凉山州新银合欢根瘤菌的共生有效性及遗传多样性

【目的】研究分离自四川凉山州新银合欢根瘤菌的遗传多样性和共生有效性。【方法】采用16S rRNA RFLP、BOX-PCR、AFLP、多位点持家基因序列的联合分析及无氮水培法对33株供试新银合欢根瘤菌的遗传多样性和共生有效性进行研究。【结果】分析表明,3种方法在属水平的分群结果具有较好的一致性,有1个Mesorhizobium属的菌株、3个Bradyrhizobium属的菌株、3个Rhizobium属的菌株,26个相似度较高的菌株属Sinorhizobium。16S rRNA-recA-atpD-glnII序列联合构建的新银合欢根瘤菌系统发育树表明,SCAU203、SCAU211可能分别是Rhizobium和Bradyrhizobium的新类群,另外3个代表菌株分别位于Sinorhizobium、Mesorhizobium、Bradyrhizobium分支,分别与S.americanum、M.Plurifarium、R.huautlense亲缘关系最近。无氮水培接种试验筛选出2个共生固氮效果好、与不接种对照处理差异达显著水平的菌株SCAU229和SCAU307,有3个菌株不仅不具共生有效性,甚至不利于宿主的生长,其余84%的供试菌为低效或无效菌株。【结论】凉山州新银合欢根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性,分布于4个属:Rhizobium、Bradyrhizobium、Mesorhizobium、Bradyrhizobium,79%为Sinorhizobium属的菌株,优势菌群为Sinorhizobium。该区的新银合欢根瘤菌大多数的共生有效性差。     

沙冬青根瘤菌遗传多样性和系统发育分析

利用16S rDNA RFLP、16S-23S rDNA RFLP和16S rDNA序列分析方法,对分离自宁夏和内蒙古阿拉善地区的沙冬青根瘤菌进行了遗传多样性和系统发育分析.结果表明,分离自不同地区沙冬青根瘤菌的44株测试菌株分别归属于中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium)、叶杆菌属 (Phylobacterium)、中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)、根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)、土壤杆菌属(Agrobacterium)5个属种.受寄主和地理环境因素的影响,沙冬青根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性.     

黑木相思根瘤菌遗传多样性

[目的]研究分离自广东、福建、江西等15个地点的174株黑木相思(Acacia melanoxylon)根瘤菌的遗传多样性.[方法]采用16S rDNA限制性片段长度多态性分析(Restriction fragment length polymorphism,RFLP)和16S rDNA基因、持家基因(recA、atpD、glnⅡ)系统发育分析的方进行研究.[结果]16S rDNAPCR-RFLP分析中,在70％的相似性水平上,所有供试菌株分成9个类群 ;16S rDNA基因和持家基因系统发育分析结果基本一致,34株代表菌株主要分布在α-变形菌纲(Alpha-Proteobacteria)的慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)、根瘤菌属(Rizobium)、中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium),并与Bradyrhizobium liaoningense、Bradyrhizobium betae、Bradyrhizobium cytisi、Rizobium multihospitium、Mesorhizobium plurifarium亲缘关系较近.[结论]供试菌株被鉴定到属的水平,Bradyrhizobium、Rhizobium或Mesorhizobium为优势菌群,证明了黑木相思根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性.     

青藏高原东麓高山豆［Tibetia himalaica(Baker)H.P.Tsui］根瘤菌的遗传多样性

【目的】分离纯化青藏高原东麓(四川甘孜藏族自治州)高山豆根瘤菌,揭示其遗传多样性。【方法】采用纯培养法从该地区高山豆植物根瘤中分离纯化根瘤菌;通过BOXAIR、16S rDNA-RFLP及PCA(PrincipalComponent Analysis)来分析高山豆根瘤菌的遗传多样性;通过16S rDNA序列同源性确定菌株的系统发育地位;通过测定菌株的耐盐性、初始pH生长范围及生长温度范围来分析高山豆根瘤菌的抗逆性。【结果】从8个县12个采样点共分离纯化出22个菌株。22个菌株在16S rDNA PCR-RFLP分析中聚成4个遗传群,在BOX-PCR分析中则聚成9个遗传群。高山豆根瘤菌16S rDNASimpson遗传多样性指数D=0.872。22个菌株分别属于Rhizobium(11/22株)、Mesorhizobium(4/22株)、Rhizobium-Agrobacterium(7/22株)3个属。生理性状测定试验表明,所有菌株均能在1%NaCl的YMA培养基上生长,大多数(15/22株)菌株能在4%NaCl的YMA培养基上生长,其中,SCAU679、SCAU694、SCAU706等3个菌株能在7%NaCl的培养基上生长,SCAU689能在8%NaCl的培养基上生长;15/22的菌株能在pH4-11的培养基上生长;16/22的菌株能在4-45℃条件下生长,所有菌株能在60℃(处理10 min后置28℃)条件下生长。【结论】青藏高原东麓(四川甘孜州)高山豆根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性。大多数菌株对高盐、高温、低温及过酸过碱环境均具有很强的耐受能力。     

