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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Gallardo-Altamirano MJ, González-Martínez A, González-López J. Anticancer drugs impact the performance and prokaryotic microbiome of an aerobic granular sludge system operated in a sequential batch reactor. J Hazard Mater 2024; 467:133674. [PMID: 38335605 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Increased concerns exist about the presence of anticancer drugs in wastewater. However, knowledge of the impacts of anticancer drugs on the performance of the system and microbial communities during wastewater treatment processes is limited. We examined the effect of three anticancer drugs commonly detected in influents of wastewater treatment plants applied at three different concentration levels on the performance, efficiency of anticancer drug removal, and prokaryotic microbiome in an aerobic granular sludge system (AGS) operated in a sequential batch reactor (SBR). We showed that an AGS can efficiently remove anticancer drugs, with removal rates in the range of 53-100% depending on the type of drug and concentration level. Anticancer drugs significantly decreased the abundance of total bacterial and archaeal communities, an effect that was linked to reduced nitrogen removal efficiency. Anticancer drugs also reduced the diversity, altered the prokaryotic community composition, reduced network complexity, and induced a decrease of a wide range of predicted bacterial functions. Specific bacterial taxa responsive to the addition of anticancer drugs with known roles in nitrification and denitrification were identified. This study shows anticancer drugs should be monitored in the future as they can induce changes in the performance and microbiome of wastewater treatment technologies.
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- Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Karlsen-Ayala E, Boyd NS, Strauss SL. Impact of repeated fumigant applications on soil properties, crop yield, and microbial communities in a plastic-mulched tomato production system. Sci Total Environ 2024; 919:170659. [PMID: 38325480 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Pre-plant soil fumigation is widely applied to control nematodes, soil-borne fungal pathogens, and weeds in vegetable crops. However, most of the research evaluating the effect of fumigants on crop yield and soil microbial communities has been done on single compounds despite growers mainly applying fumigant combinations. We studied the effect of different fumigant combinations (chloropicrin, 1,3-dichloropropene, and metam potassium) on soil properties, crop yield, and the soil bacterial and fungal microbiome for two consecutive years in a plastic-mulched tomato production system in Florida (United States). While combinations of fumigants did not improve plant productivity more than the individual application of these products, application of fumigants with >60 % chloropicrin did significantly increase yield. Fumigant combinations had no significant effect on bacterial diversity, but fumigants with >35 % chloropicrin reduced soil fungal diversity and induced temporary changes in the soil bacterial and fungal community composition. These changes included short-term increases in the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Ascomycota, as well as decreases in other bacterial and fungal taxa. Repeated fumigation reduced network complexity and the relative abundance of several predicted bacterial functions and fungal guilds, particularly after fumigation and at end of harvest (3-months post fumigation). A structural equation model (SEM) showed fumigants not only directly impact crop yield, but they can also indirectly determine variations in plant productivity through effects on the soil microbiome. Overall, this study increases our understanding of the environmental and agricultural impacts of fumigants in a plastic-mulched tomato production system.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA
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- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA; Northern Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 51 Millpond Road, Hamden, CT 06517, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 14625 C.R. 672, Wimauma, FL 33598, USA
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- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA.
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Gallardo-Altamirano MJ, González-Martínez A, González-López J. Novel insights into the impact of anticancer drugs on the performance and microbial communities of a continuous-flow aerobic granular sludge system. Bioresour Technol 2024; 394:130195. [PMID: 38081471 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Anticancer drugs are frequently found in domestic wastewater, but knowledge of their impacts on wastewater treatment processes is limited. The effects of three levels of concentrations (low, medium, and high) of three anticancer drugs on physicochemical parameters and prokaryotic communities of a continuous-flow aerobic granular sludge (AGS) system were examined. Drugs at medium and high concentrations reduced the removal of total nitrogen and organic matter during the first 15 days of operation by approximately 15-20 % compared to a control, but these effects disappeared afterward. Removal efficiencies of drugs were in the range of 51.2-100 % depending on the concentration level. Drugs at medium and high concentrations reduced the abundance and diversity and altered the composition of prokaryotic communities. Specific taxa were linked to variations in performance parameters after the addition of the drugs. This study provides improved knowledge of the impacts of anticancer drugs in AGS systems operated in continuous-flow reactor.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, Granada 18071, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, Granada 18071, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Gallardo-Altamirano MJ, González-López J, González-Martínez A. Anticancer drugs drive changes in the performance, abundance, diversity, and composition of eukaryotic communities of an aerobic granular sludge system. Chemosphere 2023; 345:140374. [PMID: 37844701 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Anticancer drugs are emerging contaminants that are being increasingly detected in urban wastewater. However, there is limited knowledge on the use of biological wastewater treatments, such as granular sludge systems (AGSs), to remove these substances and on their impacts on the general performance of the system and the eukaryotic communities in the granules. We investigated the impacts of three anticancer drugs commonly found in wastewater treatment plants and applied at three different concentrations on the removal efficiency of anticancer drugs, physicochemical parameters, and the eukaryotic microbiome of an AGS operated in a sequential batch reactor (SBR). Anticancer drugs applied at medium and high concentrations significantly decreased the removal efficiency of total nitrogen, the granular biomass concentration, and the size and setting velocity of granules. However, these effects disappeared after not adding the drugs for about a month thus showing the plasticity of the system to return to original levels. Regardless of the concentration of anticancer drugs tested, the AGS technology was effective in removing these substances, with removal rates in the range of 68.5%-100%. The presence of anticancer drugs at medium and high concentrations significantly decreased the abundance of total fungi, an effect that was linked to changes in the physicochemical parameters. Anticancer drugs also induced decreases in the diversity of the eukaryotic community, altered the community composition, and reduced the network complexity when applied at medium and high concentrations. Taxa responsive to the presence of anticancer drugs were identified. The diversity and composition of the eukaryotic microbiome returned to original diversity levels after not adding the drugs for about a month. Overall, this study increases our understanding of the impacts of anticancer drugs on the performance and eukaryotic microbiome of an AGS and highlights the need for monitoring these substances.
