binzhou City People's Republic of China
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Quiroga S, Rosado-Porto D, Ratering S, Rekowski A, Schulz F, Krutych M, Zörb C, Schnell S. Long-term detection of Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus on winter wheat and spring barley roots under field conditions revealed positive correlations on yield parameters with the bacterium abundance. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2024; 100:fiae023. [PMID: 38366928 PMCID: PMC10939331 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiae023] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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Monitoring of bioinoculants once released into the field remains largely unexplored; thus, more information is required about their survival and interactions after root colonization. Therefore, specific primers were used to perform a long-term tracking to elucidate the effect of Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus on wheat and barley production at two experimental organic agriculture field stations. Three factors were evaluated: organic fertilizer application (with and without), row spacing (15 and 50 cm), and bacterial inoculation (H. diazotrophicus and control without bacteria). Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus was detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction on the roots (up to 5 × 105 copies g-1 dry weight) until advanced developmental stages under field conditions during two seasons, and mostly in one farm. Correlation analysis showed a significant effect of H. diazotrophicus copy numbers on the yield parameters straw yield (increase of 453 kg ha-1 in wheat compared to the mean) and crude grain protein concentration (increase of 0.30% in wheat and 0.80% in barley compared to the mean). Our findings showed an apparently constant presence of H. diazotrophicus on both wheat and barley roots until 273 and 119 days after seeding, respectively, and its addition and concentration in the roots are associated with higher yields in one crop.
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- Santiago Quiroga
- Institute of Applied Microbiology, IFZ, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, IFZ, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
- Faculty of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, Simón Bolívar University, 080002 Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, IFZ, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Quality of Plant Products, 340e, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding II, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35394 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, IFZ, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Quality of Plant Products, 340e, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, IFZ, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Lee HJ, Whang KS. Oryzibacter oryziterrae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from rice paddy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73. [PMID: 37737839 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006033] [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] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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A novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile and pleomorphic rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated COJ-58T, was isolated from rice paddy soil. Strain COJ-58T grew optimally at 20-30 °C, at pH 5.0-8.0 and with 0-1.0 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain COJ-58T forms a distinct lineage within the family Pleomorphomonadaceae, with highest similarity to Pleomorphomonas carboxyditropha SVCO-16T (95.9 %), Pleomorphomonas koreensis Y9T (95.8 %), Pleomorphomonas oryzae F-7T (95.7 %) and Pleomorphomonas diazotrophica R5-392T (95.6 %), respectively. The average nucleotide identity, digital DNA-DNA hybridization, average amino acid identity and percentage of conserved proteins values between the genomes of strain COJ-58T and its closely related taxa are ≤77.2 %, ≤21.6 %, ≤68.3 % and ≤61.3 %, respectively. The genome size of strain COJ-58T is 4.9 Mb and the genomic DNA G + C content is 63.7 mol%. The major fatty acids are C18 : 1 ω7c, C16 : 0 and summed feature 2 (C14 : 0 3-OH and/or iso-C16 : 1 I). The differential phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of strain COJ-58T indicate that it represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Oryzibacter oryziterrae gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed, with strain COJ-58T (=KACC 22108T=JCM 34744T) as the type strain.
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- Hyo-Jin Lee
- Institute of Microbial Ecology & Resources, Mokwon University, 88, Doanbuk-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Mokwon University, 88, Doanbuk-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Microbial Ecology & Resources, Mokwon University, 88, Doanbuk-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Mokwon University, 88, Doanbuk-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Proença DN, Whitman WB, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Morais PV. Faunimonas pinastri gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the family Pleomorphomonadaceae, class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [PMID: 36748409 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bacterial strain A52C2T was isolated from the endophytic microbial community of a Pinus pinaster tree trunk and characterized. Strain A52C2T stained Gram-negative and formed rod-shaped cells that grew optimally at 30 °C and at pH 6.0-7.0. The G+C content of the DNA was 65.1 mol %. The respiratory quinone was ubiquinone 10, and the major fatty acids were cyclo-C19:0 ω8c and C18:0, representing 70.1 % of the total fatty acids. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences placed strain A52C2T in a distinct lineage within the order Hyphomicrobiales, family Pleomorphomonadaceae. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of A52C2T to that of Mongoliimonas terrestris and Oharaeibacter diazotrophicus were 93.15 and 93.2 %, respectively. The draft genome sequence of strain A52C2T comprises 4 196 045 bases with a 195-fold mapped coverage of the genome. The assembled genome consists of 43 contigs of more than 1 000 bp (N50 contig size was 209 720 bp). The genome encodes 4033 putative coding sequences. The phylogenetic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data showed that strain A52C2T (=UCCCB 130T=CECT 8949T=LMG 29042T) represents the type of a novel species and genus, for which we propose the name Faunimonas pinastri gen. nov., sp. nov.