黑木相思根瘤菌的系统发育分析及其结瘤效果研究

【目的】针对采集自福建、广东的34株黑木相思根瘤菌进行分类研究,进一步确定其分类地位,丰富我国黑木相思根瘤菌种质资源。【方法】对选取的34株菌株测定了16S rRNA基因、持家基因atpD和glnII序列,以14株菌为代表菌株分析其系统发育情况。而且选取了部分菌株进行结瘤实验。【结果】16S rRNA基因以及持家基因atpD和glnII的系统发育分析结果与16S rRNA PCR-RFLP分型结果基本一致,14株代表菌株被分为10个不同的类群,其中有2个群组属于中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium),其余群组属于慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)。结瘤试验证明,相关的供试根瘤菌能与黑木相思、银合欢、南洋楹和网脉相思结瘤共生,显示出较广的宿主范围,且对黑木相思和银合欢的促生效果较明显。【结论】研究发现黑木相思根瘤菌具有丰富的遗传多样性和共生多样性。     

黄土高原地区大豆根瘤菌的遗传多样性和系统发育

【目的】研究黄土高原地区大豆根瘤菌的遗传多样性和系统发育。【方法】采用BOX-PCR、16S rDNAPCR-RFLP、16S-23S IGS PCR-RFLP和16S rRNA基因序列分析方法对分离自我国黄土高原地区4个省的15个地区的130株大豆根瘤菌及部分参比菌株进行了遗传多样性和系统发育分析。【结果】BOX-PCR反映的菌株多样性最丰富,形成的遗传群最多,16S rDNA PCR-RFLP方法在属、种水平上聚群较好,16S-23S IGSPCR RFLP反映的多样性介于BOX-PCR和16S rDNA PCR-RFLP之间,能够较好地反映出属、种和亲缘关系很近的菌株间的差异,3种方法聚类分析结果基本一致,可将所有供试菌株分为两大类群,中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)和慢生根瘤菌属(Bradyrhizobium)。从系统发育来看,供试的快生大豆根瘤菌为费氏中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium fredii),慢生大豆根瘤菌为日本慢生大豆根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium japonicum)和辽宁慢生根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium liaoningense)。【结论】我国黄土高原地区大豆根瘤菌具有较丰富的遗传多样性,S.fredii优势种,慢生大豆根瘤菌仅占10%,同时,分离到2株B.liaoningense。     

西北地区天蓝苜蓿根瘤菌16S rDNA RFLP分析

利用RFLP和序列测定方法,对分离自西北地区的67株天蓝苜蓿根瘤菌16S rDNA进行了分析研究。结果表明:所有供试菌株分别归属于中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)、根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)和土壤杆菌属(Agrobac-terium)。以CCNWNX0042-2为代表的大部分天蓝苜蓿根瘤菌属于草木樨中华根瘤菌(Sinorhizobium meliloti),其余菌株在分群上表现出了较为明显的地域特征。     

黄华属根瘤茵的16S rDNA-RFLP分析

采用16S rDNA-RFLP及序列分析方法,对分离自黄华属的披针叶黄华、喀什黄华和光叶黄华根瘤菌进行分析研究.结果表明,分离得到的33株根瘤菌在种水平上具有丰富的遗传多样性,它们分别归属于中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium)、中华根瘤菌属(Sinorhizobium)、根瘤菌属(Rhizobium)和土壤杆菌属(Agrobacterium).其中,以CCNWGS0011和CCNWGS0010-1为代表的5株根瘤菌构成独立的分支,可能为潜在的新种.     