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- Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, 18071, Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Albrecht U, Strauss SL. Interactions between rootstocks and compost influence the active rhizosphere bacterial communities in citrus. Microbiome 2023; 11:79. [PMID: 37076924 PMCID: PMC10116748 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01524-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND While the rootstock genotype (belowground part of a plant) can impact rhizosphere microbial communities, few studies have examined the relationships between rootstock genotype-based recruitment of active rhizosphere bacterial communities and the availability of root nutrients for plant uptake. Rootstocks are developed to provide resistance to disease or tolerance of abiotic stresses, and compost application is a common practice to also control biotic and abiotic stresses in crops. In this field study, we examined: (i) the effect of four citrus rootstocks and/or compost application on the abundance, diversity, composition, and predicted functionality of active rhizosphere bacterial communities, and (ii) the relationships between active rhizosphere bacterial communities and root nutrient concentrations, with identification of bacterial taxa significantly correlated with changes in root nutrients in the rhizosphere. RESULTS The rootstock genotype determined differences in the diversity of active rhizosphere bacterial communities and also impacted how compost altered the abundance, diversity, composition, and predicted functions of these active communities. Variations in the active bacterial rhizobiome were strongly linked to root nutrient cycling, and these interactions were root-nutrient- and rootstock-specific. Direct positive relationships between enriched taxa in treated soils and specific root nutrients were detected, and potentially important taxa for root nutrient uptake were identified. Significant differences in specific predicted functions were related to soil nutrient cycling (carbon, nitrogen, and tryptophan metabolisms) in the active bacterial rhizobiome among rootstocks, particularly in soils treated with compost. CONCLUSIONS This study illustrates that interactions between citrus rootstocks and compost can influence active rhizosphere bacterial communities, which impact root nutrient concentrations. In particular, the response of the rhizobiome bacterial abundance, diversity, and community composition to compost was determined by the rootstock. Specific bacterial taxa therefore appear to be driving changes in root nutrient concentrations in the active rhizobiome of different citrus rootstocks. Several potential functions of active bacterial rhizobiomes recruited by different citrus rootstocks did not appear to be redundant but rather rootstock-specific. Together, these findings have important agronomic implications as they indicate the potential for agricultural production systems to maximize benefits from rhizobiomes through the choice of selected rootstocks and the application of compost. Video Abstract.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA.
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA
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- Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA.
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Gallardo-Altamirano MJ, González-López J, González-Martínez A. Anticancer drugs in wastewater and natural environments: A review on their occurrence, environmental persistence, treatment, and ecological risks. J Hazard Mater 2023; 447:130818. [PMID: 36680899 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The consumption of anticancer drugs (also known as chemotherapy drugs or antineoplastic drugs) has augmented over the last decades due to increased cancer incidence. Although there is an increasing concern about the presence of pharmaceutical compounds in natural environments and urban/domestic wastewater, anticancer drugs used in chemotherapy and anticancer medication have received less attention. In this review, the occurrence, environmental persistence, and known and potential ecological impacts of anticancer drugs is discussed. This review shows that these compounds are being increasingly detected in effluents of hospitals, influents and effluents of wastewater treatment plants, river surface water and sediments, groundwater, and even drinking water. Anticancer drugs can impact aquatic organisms such as algae, crustaceans, rotifers, and fish and may promote changes in soil and water microbial communities that may alter ecosystem functioning. Our knowledge of technologies for the removal of anticancer drugs is still limited, and these drugs can be dispersed in nature in a diffuse way in an uncontrolled manner. For this reason, an improved understanding of the presence, persistence, and ecological impacts of anticancer drugs in wastewater and natural environments is needed to help design management strategies, protect aquatic microorganisms, and mitigate potential ecological impacts.