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- Diogo N Proença
- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, 527 Biological Sciences Building, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2605, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- University of Coimbra, Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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Methylobrevis albus sp. nov., isolated from freshwater lake sediment. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4549-4556. [PMID: 34152426 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02442-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterium with flagellum, designated L22T, was isolated from sediment of Hulun Lake, Inner Mongolia, China. The organism was found to grow optimally at 30° C in a medium containing 0-0.75% (w/v) NaCl at pH 7.5. The major fatty acid identified was summed feature 8 (C18:1ω7c). The dominant polar lipids were phosphomonoester, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylcholine. The main respiratory quinone was Q-10. The draft genome sequence of strain L22T consisted of 4354,788 bp. The G + C content of genomic DNA was 69.8 mol %. The 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain L22T was affiliated with the genus Methylobrevis within the family Pleomorphomonadaceae, being most closely related to Methylobrevis pamukkalensis JCM 30229T with 95.9% 16S rRNA gene sequences similarity. The AAI, ANI and dDDH values between strain L22T and M. pamukkalensis JCM 30229T were 72.5%, 80.7% and 22.7%. Based on taxonomic results in this study, we proposed that strain L22T a novel species in the genus Methylobrevis of the family Pleomorphomonadaceae, for which the name Methylobrevis albus sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is L22T (=KCTC 72858T=MCCC 1H00432T).
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Liu YL, Meng D, Wang F, Gong XF, Gu PF, Fan XY, Du ZJ, Zou JD, Li Q. Propylenella binzhouense gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from activated sludge, and proposal of Propylenellaceae fam. nov. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:225-233. [PMID: 33400070 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-020-01514-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile, short-rod-shaped, and aerobic bacterial strain (designated L72T) was isolated from propylene oxide saponification wastewater activated sludge obtained from a wastewater treatment facility in Binzhou (Shandong Province, PR China). Strain L72T grew between 25 and 40 °C (optimum growth at 30 °C). The pH range for growth was between 6.0 and 8.0 (optimum growth at pH 7.0). The range of NaCl concentrations for the growth of strain L72T was 0-3.0 % (w/v), with optimum growth at 1.0-2.0 % (w/v). The major cellular fatty acids of strain L72T were C19:0cyclo ω8c, C18:1ω7c, iso-C15:0, and anteiso-C15:0. Strain L72T contained Q-10 as the predominant respiratory quinone. The polar lipid profile was composed of Phosphatidylcholine, Glycolipid, Aminophospholipid, Phosphatidylethanolamine, Phosphatidylserine, Phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine, one unknown lipid (L) and two unidentified Phospholipids (PL). Genome sequencing revealed a genome size of 4,703,686 bp and a G + C content of 69.0 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities of strain L72T with other species were less than 94%. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genome data, revealed that strain L72T formed a distinct phylogenetic lineage within the order Hyphomicrobiales, separating them from members of all families. Strain L72T showed 70.7% average nucleotide identity and 18.6% digital DNA-DNA hybridization identity with the closely related species Rhodoligotrophos defluvii. Based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic data, a new family Propylenellaceae fam. nov. comprising the genus Propylenella gen. nov. and species Propylenella binzhouense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is L72T (= CCTCC AB 2019081T = KCTC 72254T).
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- Yu-Ling Liu
- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250000, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China.
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Lee SD, Kim SM, Yang HL, Byeon YS, Kim IS. Hongsoonwoonella zoysiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Stappiaceae isolated from a tidal mudflat. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:1335-1343. [PMID: 33386867 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-02083-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A Gram stain-negative bacterial strain, designated SY4-7T, was isolated from rhizosphere mudflat of a halophyte (Zoysia sinica) collected around Seonyu Island, Republic of Korea. Cells of the organism were strictly aerobic, non-sporulating, non-motile rods and grew at 20-42 °C, pH 6-8 and 1-6% (w/v) NaCl. The 16S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic analyses revealed that strain SY4-7T formed an independent cluster separated from the recognized genera of the family Stappiaceae, which was also supported by phylogenomic analysis-based 92-core gene sequences. The type stains of the phylogenetically closest relatives were Stappia indica (95.6% sequence similarity), Stappia stellulata (95.1%) and Roseibium hamelinense (95.1%). The isoprenoid quinone was Q-10. The polar lipids consisted of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, three unidentified aminophospholipids, an unidentified phosphoglycolipid, an unidentified aminolipid, two unidentified phospholipids and an unidentified lipid. The major cellular fatty acids are C18:1ω7c and C19:1 cyclo ω8c. The G + C content of the genomic DNA is 60.7%. Discrimination of the organism from all the recognized genera of the family Stappiaceae was apparent by the chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic features. Based on the results presented here, strain SY4-7T (= KCTC 72226T = NBRC 113902T) represents a novel species of a new genus in the family Stappiaceae, for which the name Hongsoonwoonella zoysiae sp. nov. is proposed.