用AFLP技术和16S rDNA PCR\|RFLP分析毛苜蓿根瘤菌的遗传多样性

采用选择性扩增片断长度多态性(简称AFLP)DNA指纹技术对采自我国云南省与西藏交界的高山地区的野生型豆科植物毛苜蓿根际土样分离的291株毛苜蓿(Medicago edgeworthii)根瘤菌进行遗传多样性的研究。从AFLP图谱中,揭示出毛苜蓿根瘤菌有较显著的遗传多样性,从291株中选择出90个代表株用计算机进行树状图的分析。结果表明,所分析的菌株在79%的相似性水平上聚类成3个群。对这90个代表株进行多聚酶链反应(PCR)扩增的16S rDNA的4种限制性内切酶长度多态(简称16S rDNA PCR\|RFLP)分析,得出2个不同的16S rDNA PCR\|RFLP类型的菌株。分别选出这2个类型的代表菌株与各种根瘤菌的参比菌株进行16S rDNA PCR\|RFLP分析,再进行树状图的分析,初步得出了它们在根瘤菌系统分类中的地位。分析结果表明：毛苜蓿根瘤菌与根瘤菌属中的Rhizobium mongolense的相似性很高。     

云南省德宏州含羞草β-根瘤菌多样性及系统发育研究

【目的】通过对分离自云南德宏州的含羞草β-根瘤菌进行遗传与表型多样性研究,揭示我国含羞草β-根瘤菌的物种多样性。【方法】应用16S rDNA PCR-RFLP、全细胞蛋白SDS-PAGE电泳及16S rDNA全序列分析对分离得到的60株含羞草根瘤菌进行多样性研究。【结果】16S rDNA PCR-RFLP及全细胞蛋白SDS-PAGE图谱分析将供试菌株分为2个遗传型群和2个表型群,分别与贪铜菌属(Cupriavidus)和伯克霍尔德菌属(Burkholderia)参比菌株聚群。经16S rDNA全序列分析,供试菌株被归到台湾贪铜菌(Cupriavidus taiwanensis)、含羞草伯克霍尔德菌(Burkholderia mimosarum)及结瘤伯克霍尔德菌(Burkholderia phymatum)等3个种群。【结论】云南德宏州的含羞草β-根瘤菌主要为贪铜菌及伯克霍尔德菌类群,其中贪铜菌占绝对优势,且存在遗传和表型的丰富多样性,该研究揭示了含羞草β-根瘤菌的物种多样性并丰富了我国β-根瘤菌菌种资源。     

Genetic diversity of rhizobia isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in different geographical regions of China

The genetic diversity among 95 isolates from Astragalus adsurgens was investigated using molecular biological methods. All of the isolates and 24 reference strains could be differentiated by AFLP, REP-, ERIC- and BOX-PCR fingerprinting analysis. By cluster analysis of the data, 31 AFLP and 38 Rep-PCR genomic groups were delineated, indicating considerable genetic diversity among the isolates. Fifty-four representative strains were further analyzed by RFLP of PCR-amplified 16S and 23S rDNA, revealing 26 rDNA genotypes among the isolates. The phylogenetic relationship of the isolates was determined by partial sequencing of 16S rRNA genes of 16 strains. The results suggest that the A. adsurgens rhizobia belong to the genera Agrobacterium, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium.     

Bradyrhizobium sp. nodulating the Mediterranean shrub Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.)

AIMS: The molecular diversity of 25 strains of rhizobia, isolated in Sicily from root nodules of the Mediterranean shrubby legume Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.), is presented in relation to the known rhizobial reference strains. METHODS AND RESULTS: Our approach to the study of the S. junceum rhizobial diversity combined the information given by the 16S and the intergenic spacer (IGS) 16S-23S rDNA polymorphic region by obtaining them in a single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) step. The PCR fragment size of the S. junceum isolates was 2400-2500 bp and that of the reference strains varied from 2400 in Bradyrhizobium strains to 2800 in Sinorhizobium strains. Inter- and intrageneric length variability was found among the reference strains. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) analysis allowed us to identify eight genotypes among the S. junceum rhizobia that were clustered into two groups, both related to the Bradyrhizobium lineage. Sequencing of representative strains of the two clusters confirmed these data. The 16S-IGS PCR-RFLP approach, when applied to rhizobial reference strains, allowed very close species (i.e. Rhizobium leguminosarum/R. tropici) to be separated with any of the three enzymes used; however, cluster analysis revealed inconsistencies with the 16S-based phylogenesis of rhizobia. CONCLUSIONS: Rhizobia nodulating S. junceum in the Mediterranean region belong to the Bradyrhizobium lineage. Our results confirm the resolution power of the 16S-23S rDNA in distinguishing among rhizobia genera and species, as well as the usefulness of the PCR-RFLP method applied to the entire 16S-IGS region for a rapid tracking of the known relatives of new isolates. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The present paper is, to our knowledge, the first report on rhizobia nodulating a Mediterranean wild woody legume.     