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- Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Bedmar EJ, Medina-Sánchez JM. Efficiency of reactive nitrogen removal in a model Mediterranean high-mountain lake and its downwater river ecosystem: Biotic and abiotic controls. Sci Total Environ 2023; 858:159901. [PMID: 36334677 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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High-mountain lakes and rivers are usually oligotrophic and strongly influenced by atmospheric transport processes. Thus, wet deposition of reactive N species (Nr), mainly in the form of nitrate (NO3-), is a major source of N input in these high-mountain ecosystems. Bacterial denitrifiers are thought to be largely responsible for reduction of NO3- to nitrous oxide (N2O) and molecular dinitrogen (N2) as main biological pathway of N removal in these ecosystems. Nitrifiers, through the oxidation of ammonium to NO3-, can also be a source of NO3- and N2O. However, there is uncertainty regarding the abiotic and biotic factors controlling Nr elimination from aquatic ecosystems at different altitudes and seasons. We examined the efficiency of Nr removal as N2O and N2 (total removal) or N2 only (clean removal) in a model lake and its downwater river ecosystem (Sierra Nevada, Spain) representative of Mediterranean high-mountain freshwater ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient during the warm period of the year. Denitrification activity and the abundance of nitrifiers and denitrifiers in sediments were measured at thaw, mid ice-free and late ice-free periods. We found the efficiency of total and clean removal of Nr increased from the downwater river to the high-mountain lake. Regardless of the location, the efficiency of total removal of Nr decreased over the ice-free period whereas that of clean removal of Nr peaked at mid ice-free period. The efficiency of total removal of Nr was mainly controlled by the abundance of archaeal nitrifiers and bacterial denitrifiers. Abiotic (ammonium and NO3- concentration) and biotic (mainly nosZI-type denitrifiers) factors drove changes in the efficiency of clean removal of Nr. Our results suggest that abiotic and biotic factors can control the efficiencies of Nr removal in Mediterranean high-mountain lakes and their downwater rivers, and that these efficiencies increase with altitude and vary over the ice-free period.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Noling JW, Bui HX, Desaeger JA, Strauss SL. Effect of fumigants and non-fumigants on nematode and weed control, crop yield, and soil microbial diversity and predicted functionality in a strawberry production system. Sci Total Environ 2022; 852:158285. [PMID: 36030874 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fumigants are commonly used to control soil-borne pathogens of high-value crops, but they may also impact non-target soil microorganisms. Increasing interest in the use of sustainable management practices to control plant- and root-parasitic nematodes has resulted in the formulation of non-fumigant nematicides (chemicals or bionematicides) which are considered environmentally friendly alternatives to fumigants. However, the impact of these new products compared to standard fumigants on soil-borne pathogens, plant production, and the diversity and composition of non-target microbial communities in all crops remains unclear. To begin to address this knowledge gap, we examined the effect of fumigants commonly used in Florida (United States) strawberry production and newly formulated non-fumigant nematicides on nematode and weed control, plant growth, crop yield, and bacterial and fungal community diversity and predicted functionality. We found the standard fumigants increased crop yields and reduced weed pressure more than non-fumigants. Both fumigants and non-fumigants were an efficient management strategy to control sting nematodes. Treatments also impacted the abundance of specific beneficial and antagonistic taxa. Both fumigants and non-fumigants reduced soil bacterial and fungal diversity, an effect that remained for six months, thus suggesting a potential residual impact of these products on soil microorganisms. However, only fumigants altered soil microbial community composition and reduced network complexity, inducing a decrease or even a loss of some predicted bacterial and fungal functions, particularly during the first weeks after fumigation. Nevertheless, soil collected at the end of the season showed significant levels of root-knot nematode suppression in a growth chamber experiment, irrespective of the previous treatment. By linking the effect of fumigants and non-fumigants on soil-borne pests, plant and production, and the soil microbiome, this study increases our knowledge regarding the environmental impact of these products.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 14625 Co Rd 672, Wimauma, FL 33598, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 14625 Co Rd 672, Wimauma, FL 33598, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 14625 Co Rd 672, Wimauma, FL 33598, USA
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- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29N, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA.