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- Soon Dong Lee
- Institute of Jeju Microbial Resources, BioPS Co., Ltd., Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food Bioengineering, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Hallasan Ecology and Culture, Jeju, 63064, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Bioengineering, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Hannam University, Daejon, 34054, Republic of Korea.
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Konttinen O, Carmody J, Pathuri S, Anderson K, Zhou X, Reich N. Cell cycle regulated DNA methyltransferase: fluorescent tracking of a DNA strand-separation mechanism and identification of the responsible protein motif. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:11589-11601. [PMID: 33053173 PMCID: PMC7672430 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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DNA adenine methylation by Caulobacter crescentus Cell Cycle Regulated Methyltransferase (CcrM) is an important epigenetic regulator of gene expression. The recent CcrM-DNA cocrystal structure shows the CcrM dimer disrupts four of the five base pairs of the (5'-GANTC-3') recognition site. We developed a fluorescence-based assay by which Pyrrolo-dC tracks the strand separation event. Placement of Pyrrolo-dC within the DNA recognition site results in a fluorescence increase when CcrM binds. Non-cognate sequences display little to no fluorescence changes, showing that strand separation is a specificity determinant. Conserved residues in the C-terminal segment interact with the phospho-sugar backbone of the non-target strand. Replacement of these residues with alanine results in decreased methylation activity and changes in strand separation. The DNA recognition mechanism appears to occur with the Type II M.HinfI DNA methyltransferase and an ortholog of CcrM, BabI, but not with DNA methyltransferases that lack the conserved C-terminal segment. The C-terminal segment is found broadly in N4/N6-adenine DNA methyltransferases, some of which are human pathogens, across three Proteobacteria classes, three other phyla and in Thermoplasma acidophilum, an Archaea. This Pyrrolo-dC strand separation assay should be useful for the study of other enzymes which likely rely on a strand separation mechanism.
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- Olivia Konttinen
- Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA
- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA
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Hördt A, López MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Göker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. [PMID: 32373076 PMCID: PMC7179689 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The class Alphaproteobacteria is comprised of a diverse assemblage of Gram-negative bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat preferences many of which are of clinical and ecological importance. Alphaproteobacteria classification has proved to be difficult, not least when taxonomic decisions rested heavily on a limited number of phenotypic features and interpretation of poorly resolved 16S rRNA gene trees. Despite progress in recent years regarding the classification of bacteria assigned to the class, there remains a need to further clarify taxonomic relationships. Here, draft genome sequences of a collection of genomes of more than 1000 Alphaproteobacteria and outgroup type strains were used to infer phylogenetic trees from genome-scale data using the principles drawn from phylogenetic systematics. The majority of taxa were found to be monophyletic but several orders, families and genera, including taxa recognized as problematic long ago but also quite recent taxa, as well as a few species were shown to be in need of revision. According proposals are made for the recognition of new orders, families and genera, as well as the transfer of a variety of species to other genera and of a variety of genera to other families. In addition, emended descriptions are given for many species mainly involving information on DNA G+C content and (approximate) genome size, both of which are confirmed as valuable taxonomic markers. Similarly, analysis of the gene content was shown to provide valuable taxonomic insights in the class. Significant incongruities between 16S rRNA gene and whole genome trees were not found in the class. The incongruities that became obvious when comparing the results of the present study with existing classifications appeared to be caused mainly by insufficiently resolved 16S rRNA gene trees or incomplete taxon sampling. Another probable cause of misclassifications in the past is the partially low overall fit of phenotypic characters to the sequence-based tree. Even though a significant degree of phylogenetic conservation was detected in all characters investigated, the overall fit to the tree varied considerably.