Diverse rhizobia that nodulate two species of Kummerowia in China

A total of 63 bacterial strains were isolated from root nodules of Kummerowia striata and K. stipulacea grown in different geographic regions of China. These bacteria could be divided into fast-growing (FG) rhizobia and slow-growing (SG) rhizobia according to their growth rate. Genetic diversity and taxonomic relationships among these rhizobia were revealed by PCR-based 16 S rDNA RFLP and sequencing, 16 S-IGS RFLP, SDS-PAGE of whole cell soluble proteins, BOX-PCR and symbiotic gene (nifH/nodC) analyses. The symbiotic FG strains were mainly isolated from temperate regions and they were identified as four genomic species in Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium meliloti based on the consensus of grouping results. The SG strains were classified as five genomic species within Bradyrhizobium and they were mainly isolated fron the subtropic and tropical regions. The phylogenetic analyses of nifH and nodC genes showed relationships similar to that of 16 S rDNA but the symbiotic genes of Bradyrhizobium strains isolated from Kummerowia were distinct from those isolated from Arachis and soybean. These results offered evidence for rhizobial biogeography and demonstrated that the Kummerowia-nodulating ability might have evolved independently in different regions in association with distinctive genomic species of rhizobia.     

The variable part of the dnaK gene as an alternative marker for phylogenetic studies of rhizobia and related alpha Proteobacteria

DnaK is the 70 kDa chaperone that prevents protein aggregation and supports the refolding of damaged proteins. Due to sequence conservation and its ubiquity this chaperone has been widely used in phylogenetic studies. In this study, we applied the less conserved part that encodes the so-called alpha-subdomain of the substrate-binding domain of DnaK for phylogenetic analysis of rhizobia and related non-symbiotic alpha-Proteobacteria. A single 330 bp DNA fragment was routinely amplified from DNA templates isolated from the species of the genera, Azorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium, but also from some non-symbiotic alpha Proteobacteria such as Blastochloris, Chelatobacter and Chelatococcus. Phylogenetic analyses revealed high congruence between dnaK sequences and 16S rDNA trees, but they were not identical. In contrast, the partition homogeneity tests revealed that dnaK sequence data could be combined with other housekeeping genes such as recA, atpD or glnA. The dnaK trees exhibited good resolution in the cases of the genera Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium and Rhizobium, even better than usually shown by 16S rDNA phylogeny. The dnaK phylogeny supported the close phylogenetic relationship of Rhizobium galegae and Agrobacterium tumefaciens (R. radiobacter) C58, which together formed a separate branch within the fast-growing rhizobia, albeit closer to the genus Sinorhizobium. The Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium genera carried an insertion composed of two amino acids, which additionally supported the phylogenetic affinity of these two genera, as well as their distinctness from the Mesorhizobium genus. Consistently with the phylogeny shown by 16S-23S rDNA intergenic region sequences, the dnaK trees divided the genus Bradyrhizobium into three main lineages, corresponding to B. japonicum, B. elkanii, and photosynthetic Bradyrhizobium strains that infect Aeschynomene plants. Our results suggest that the 330 bp dnaK sequences could be used as an additional taxonomic marker for rhizobia and related species (alternatively to the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny).     