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, González-López J, Cardenas LM, Strauss SL. Editorial: Linking nitrogen cycling transformations to microbial diversity in freshwater ecosystems. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1098905. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1098905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Mora C, Strauss SL. Native Rhizobia Improve Plant Growth, Fix N 2, and Reduce Greenhouse Emissions of Sunnhemp More than Commercial Rhizobia Inoculants in Florida Citrus Orchards. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:3011. [PMID: 36432740 PMCID: PMC9695096 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is an important legume cover crop used in tree cropping systems, where there is increased interest by growers to identify rhizobia to maximize soil nitrogen (N) inputs. We aimed to isolate and identify native rhizobia and compare their capabilities with non-native rhizobia from commercial inoculants to fix atmospheric dinitrogen (N2), produce and reduce nitrous oxide (N2O), and improve plant growth. Phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the 16S rRNA and recA, atpD, and glnII genes showed native rhizobial strains belonged to Rhizobium tropici and the non-native strain to Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Plant nodulation tests, sequencing of nodC and nifH genes, and the acetylene-dependent ethylene production assay confirmed the capacity of all strains to nodulate sunnhemp and fix N2. Inoculation with native rhizobial strains resulted in significant increases in root and shoot weight and total C and N contents in the shoots, and showed greater N2-fixation rates and lower emissions of N2O compared to the non-native rhizobium. Our results suggest that native rhizobia improve plant growth, fix N2, and reduce greenhouse emissions of sunnhemp more than commercial rhizobia inoculants in Florida citrus orchards.
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Abid AA, Zhang Q, Adil MF, Batool I, Abbas M, Hassan Z, Khan AA, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Zaidi SHR, Di H, Abdeslsalam NR. Nitrogen optimization coupled with alternate wetting and drying practice enhances rhizospheric nitrifier and denitrifier abundance and rice productivity. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:927229. [PMID: 36304399 PMCID: PMC9592971 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.927229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Optimizing nitrogen (N) fertilization without sacrificing grain yield is a major concern of rice production system because most of the applied N has been depleted from the soil and creating environmental consequences. Hence, limited information is available about nutrient management (NM) performance at a specific site under alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation compared to conventional permanent flooding (PF). We aimed to inquire about the performance of NM practices compared to the farmer's fertilizer practice (FFP) under PF and AWD on rhizospheric nitrifier and denitrifier abundance, rice yield, plant growth, and photosynthetic parameters. Two improved NM practices; nutrient management by pig manure (NMPM); 40% chemical N replaced by pig manure (organic N), and nutrient management by organic slow-release fertilizer (NMSR); 40% chemical N replaced by organic slow-release N were compared. The results showed an increased total grain yield (16.06%) during AWD compared to PF. Compared to conventional FFP, NMPM, and NMSR significantly increased the yields by 53.84 and 29.67%, respectively, during AWD. Meanwhile, PF prompted a yield increase of 45.07 and 28.75% for NMPM and NMSR, respectively, (p < 0.05) compared to FFP. Besides, a significant correlation was observed between grain yield and nitrogen content during AWD (R 2 = 0.58, p < 0.01), but no significant correlation was observed during PF. The NMPM contributed to photosynthetic attributes and the relative chlorophyll content under both watering events. Moreover, relatively higher abundances of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) were observed during AWD, and the highest value was found after the late panicle stage. Our results suggest that the AWD-NMPM model is the best option to stimulate nitrifier and denitrifier gene abundance and promote rice production.
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- Abbas Ali Abid
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Food Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Improving Quality of Arable Land, Institute of Agricultural Resource and Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan
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- College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Agriculture Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Boyd NS, Strauss SL. Impact of fumigants on non-target soil microorganisms: a review. J Hazard Mater 2022; 427:128149. [PMID: 34999405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fumigants have been used for decades to control soil-borne pathogens of high-value crops, and increasing evidence indicates they can affect non-target soil microbial communities. Understanding the impacts of these products on soil microorganisms is of critical importance not only for evaluating their environmental safety, but also because soil microbial communities have a central role in soil quality and nutrient cycling, plant growth, and crop production. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and metanalysis study of fumigant impacts on non-target soil microorganisms. In general, we found that fumigation decreases the bacterial diversity and abundance of total bacteria and nitrogen-cycling genes by approximately 10-50% during the first four weeks after application compared to non-treated soils. These decreases appear transient and tend to diminish or disappear after four weeks. Increases in bacterial diversity and abundance can occur after fumigation but are less common. Fumigant application can also alter bacterial community composition during the first six weeks after treatment by significantly increasing and/or decreasing the relative abundance of bacterial taxa involved in key soil functions such as N-cycling and plant-growth promotion. Knowledge gaps and areas where future research efforts should be prioritized to improve our understanding of the impact of organic fumigants on non-target soil microorganisms are discussed.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29 N, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA
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- Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 14625 C.R. 672, Wimauma, FL 33598, USA
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- Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 2685 State Rd 29 N, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA.