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- Anton Hördt
- Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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- Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Brunswick, Germany
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Complete Genome Sequence of the Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus Strain E19 T. Int J Genomics 2019; 2019:7586430. [PMID: 31583244 PMCID: PMC6754898 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7586430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Strain E19T described as Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus gen. nov. sp. nov. was isolated from the rhizosphere of Plantago winteri from a natural salt meadow in a nature protection area. Strain E19T is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium able to colonize the rhizosphere of barley and to promote its growth only under salt stress conditions. To gain insights into the genetic bases of plant growth promotion and its lifestyle at the rhizosphere under salty conditions, we determined the complete genome sequence using two complementary sequencing platforms (Ilumina MiSeq and PacBio RSII). The E19T genome comprises one circular chromosome and one plasmid containing several genes involved in salt adaptation and genes related to plant growth-promoting traits under salt stress. Based on previous experiments, ACC deaminase activity was identified as a main mechanism of E19T to promote plant growth under salt stress. Interestingly, no genes classically reported to encode for ACC deaminase activity are present. In general, the E19T genome provides information to confirm, discover, and better understand many of its previously evaluated traits involved in plant growth promotion under salt stress. Furthermore, the complete E19T genome sequence helps to define its previously reported unclear 16S rRNA gene-based phylogenetic affiliation. Hartmannibacter forms a distinct subcluster with genera Methylobrevis, Pleomorphomonas, Oharaeibacter, and Mongoliimonas subclustered with genera belonging to Rhizobiales.
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Hrynkiewicz K, Patz S, Ruppel S. Salicornia europaea L. as an underutilized saline-tolerant plant inhabited by endophytic diazotrophs. J Adv Res 2019; 19:49-56. [PMID: 31341669 PMCID: PMC6630021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Revealing of the community composition of diazotrophic endophytes of S. europaea. The abundance of bacterial diazotrophs in plant organs of S. europaea. Domination of endophytic diazotrophs from Actinobacteria in higher salinity. Indication of new diazotrophic species associated with halophytes. Selection of diazotrophic endophytes useful in agriculture.
Despite the great interest in using halophyte Salicornia europaea L. as a crop in extreme saline habitats, little is known about the role played by associated endophytic bacteria in increasing tolerance of the host-plant to nutrient deficiency. Main objectives of this study were to investigate the community composition of diazotrophic endophytes of S. europaea grown under natural conditions, and determine the proportion of plant-growth promoting bacterial strains able to fix N2. To quantify the abundance of diazotrophic bacterial endophytes in stems and roots of S. europaea, nifH gene and 16S rDNA copy numbers were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR, and characterized the taxonomic structure of cultivable bacteria based on selective medium for diazotrophs. The highest copy numbers of nifH and 16S rDNA were observed in the stems of plants growing at the test site characterized by lower salinity, and correlated with high N concentrations in plant tissues. The abundance of bacterial diazotrophs isolated from plant tissues ranged from 3.6 to 6.3 (log10 of cfu per gram dry plant tissue) and varied in a site- and plant-organ manner. Proteobacteria dominated in plants growing in lower salinity while Actinobacteria prevailed in plants originating from higher salinity, what suggest better adaptation of this group of bacteria to extreme salinity. The results provide insights into new species of diazotrophs associated with halophytes that can be used to optimize strategies for selecting biostimulants useful in saline soils.
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- Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, N. Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, PL-87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Algorithms in Bioinformatics, Center for Bioinformatics, University of Tuebingen, Sand 14, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable- and Ornamental Crops, Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, D-14979 Grossbeeren, Germany
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Genomic characterization of methylotrophy of Oharaeibacter diazotrophicus strain SM30T. J Biosci Bioeng 2018; 126:667-675. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Xi J, Wang Y, Yang X, Tao Y, Shao Y, Feng F. Mongoliimonas terrestris gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3010-3014. [PMID: 28820127 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, aerobic, non-spore-forming, spherical bacterium (strain MIMtkB18T) was isolated from desert soil collected from part of a Mongolian Plateau, territory of Inner Mongolia, PR China. Cell growth could be observed at 20-45 °C (optimum at 40 °C), at a pH of 6-9 (optimum at pH 8.6) and in the presence of 0-1 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 0 %). The genomic DNA G+C content was 69.6 mol%. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain MIMtkB18T was most closely related to Methylobrevis pamukkalensis PK2T (94.1 %), species of the genus Pleomorphomonas(93.4-94.0 %), and Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus E19T (93.9 %). The sole respiratory quinone was Q-10. The major fatty acids (>5 %) were C18 : 0 (5.7 %) and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c and/or C18 : 1ω6c) (81.6 %). Polar lipids were mainly composed of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylmonomethylethanolamine and unidentified phospholipids. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic characteristics, it is concluded that strain MIMtkB18T represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Mongoliimonas terrestris sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MIMtkB18T (=KCTC 42635T=MCCC 1K00571T).