Sinorhizobium americanum symbiovar mediterranense is a predominant symbiont that nodulates and fixes nitrogen with common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in a Northern Tunisian field

A total of 40 symbiotic bacterial strains isolated from root nodules of common bean grown in a soil located in the north of Tunisia were characterized by PCR-RFLP of the 16S rRNA genes. Six different ribotypes were revealed. Nine representative isolates were submitted to phylogenetic analyses of rrs, recA, atpD, dnaK, nifH and nodA genes. The strains 23C40 and 23C95 representing the most abundant ribotype were closely related to Sinorhizobium americanum CFNEI 156(T). S. americanum was isolated from Acacia spp. in Mexico, but this is the first time that this species is reported among natural populations of rhizobia nodulating common bean. These isolates nodulated and fixed nitrogen with this crop and harbored the symbiotic genes of the symbiovar mediterranense. The strains 23C2 and 23C55 were close to Rhizobium gallicum R602sp(T) but formed a well separated clade and may probably constitute a new species. The sequence similarities with R. gallicum type strain were 98.7% (rrs), 96.6% (recA), 95.8% (atpD) and 93.4% (dnaK). The remaining isolates were, respectively, affiliated to R. gallicum, E. meliloti, Rhizobium giardinii and Rhizobium radiobacter. However, some of them failed to re-nodulate their original host but promoted root growth.     

Genetic diversity and phylogeny of rhizobia isolated from Caragana microphylla growing in desert soil in Ningxia, China

Rhizobia are soil bacteria with the capacity to induce nitrogen-fixing nodules on the roots or stems of legume plants. A total of 40 bacterial isolates from the root nodules of Caragana microphylla growing in desert soil in Ningxia, China, were analyzed for genetic diversity and phylogenetic position. These isolates were classified into 7 types of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. They were grouped into 4 clades, Rhizobium-Agrobacterium, Sinorhizobium, Phyllobacterium, and Bradyrhizobium, when the phylogenies of 16S rDNA, recA, and atpD genes were applied. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the tree generated from the 16S rDNA sequencing agreed with that produced from the recA and atpD genes. By analyzing phylogenetic relationship using the 3 loci, the isolates in the branches of Phyllobacterium and Sinorhizobium could be identified as P. brassicacearum and S. meliloti. The isolates in the branch of Rhizobium-Agrobacterium were the most abundant microsymbiont of C. microphylla and were designated R. leguminosarum, R. galegae, R. alamii, and A. tumefaciens. Two isolates with low sequence similarity to the known species of Bradyrhizobium might be novel species in this genus.     

Genetic diversity of rhizobia from Leucaena leucocephala nodules in Mexican soils

Leucaena species are leguminous plants native to Mexico. Using two L. leucocephala cultivars grown in different soils, we obtained 150 isolates from the nodules. Twelve rDNA types were identified which clustered into groups corresponding to Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium , and Sinorhizobium by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of amplified 16S rRNA genes. Types 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, and 12 were distinct from all the defined species. Others had patterns indistinguishable from some recognized species. Most of the isolates corresponded to Sinorhizobium . Forty-one electrophoretic types (ETs) were identified among the isolates based on the different combinations of electrophoretic patterns of 13 metabolic enzymes. ETs were clustered into groups in general agreement with the rDNA types. Diverse plasmid patterns were obtained among the isolates, but common plasmids were observed among most isolates within rDNA types 5, 10, and 11. The symbiotic plasmids were identified among most of the isolates, except for the Mesorhizobium isolates. The affinities of host cultivars for different rhizobial groups and the impact of soil cultivation on the soil populations of rhizobia were analysed from the estimation of isolation frequencies and diversity. The results showed differences in rhizobial populations in cultivated and uncultivated soils and also differences in rhizobia trapped by L. leucocephala cv. Cunningham or Peruvian.     

金沙江干热河谷区田菁根瘤菌多样性与系统发育

[目的]揭示金沙江干热河谷区这一特殊地理环境下田菁根瘤菌的多样性和系统发育地位. [方法]采用了数值分类、16S rDNA PCR-RFLP、16S rDNA和GSⅡ序列分析方法.[结果]数值分类结果表明:在93%的水平上,待测菌株分布于6个群,其中4个群分别与R.tropici、 R.etli、 S.saheli、A.rubi的参比菌株聚在一起,两个群没有参比菌株与之聚群.16S rDNA PCR-RFLP结果与数值分类基本一致,只有两个独立群有所差异.16S rDNA序列分析表明:两独立群中心菌株SCAU176 和SCAU144与R.huautlense聚在一起,与该种同源性分别为100%和98.9%.GSⅡ序列分析中SCAU176 和SCAU144单独聚在一起,与最近的参比菌株R.tropici的同源性系数在90%以下.[结论]金沙江干热河谷区田菁根瘤菌具有较为丰富的多样性,在系统发育地位上分布于Sinorhizobium、Agrobacterium和Rhizobium三个属.