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Correa-Galeote D, Ramírez-Bahena MH, Tortosa G, González-López J, Bedmar EJ, Peix Á. Agrobacterium leguminum sp. nov., isolated from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris in Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34870578 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Two endophytic strains, coded MOVP5T and MOPV6, were isolated from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris plants grown on agricultural soil in Southeastern Spain, and were characterized through a polyphasic taxonomy approach. Their 16S rRNA gene sequences showed 99.3 and 99.4 %, 98.9 and 99.6 %, and 99.0 and 98.7% similarity to 'A. deltaense' YIC 4121T, A. radiobacter LGM 140T, and A. pusense NRCPB10T, respectively. Multilocus sequence analysis based on sequences of recA and atpD genes suggested that these two strains could represent a new Agrobacterium species with less than 96.5 % similarity to their closest relatives. PCR amplification of the telA gene, involved in synthesis of protelomerase, confirmed the affiliation of strains MOPV5T and MOPV6 to the genus Agrobacterium. Whole genome average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization average values were less than 95.1 and 66.7 %, respectively, with respect to its closest related species. Major fatty acids in strain MOPV5T were C18 : 1 ω7c/C18 : 1 ω6c in summed feature 8, C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c, C16 : 0 and C16 : 0 3-OH. Colonies were small to medium, pearl-white coloured on YMA at 28 °C and growth was observed at 10-42 °C, pH 5.0-10.0 and with 0.0-0.5 % (w/v) NaCl. The DNA G+C content was 59.9 mol%. These two strains differ from all other genomovars of Agrobacterium found so far, including those that have not yet given a Latin name. The combined genotypic, phenotypic and chemotaxonomic data support the classification of strain MOPV5T as representing a novel species of Agrobacterium, for which the name Agrobacterium leguminum sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is MOPV5T (=CECT 30096T=LMG 31779T).
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, 18080-Granada, Spain.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada. Campus Cartuja, 18071-Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, 18080-Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, 18080-Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada. Campus Cartuja, 18071-Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, 18080-Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, IRNASA-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain
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McAuliffe G, López-Aizpún M, Blackwell M, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Darch T, Evans J, Horrocks C, Le Cocq K, Takahashi T, Harris P, Lee M, Cardenas L. Elucidating three-way interactions between soil, pasture and animals that regulate nitrous oxide emissions from temperate grazing systems. Agric Ecosyst Environ 2020; 300:106978. [PMID: 32943807 PMCID: PMC7307388 DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2020.106978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pasture-based livestock farming contributes considerably to global emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful greenhouse gas approximately 265 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Traditionally, the estimation of N2O emissions from grasslands is carried out by means of plot-scale experiments, where externally sourced animal excreta are applied to soils to simulate grazing conditions. This approach, however, fails to account for the impact of different sward types on the composition of excreta and thus the functionality of soil microbiomes, creating unrealistic situations that are seldom observed under commercial agriculture. Using three farming systems under contrasting pasture management strategies at the North Wyke Farm Platform, an instrumented ruminant grazing trial in Devon, UK, this study measured N2O emissions from soils treated with cattle urine and dung collected within each system as well as standard synthetic urine shared across all systems, and compared these values against those from two forms of controls with and without inorganic nitrogen fertiliser applications. Soil microbial activity was regularly monitored through gene abundance to evaluate interactions between sward types, soil amendments, soil microbiomes and, ultimately, N2O production. Across all systems, N2O emissions attributable to cattle urine and standard synthetic urine were found to be inconsistent with one another due to discrepancy in nitrogen content. Despite previous findings that grasses with elevated levels of water-soluble carbohydrates tend to generate lower levels of N2O, the soil under high sugar grass monoculture in this study recorded higher emissions when receiving excreta from cattle fed the same grass. Combined together, our results demonstrate the importance of evaluating environmental impacts of agriculture at a system scale, so that the feedback mechanisms linking soil, pasture, animals and microbiomes are appropriately considered.
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- G.A. McAuliffe
- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- University of Florida, IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL, 34142, USA
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
- University of Bristol, Bristol Veterinary School, Langford, Somerset, BS40 5DU, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
- University of Bristol, Bristol Veterinary School, Langford, Somerset, BS40 5DU, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
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El-Batanony NH, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Correa-Galeote D, Bedmar EJ. Phylogenetic diversity of bacterial strains from root nodules of legumes grown wild in Egypt. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Batanony NHE, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Mamdouh A, Ashraf N, Bedmar EJ. Agronomical parameters of host and non-host legumes inoculated with Melilotus indicus-isolated rhizobial strains in desert unreclaimed soil. Arch Microbiol 2020; 202:1929-1938. [PMID: 32448966 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01907-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In a search for identification of rhizobial strains with superior N2-fixation efficiency and improved plant agronomic characteristics upon inoculation, four strains, 4.21, 9.17, 11.2 and 14.1, isolated from root nodules of wild-grown Melilotus indicus have been used to inoculate field-grown common bean, pea, cowpea and fenugreek plants. Uninoculated plants and those inoculated with host-specific commercial inoculants were used as a control. The root length, shoot height, shoot dry weight and root dry weight and the grain yield of the plants were determined after harvest. The content of N, organic C and carbohydrates content of the grain were also recorded. The inoculation with the strains 4.21 and 14.1 increased the grain yield of the fenugreek compared both with the uninoculated plants and those inoculated with the commercial strain ARC-1. The grain yield of the common bean treated with the strains 9.17 and 14.1 was also higher than that of the uninoculated and the commercial strains ARC-301. In contrast, none of the strains increased the grain yield of the pea and cowpea plants compared to the commercial strains ARC-201 and ARC-169, respectively. Significant increases of some agronomical parameters were observed in some plant-bacterium couples, albeit nodulation was not observed. It is possible that the positive effects of rhizobial inoculation on the agronomical parameters of the non-nodule forming legumes could be due to plant growth promotion characteristic of the strains used for inoculation. Analysis of the phylogeny of the almost complete 16S rRNA sequence of the rhizobial inoculants revealed that the strains 4.21 and 9.17 clustered together with R. skierniewicense and R. rosettiformans, respectively, and that the strains 11.2 and 14.1 grouped with E. meliloti. All the four strains produced IAA, and showed biocontrol activity against Rhizotocnia solani, Fusarium oxysporum, Pythium ultimum, Alternaria alternata and Sclerotonia rolsfi, albeit to a different extent.
