蚕豆根瘤菌接种效应研究

为发掘和利用青海冷凉地区蚕豆优良的根瘤菌种质资源,确定根瘤菌的接种效应。将分离、纯化、分子鉴定的16株蚕豆根瘤菌通过盆栽回接试验的方法进行筛选。结果表明,筛选出6株根瘤菌,它们与青海13号蚕豆共生匹配效果较好,共生固氮能力强,促进蚕豆生长效果明显。     

花生接种根瘤菌共生固氮酶活性的研究

1983—1984年,分别利用生茬土和重茬土进行了盆栽花生接种根瘤菌共生固氮酶活性的研究,试验结果表明。花生接种8B6,97-1两株根瘤菌,显著提高结瘤数量,瘤重和固氮酶活性,提高植株干物重和含氮量。共生固氮酶活性高     

泛析提高共生固氮效率

泛析提高共生固氮效率徐秀华（辽宁省农业管理干部学院,沈阳１１０１６１）当前人们对共生固氮效率与豆科植物种类、根瘤菌品系、固氮环境的关系已具有深刻的认识。值得探讨的是如何深入地发掘共生固氮潜力,提高共生固氮效率,为创造真正的＂绿色食品＂开拓门路。一共生...     

我国豆科植物根瘤菌资源多样性及应用基础研究

北京农业大学菌种保藏中心(CCBAU)现已保藏根瘤菌5000余株,是全世界最大的根瘤菌资源数据库。通过对其中的2000余株根瘤菌作多相分类研究,确定根瘤菌新属2个、新种11个。结合根瘤菌宿主及其生态环境的关系,提出根瘤菌与豆科植物共生关系的新认识;并得出豆科植物接种根瘤菌的新见解,这对于西部大开发中新区种植豆科植物接种适宜的根瘤菌具有重要指导意义。     

根瘤菌吸氢酶基因转移的研究

通过三亲本杂交将含有花生根瘤菌吸氢基因的质粒pZ 55(Tcr)转入不吸氢的花生根瘤菌Ra 34等菌株 (Hup- ,Nif+,Apr)中 ,筛选到既具有吸氢又具有固氮能力的花生根瘤菌结合株Rz34 2。在自生和共生条件下 ,结合株均可表达高吸氢和高固氮活性。以结合株Rz34 2接种的花生植株叶片的干重比不接种的、接种受体株Ra34(Hup- )和接种对照菌株L8 3(Hup+,Nif+)的分别高 6.2 %、7.6%和 6.3% ;种子的含氮量分别高 8 9%、1.00 %和 6.0 % ;产量分别高 188%、1 0 5%和 1 0 7%。研究结果表明 ,以含吸氢基因的结合株接种花生能提高根瘤菌与花生的共生固氮效率 ,增加作物的产量。     

共生固氮体系中的豆科植物基因

豆科根瘤菌发现的近百年历史以来,共生固氮作用一直受到人们的瞩目。近廿几年来对根痛瘤—豆科植物共生体的研究进展迅速,对共生体中根瘤菌本身的固氮基因(nif)和结瘤基因的编码、定位等有了较深入的了解。然而,共生体系中基因的调控是比较复杂的,环境因素和寄生植物基因对共生固氮的调控也起着重要作用。人们对豆科寄主结瘤和固氮遗传进行了一系列研究,并力图选育高固氮的豆科品种资源。本文仅就豆科植物—根瘤菌共生固氮体系中寄主植物基因及它在共生固氮体系研究中的作用和意义作简要的概述。     

华癸根瘤菌外膜孔蛋白编码基因MCHK_1326突变株的构建与共生固氮表型分析

【目的】Mesorhizobium huakuii 7653R的MCHK_1326基因编码一种外膜孔蛋白,可能参与根瘤菌侵染宿主植物以及结瘤固氮过程,本研究旨在探索该基因在共生固氮中的功能。【方法】生物信息学分析MCHK_1326蛋白的结构特征及生物学功能,启动子原位表达技术检测MCHK_1326共生时空表达特征,利用Cre-loxp系统构建MCHK_1326缺失突变株,考察其共生固氮表型及早期侵染事件,通过植物盆栽并额外添加无机氮源,检测突变株接种紫云英后的共生固氮表型变化。【结果】MCHK_1326基因在侵染早期如侵染线的延伸等过程中表达,在成熟根瘤的侵染区表达,与野生型相比,突变体△1326侵染线和根瘤原基数量显著减少;植株地上部分鲜重与固氮酶活性极显著降低,根瘤数量和根瘤重量显著降低;额外添加无机氮源能恢复其共生缺陷表型。【结论】MCHK_1326基因参与根瘤菌早期侵染和结瘤,在根瘤发育与共生固氮过程中发挥作用。     