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- Jiao Xi
- Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, PR China
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- Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, PR China
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- Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, PR China
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- Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, PR China
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- Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, PR China
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- Institute for Applied and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, PR China
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Lv H, Masuda S, Fujitani Y, Sahin N, Tani A. Oharaeibacter diazotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a diazotrophic and facultatively methylotrophic bacterium, isolated from rice rhizosphere. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:576-582. [PMID: 27902265 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel facultatively methanol-utilizing bacterial strain, SM30T, was isolated from rice rhizosphere. Strain SM30T was Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile, short rods, and grew optimally at pH 7 and at 28 °C. It could tolerate 0 to 2 % (w/v) NaCl. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons, strain SM30T was most closely related to Pleomorphomonas oryzae DSM 16300T, with a low similarity of 94.17 %. One of the lanthanide metals, lanthanum, could enhance its growth slightly on methanol. Phylogenetic trees, based on the mxaF, xoxF and cpn60 genes of SM30T showed its distinct phylogenetic position with respect to species with validly published names. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the nifH and growth on nitrogen-free medium indicated that strain SM30T is a diazotroph. The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 8 (containing 18 : 1ω7c and 18 : 1ω6c) and cyclo 19 : 0ω8c. The major quinone was ubiquinone 10. The DNA G+C content was 74.6 mol%. Based on the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, strain SM30T represents a novel genus and species, for which the name Oharaeibacter diazotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed with the type strain SM30T (=NBRC 111955T=DSM 102969T).
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- Haoxin Lv
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.,Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Egitim Fakultesi, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, 48170 Kotekli, Mugla, Turkey
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Complex N acquisition by soil diazotrophs: how the ability to release exoenzymes affects N fixation by terrestrial free-living diazotrophs. ISME JOURNAL 2016; 11:315-326. [PMID: 27898052 PMCID: PMC5270568 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2016.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Terrestrial systems support a variety of free-living soil diazotrophs, which can fix nitrogen (N) outside of plant associations. However, owing to the metabolic costs associated with N fixation, free-living soil diazotrophs likely rely on soil N to satisfy the majority of cellular N demand and only fix atmospheric N under certain conditions. Culture-based studies and genomic data show that many free-living soil diazotrophs can access high-molecular weight organic soil N by releasing N-acquiring enzymes such as proteases and chitinases into the extracellular environment. Here, we formally propose a N acquisition strategy used by free-living diazotrophs that accounts for high-molecular weight N acquisition through exoenzyme release by these organisms. We call this the ‘LAH N-acquisition strategy' for the preferred order of N pools used once inorganic soil N is limiting: (1) low-molecular weight organic N, (2) atmospheric N and (3) high-molecular weight organic N. In this framework, free-living diazotrophs primarily use biological N fixation (BNF) as a short-term N acquisition strategy to offset the cellular N lost in exoenzyme excretion as low-molecular weight N becomes limiting. By accounting for exoenzyme release by free-living diazotrophs within a cost–benefit framework, investigation of the LAH N acquisition strategy will contribute to a process-level understanding of BNF in soil environments.
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Cardinale M, Ratering S, Suarez C, Zapata Montoya AM, Geissler-Plaum R, Schnell S. Paradox of plant growth promotion potential of rhizobacteria and their actual promotion effect on growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under salt stress. Microbiol Res 2015; 181:22-32. [PMID: 26640049 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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From the rhizosphere of two salt tolerant plant species, Hordeum secalinum and Plantago winteri growing in a naturally salt meadow, 100 strains were isolation on enrichment media for various plant growth-promoting (PGP) functions (ACC deaminase activity, auxin synthesis, calcium phosphate mobilization and nitrogen fixation). Based on the taxonomic affiliation of the isolated bacteria and their enrichment medium 22 isolates were selected to test their growth promotion effect on the crop barley (Hordeum vulgare) under salt stress in pot experiment. In parallel the isolates were characterized in pure culture for their plant growth-promoting activities. Surprisingly the best promotors did not display a promising set of PGP activities. Isolates with multiple PGP-activities in pure culture like Microbacterium natoriense strain E38 and Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain E8 did not promote plant growth. The most effective isolate was strain E108 identified as Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens, which increased barley growth up to 300%. In pure culture strain E108 showed only two out of six plant growth promoting activities and would have been neglected. Our results highlight that screening based on pure culture assays may not be suitable for recognition of best plant growth promotion candidates and could preclude the detection of both new PGPR and new plant promotion mechanisms.
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- Massimiliano Cardinale
- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
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