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- Nadia H El Batanony
- Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, 419, Granada, Spain.
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- Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt
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- Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, 419, Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Strauss SL. Impact of Cover Crops on the Soil Microbiome of Tree Crops. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E328. [PMID: 32110988 PMCID: PMC7143828 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Increased concerns associated with interactions between herbicides, inorganic fertilizers, soil nutrient availability, and plant phytotoxicity in perennial tree crop production systems have renewed interest in the use of cover crops in the inter-row middles or between trees as an alternative sustainable management strategy for these systems. Although interactions between the soil microbiome and cover crops have been examined for annual cropping systems, there are critical differences in management and growth in perennial cropping systems that can influence the soil microbiome and, therefore, the response to cover crops. Here, we discuss the importance of cover crops in tree cropping systems using multispecies cover crop mixtures and minimum tillage and no-tillage to not only enhance the soil microbiome but also carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling compared to monocropping, conventional tillage, and inorganic fertilization. We also identify potentially important taxa and research gaps that need to be addressed to facilitate assessments of the relationships between cover crops, soil microbes, and the health of tree crops. Additional evaluations of the interactions between the soil microbiome, cover crops, nutrient cycling, and tree performance will allow for more effective and sustainable management of perennial cropping systems.
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142, USA;
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Maza-Márquez P, Castellano-Hinojosa A, González-Martínez A, Juárez-Jiménez B, González-López J, Rodelas B. Abundance of total and metabolically active Candidatus Microthrix and fungal populations in three full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Chemosphere 2019; 232:26-34. [PMID: 31152900 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The abundances of total and metabolically active populations of Candidatus Microthrix and Fungi were evaluated by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and retrotranscribed qPCR of ribosomal molecular markers in three different full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), in absence of bulking/foaming episodes. Significant differences of the abundance of rDNAs and rRNAs of Candidatus Microthrix and Fungi were observed among the three WWTPs. The average relative abundances of 16S rDNA copies of Candidatus Microthrix to those of Bacteria ranged 3.4-8.9%. Biota-environment analysis (BIO-ENV) demonstrated that the number of copies of both 16S rDNA and rRNA of Candidatus Microthrix increased at longer hydraulic and solids' retention times and with higher nitrate concentrations in the activated sludge. The abundance of Candidatus Microthrix correlated strongly and positively with the removal efficiencies of organic matter and total nitrogen in the tested WWTPs, highlighting the role of these particular microbial group in the performance of these engineered systems.
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- P Maza-Márquez
- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Mellal H, Yacine B, Boukaous L, Khouni S, Benguedouar A, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Bedmar EJ. Phylogenetic diversity of Bradyrhizobium strains isolated from root nodules of Lupinus angustifolius grown wild in the North East of Algeria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:397-402. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Maza-Márquez P, Melero-Rubio Y, González-López J, Rodelas B. Linking nitrous oxide emissions to population dynamics of nitrifying and denitrifying prokaryotes in four full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Chemosphere 2018; 200:57-66. [PMID: 29475029 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) and N2O-reducing denitrifiers were measured by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) in activated sludge samples from four full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in South Spain, and their abundances were linked to the generation of N2O in the samples using multivariate analysis (Non-metric multidimensional scaling, MDS, and BIO-ENV). The average abundances of AOA remained in similar orders of magnitude in all WWTPs (106 copies amoA/L activated sludge mixed liquor), while significant differences were detected for AOB (105-109copies amoA/L) and N2O-reducers (107-1010copies nosZ/L). Average N2O emissions measured in activated sludge samples ranged from 0.10 ± 0.05 to 6.49 ± 8.89 mg N2O-N/h/L activated sludge, and were strongly correlated with increased abundances of AOB and lower counts of N2O-reducers. A significant contribution of AOA to N2O generation was unlikely, since their abundance correlated negatively to N2O emissions. AOB abundance was favoured by higher NO3- and NO2-concentrations in the activated sludge.