华癸根瘤菌urtB基因突变株的构建与共生固氮表型分析

【目的】尿素ABC转运体透性酶亚基编码基因urtB可能参与尿素代谢及支链氨基酸转运;本文旨在获得实验证据阐明urtB基因对华癸根瘤菌结瘤和固氮的影响,为深入研究其功能机制提供一定的科学依据。【方法】利用生物信息学分析urtB基因的结构特征及生物学功能,通过荧光定量检测urtB基因在自生和共生条件下的时空表达特征和启动子原位表达技术检测urtB基因组织表达特征,采用插入突变构建urtB突变株,通过植物盆栽并结合添加氮素处理,检测与分析突变体的共生固氮表型变化。【结果】分析表明urtB基因对于氮素转运非常重要,在共生条件下的表达水平比自生培养条件下显著上调表达;在成熟根瘤的固氮区中大量表达;正确构建和筛选获得了根瘤菌urtB突变株;接种urtB突变株与野生型菌株7653R相比较,突变体根瘤发育异常;植株地上部分生物量和根瘤固氮酶活性显著降低;添加氮素可恢复其共生缺陷表型。【结论】华癸中慢生根瘤菌urtB基因可能通过影响根瘤中氮转运或同化,进而在根瘤发育与共生固氮中发挥重要作用。     

吉林省黑土土著大豆根瘤菌的生态特性及与不同豆种的共生效应

黑土土壤中有丰富的土著大豆根瘤菌,为了稳定和提高大豆根瘤菌在黑土区的接种效果,我们从１９８８年起,对吉林省黑土土著大豆根瘤菌的类型、血清型、固氮酶活性、快慢生型的分布、结瘤竞争能力以及与不同大豆品种的共生效应等进行了测定,并提出了吉林省黑土区高固氮力和低固氮力种质。以菌体本身的固氮酶活性来看,榆树黑土为２４．８１６Ｃ２Ｈ４μｍｏｌ／克干瘤·小时,公主岭黑土为２４．８２７Ｃ２Ｈ４μｍｏｌ／克干瘤．小时．榆树黑土用４０株进行土著大豆根瘤菌血清型的测定,其中３４株属于４４７－２８血清型,６株为其它血清型。公主岭黑土用１６４株进行测定的,有１４３株属４７７－２８血清型,１７株属１１３血清型,有４株属其它血清型。榆树黑土和公主岭黑土中以慢生型大豆根瘤菌为主．共生效应测定结果,吉林２３固氮力最强,固氮量为４．２４９０８ｇ／盆;其次是长８２１０—４,固氮量为２．００９８ｇ／盆;长农５最低,为０．５４１９ｇ／盆。     

根瘤菌共生固氮能力的进化模式

根瘤菌-豆科植物共生固氮体系对农业的可持续性发展至关重要,也是研究原核与真核生物互利共生的模式体系之一。长期以来,根瘤菌共生固氮相关研究主要集中在结瘤因子与固氮酶合成及调控等少数关键基因,但仅获得这些关键基因却不能保证细菌获得结瘤固氮能力。随着比较和功能基因组学的快速发展和应用,越来越多的研究发现根瘤菌使用了很多系统发育分支特异的遗传机制与豆科植物建立有效的共生关系,进一步揭示了双方互利共生的复杂性。本综述总结了近年来比较基因组学、遗传学以及实验进化等方面的相关研究进展,在此基础上讨论根瘤菌共生固氮能力的进化模式。     

Phylogenetic analysis of symbiotic genes of nodule bacteria in the plants of the genus Lathyrus (L.) (Fabaceae)

The comparative analysis of the symbiotic genes nifD, nifH, nodA of wild-growing Lathyrus L. species (Fabaceae) connected by genes sequences of 16S aRNA to Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae, Rhizobium tropici, Agrobacterium sp., and Phyllobacterium sp. was carried out. It was demonstrated that all tested genes of strains taken for analysis had high degree of homology with analogous genes of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae. It was suggested that symbiotic genes were introduced into Rhizobium tropici, Agrobacterium sp., and Phyllobacterium sp. strains by means of horizontal gene transfer over from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae strain. The recombinant strains were formed, capable to nodulate Lathyrus L. species that earlier was not considered characteristic for these plants.     