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- A Castellano-Hinojosa
- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Pérez-Tapia V, Bedmar EJ, Santillana N. Purple corn-associated rhizobacteria with potential for plant growth promotion. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 124:1254-1264. [PMID: 29368373 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS Purple corn (Zea mays var. purple amylaceum) is a native variety of the Peruvian Andes, cultivated at 3000 m since the pre-Inca times without N fertilization. We aimed to isolate and identify native plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) for future microbial-based inoculants. METHODS AND RESULTS Eighteen strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of purple corn plants grown without N fertilization in Ayacucho (Peru). The 16S rRNA gene clustered the 18 strains into nine groups that contained species of Bacillus, Stenotrophomonas, Achromobacter, Paenibacillus, Pseudomonas and Lysinibacillus. A representative strain from each group was selected and assayed for N2 fixation, phosphate solubilization, indole acetic and siderophore production, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase activity and biocontrol abilities. Inoculation of purple corn plants with single and combined strains selected after a principal component analysis caused significant increases in root and shoot dry weight, total C and N contents of the plants. CONCLUSIONS PGPRs can support growth and crop production of purple corn in the Peruvian Andes and constitute the base for microbial-based inoculants. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study enlarges our knowledge on plant-microbial interactions in high altitude mountains and provides new applications for PGPR inoculation in purple amylaceum corn, which is part of the staple diet for the native Quechua communities.
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- A Castellano-Hinojosa
- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Granada, Spain.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga, Ayacucho, Perú
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Correa-Galeote D, Carrillo P, Bedmar EJ, Medina-Sánchez JM. Denitrification and Biodiversity of Denitrifiers in a High-Mountain Mediterranean Lake. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1911. [PMID: 29056928 PMCID: PMC5635049 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Wet deposition of reactive nitrogen (Nr) species is considered a main factor contributing to N inputs, of which nitrate ([Formula: see text]) is usually the major component in high-mountain lakes. The microbial group of denitrifiers are largely responsible for reduction of nitrate to molecular dinitrogen (N2) in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, but the role of denitrification in removal of contaminant nitrates in high-mountain lakes is not well understood. We have used the oligotrophic, high-altitude La Caldera lake in the Sierra Nevada range (Spain) as a model to study the role of denitrification in nitrate removal. Dissolved inorganic Nr concentration in the water column of la Caldera, mainly nitrate, decreased over the ice-free season which was not associated with growth of microbial plankton or variations in the ultraviolet radiation. Denitrification activity, estimated as nitrous oxide (N2O) production, was measured in the water column and in sediments of the lake, and had maximal values in the month of August. Relative abundance of denitrifying bacteria in sediments was studied by quantitative polymerase chain reaction of the 16S rRNA and the two phylogenetically distinct clades nosZI and nosZII genes encoding nitrous oxide reductases. Diversity of denitrifiers in sediments was assessed using a culture-dependent approach and after the construction of clone libraries employing the nosZI gene as a molecular marker. In addition to genera Polymorphum, Paracoccus, Azospirillum, Pseudomonas, Hyphomicrobium, Thauera, and Methylophaga, which were present in the clone libraries, Arthrobacter, Burkholderia, and Rhizobium were also detected in culture media that were not found in the clone libraries. Analysis of biological activities involved in the C, N, P, and S cycles from sediments revealed that nitrate was not a limiting nutrient in the lake, allowed N2O production and determined denitrifiers' community structure. All these results indicate that denitrification could be a major biochemical process responsible for the N losses that occur in La Caldera lake.
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- Antonio Castellano-Hinojosa
- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Muñoz-Palazon B, Rodriguez-Sanchez A, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Gonzalez-Lopez J, van Loosdrecth MCM, Vahala R, Gonzalez-Martinez A. Quantitative and qualitative studies of microorganisms involved in full-scale autotrophic nitrogen removal performance. AIChE J 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.15925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Barbara Muñoz-Palazon
- Institute of Water Research; University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4; Granada 18071 Spain
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- Institute of Water Research; University of Granada, C/Ramon y Cajal, 4; Granada 18071 Spain
- Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n; Granada 18071 Spain
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- Dept. of Biotechnology; Technical University of Delft, Julianaalan 67, 2628 BC; Delft The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Built Environment; Aalto University, P.O. Box 15200; Aalto Espoo FI-00076 Finland
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Tortosa G, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Correa-Galeote D, Bedmar EJ. Evolution of bacterial diversity during two-phase olive mill waste ("alperujo") composting by 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing. Bioresour Technol 2017; 224:101-111. [PMID: 27931940 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.11.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Microorganisms are the main contributing factor responsible for organic matter degradation during composting. In this research, the 454-pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used to elucidate evolution of bacterial diversity during mesophilic, thermophilic and maturation composting stages of the two-phase olive mill waste ("alperujo"), the main by-product of the Spanish olive oil industry. Two similar piles were performance composting AL with sheep manure as bulking agent. Actinobacteria, Bacteriodetes, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were the main phyla found in genomic libraries from each composting phase. Shannon and Chao1 biodiversity indices showed a clear difference between the mesophilic/thermophilic and maturation phases, which was mainly due to detection of new genera. PCA analysis of the relative number of sequences confirmed maturation affected bacterial population structure, and Pearson correlation coefficients between physicochemical composting parameters and relative number of genera sequences suggest that Planomicrobium and Ohtaekwangia could be considered as biomarkers for AL composting maturation.