Plasmid pSym1-32 from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae, controlling nitrogen-fixing activity, effectiveness of symbiosis, competitiveness, and acid tolerance

The symbiotic plasmid (pSym1-32) of the highly effective Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae 1-32 strain was identified after the conjugal transfer of replicons carrying Tn5-mob into the plasmidless Agrobacterium tumefaciens Gm1-9023 strain. Plasmid pSym1-32 was transferred into R. leguminosarum bv. viceae strains Y14 (showing low effectiveness of symbiosis with Vicia villosa) and Y57 (unable to fix nitrogen). Transconjugants formed Fix+ nodules on roots of V. villosa and had a highly enhanced nitrogen fixing ability, increased plant weight, and increased nitrogen accumulation compared to the recipient strains. Variation of transconjugants in symbiotic properties (accompanied by alterations in plasmid composition in some of the conjugants) was detected. Moreover, the donor strain R. leguminosarum bv. viceae 1-32 was shown to be more efficient in the competitiveness and acid tolerance than the recipient Y14 strain. Both these properties were transmitted upon transfer of pSym1-32 into the recipient. Thus, plasmid pSym1-32 was shown to carry genes involved in the control of the nitrogen fixing ability, symbiotic effectiveness, competitiveness, and acid tolerance in R. leguminosarum bv. viceae.     

Genetic structure of a soil population of nonsymbiotic Rhizobium leguminosarum.

The genetic structure of a population of nonsymbiotic Rhizobium leguminosarum strains was determined by the electrophoretic mobilities of eight metabolic enzymes. Nonsymbiotic strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of bean plants and characterized by growth on differential media and at different temperatures, intrinsic antibiotic resistance, the lack of homology to a nifH probe, and their inability to form nodules on bean roots. All the isolates clustered with R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli reference strains and did not encompass any other Rhizobium taxa. Their rRNA operon restriction fragment length polymorphisms and the nucleotide sequence of a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene were also found to be identical to those of R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli reference strains. When complemented with an R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli symbiotic plasmid (p42d), the nonsymbiotic isolates were able to fix nitrogen in symbiosis with bean roots at levels similar to those of the parental strain. The symbiotic isolates were found at a relative frequency of 1 in 40 nonsymbiotic R. leguminosarum strains.     

Genetic structure of a soil population of nonsymbiotic Rhizobium leguminosarum.

The genetic structure of a population of nonsymbiotic Rhizobium leguminosarum strains was determined by the electrophoretic mobilities of eight metabolic enzymes. Nonsymbiotic strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of bean plants and characterized by growth on differential media and at different temperatures, intrinsic antibiotic resistance, the lack of homology to a nifH probe, and their inability to form nodules on bean roots. All the isolates clustered with R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli reference strains and did not encompass any other Rhizobium taxa. Their rRNA operon restriction fragment length polymorphisms and the nucleotide sequence of a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene were also found to be identical to those of R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli reference strains. When complemented with an R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli symbiotic plasmid (p42d), the nonsymbiotic isolates were able to fix nitrogen in symbiosis with bean roots at levels similar to those of the parental strain. The symbiotic isolates were found at a relative frequency of 1 in 40 nonsymbiotic R. leguminosarum strains.     

Identification of Rhizobium leguminosarum and Rhizobium sp. (Cicer) strains using a custom Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) profile library

The potential of using fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae , phaseoli and trifolii , and Rhizobium sp. ( Cicer ) strains, for the identification of unknown isolates was assessed. This was achieved by developing a Rhizobium FAME library using 16 different Rhizobium strains of Rh. leguminosarum bv. viceae ( n  ₌ 5), Rh. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli ( n  ₌ 5), Rh. leguminosarum bv. trifolii ( n  ₌ 1) and Rhizobium sp. ( Cicer ) ( n  ₌ 5). Although there were considerable differences between Rh. leguminosarum biovars and strains and Rhizobium sp. ( Cicer ) strains, the variation within a particular biovar of Rh. leguminosarum was not high. Nevertheless, the feature FAME profiles of the various groups in the library allowed 75 putative rhizobia obtained from surface-sterilized nodules of field-grown lentil and pea plants to be identified.     