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- Germán Tortosa
- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ), Agencia Estatal CSIC, E-419, 18080-Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ), Agencia Estatal CSIC, E-419, 18080-Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ), Agencia Estatal CSIC, E-419, 18080-Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (EEZ), Agencia Estatal CSIC, E-419, 18080-Granada, Spain
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Castellano-Hinojosa A, Correa-Galeote D, Palau J, Bedmar EJ. Isolation of N2 -fixing rhizobacteria from Lolium perenne and evaluating their plant growth promoting traits. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 56:85-91. [PMID: 26781208 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201500247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Twenty one dinitrogen (N2 )-fixing bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of Lolium perenne grown for more than 10 years without N-fertilization. The nearly complete sequence of the 16S rRNA gene of each strain and pairwise alignments among globally aligned sequences of the 16S rRNA genes clustered them into nine different groups. Out of the 21 strains, 11 were members of genus Bacillus, 3 belonged to each one of genera Paenibacillus and Pseudoxanthomonas, and the remaining 2 strains to each one of genera Burkholderia and Staphylococcus, respectively. A representative strain from each group contained the nifH gene and fixed atmospheric N2 as determined by the acetylene-dependent ethylene production assay (acetylene reduction activity, ARA). The nine selected strains were also examined to behave as plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPRs) including their ability to act as a biocontrol agent. The nine representative strains produced indol acetic acid (IAA) and solubilized calcium triphosphate, five of them, strains C2, C3, C12, C15, and C16, had ACC deaminase activity, and strains C2, C3, C4, C12, C16, and C17 produced siderophores. Strains C13, C16, and C17 had the capability to control growth of the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum mycelial growth in vitro. PCA analysis of determined PGPR properties showed that ARA, ACC deaminase activity, and siderophore production were the most valuable as they had the maximal contribution to the total variance.
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Granada, Spain
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- Professional Sportsverd Football S.L., Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Granada, Spain
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Ezzakkioui F, El Mourabit N, Chahboune R, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Bedmar EJ, Barrijal S. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of rhizobia isolated from Hedysarum flexuosum in Northwest region of Morocco. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 55:830-7. [PMID: 25721451 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201400790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Seventy bacterial strains were isolated from root nodules of the legume Hedysarum flexuosum grown wild in soils from Northwest Morocco. Repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) clustered the strains into 30 REP-PCR groups. The nearly complete sequence of the 16S rRNA gene from a representative strain of each REP-PCR pattern showed that 17 strains were closely related to members of the genus Rhizobium of the family Rhizobiaceae of the Alphaproteobacteria. Pairwise alignments between globally aligned sequences of the 16S rRNA gene indicated that the strains from H. flexuosum had 99.75-100% identity with Rhizobium sullae type strain IS123(T). The phenotypic characteristics analyzed allowed description of a wide physiological diversity among the isolates, where the carbohydrate assimilation test was the most discriminating. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of a representative strains from the remaining 13 REP-PCR groups showed they belong to a wide variety of phylogenetic groups being closely related to species of genera Stenotrophomonas, Serratia, Massilia, Acinetobacter, Achromobacter, and Pseudomonas from the Beta- and Gammaproteobacteria. The R. sullae strains identified in this study produced effective symbiosis with their original host plant. None of the other bacterial strains could form nodules on H. flexuosum.
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- Fatima Ezzakkioui
- Lab. Valorisation Biotechnologique des Microorganismes, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tanger, Morocco
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- Lab. Valorisation Biotechnologique des Microorganismes, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tanger, Morocco.,Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Nador, Morocco
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Agencia CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Agencia CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Lab. Valorisation Biotechnologique des Microorganismes, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Tanger, Morocco
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Vela-Cano M, Castellano-Hinojosa A, Vivas AF, Toledo MVM. Effect of Heavy Metals on the Growth of Bacteria Isolated from Sewage Sludge Compost Tea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/aim.2014.410070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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