Rhizoplane colonisation of peas by Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae and a deleterious Pseudomonas putida

Pseudomonas putida strain A313, a deleterious rhizosphere bacterium, reduced pea nitrogen content when inoculated alone or in combination with Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae on plants in the presence of soil under greenhouse conditions. When plants were grown gnotobiotically in liquid media, mixed inocula of A313 and rhizobia gave a higher proportion of small evenly distributed nodules when compared with a single rhizobial inoculation. In addition, the rhizobial root establishment was reduced by A313 irrespective of inoculum density, indicating that A313 has the capacity to interact with the early rhizobial infection process. When pea seedlings were simultaneously inoculated with A313 and rhizobia, A313 colonised the root hairs to the same extent as the rhizobia, according to analysis by immunofluorescence microscopy. This suggests that the root hair colonisation trait of P. putida interferes with the onset of the symbiotic process.     

Effects of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae Strains Different in Their Symbiotic Effectiveness on Changes in cAMP and Hydrogen Peroxide Concentrations in Cells of Pea Seedlings

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - Changes in hydrogen peroxide and cAMP concentrations in pea (Pisum sativum L.) seedlings inoculated with Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae Frank (Rlv) were...     

Isolation of unique nucleic acid sequences from rhizobia by genomic subtraction: Applications in microbial ecology and symbiotic gene analysis

A subtraction hybridization and PCR amplification procedure was used to isolate two Rhizobium DNA probes which exhibited high degrees of specificity at different levels of taxonomic organization and which could be used as tools for detection of rhizobia in ecological studies. First, a probe was isolated from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii strain P3 by removing those Sau3A restriction fragments from a P3 DNA digest which cross hybridized with pooled DNA from seven other strains of the same biovar. The remaining restriction fragments hybridized to DNA from strain P3 but not to DNA from any of the seven other strains. In a similar experiment another DNA probe, specific for the Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli and Rhizobium tropici group, was generated by removing sequences from R. leguminosarum bv phaseoli strain Kim 5s with pooled subtracter DNA from eight other Rhizobium, Bradyrhizobium and Agrobacterium species. The same subtraction hybridization technique was also used to isolate symbiotic genes from a Rhizobium species. Results from a 1:1 subtractive DNA hybridization of the broad host range Rhizobium sp NGR234 against highly homologous S. fredii USDA257, combined with those from competitive RNA hybridizations to cosmid digests of the NGR234 symbiotic plasmid, allowed the identification of several NGR234 loci which were flavonoid-inducible and not present in S. fredii USDA257. One of these, ORF-1, was highly homologous to the leucine responsive regulatory protein of E. coli.     

Active oxygen species in pea seedlings during the interactions with symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms

The level of active oxygen species (AOS)--superoxide anion radical (O2*-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)--in pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivar Marat seedlings was studied upon their inoculation with symbiotic (Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viceae strain CIAM 1026) and pathogenic (Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi Sackett) microorganisms. Different patterns of the changes in AOS in pea seedlings during the interactions with the symbiont and the phytopathogen were recorded. It is assumed that O2*- and H2O2 are involved in the defense and regulatory mechanisms of the host plant.     

The nifA gene product from Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii lacks the N-terminal domain found in other NifA proteins

The nifA gene has been identified between the fixX and nifB genes in the clover microsymbiont Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii (R.I. bv. trifolii) strain ANU843. Expression of the nifA gene is induced in the symbiotic state and site-directed mutagenesis experiments indicate that nifA expression is essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Interestingly, the predicted R.I. bv. trifolii NifA protein lacks an N-terminal domain that is present in the homologous proteins from R.I. bv. viciae, Rhizobium meliloti, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Klebsiella pneumoniae and all other documented NifA proteins. This indicates that this N-terminal domain is not essential for NifA function in R.I. bv. trifolii.