高产吲哚乙酸及高泌氨巴西固氨螺菌的筛选与鉴定

目的：从玉米根际和土壤中分离具有高产吲哚乙酸较强的泌氨能力的巴西固氮螺菌。方法：分别通过半固体NFb培养基、CR培养基、LB培养基分离培养固氮菌株,并经过一系列菌落菌体形态特征、生理生化特性和16S rDNA序列测定等试验对其进行鉴定。结果：经分离纯化获得10株固氮菌,并鉴定均为巴西固氮螺菌（Azospirillum brasilense）,其中菌株R7在甘油半固体培养基上能分泌约14mmol/L的氨,在添加了色氨酸的培养基中能够合成58.8μg/ml的吲哚-3-乙酸（IAA）。结论：成功筛选得到一株既高产吲哚乙酸又有较强的泌氨能力的巴西固氮螺菌。     

苹果根际自毒物质降解菌的筛选鉴定及降解特性研究

【目的】从苹果根际土壤筛选苹果根系自毒物质降解细菌,并探究分离菌株对根皮苷、邻苯二甲酸、对羟基苯甲酸以及焦性没食子酸的降解能力。【方法】分别采用邻苯二甲酸、焦性没食子酸为唯一碳源富集并筛选其降解菌株。通过对分离菌株的生理生化特征测定及16S r RNA基因序列分析,采用MEGA 5构建系统发育树,进行菌株鉴定。采用紫外分光光度法和高效液相色谱法测定分离菌株对4种自毒物质的降解能力。【结果】共分离5株有降解能力的细菌,编号为BL1、BL2、BL3、BJ1和BJ2,经鉴定BL1为钩虫贪铜菌Cupriavidus necator,BL2为生脂固氮螺菌Azospirillum lipoferum,BL3为氧化烃微杆菌Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans,BJ1为Paenibacillus phyllosphaerae,BJ2为Ochrobactrum cytisi。BL1、BL2、BL3菌株对邻苯二甲酸、对羟基苯甲酸、根皮苷、焦性没食子酸的降解率均高于50%。其中BL2菌株的降解效果最好,分别达到66%、72%、84%和84%。【结论】首次发现钩虫贪铜菌、生脂固氮螺菌和氧化烃微杆菌对4种自毒物质均具有很好的降解能力,对缓解自毒物质引起的连作障碍具有潜在的应用价值。     

巴西固氮螺菌的周质蛋白与宿主相关性的研究

本文报道用一种微量的方法研究从小麦、玉米、水稻、谷子等作物根系分离到的30株巴西固氮螺菌的周质蛋白。结果表明:尽管经形态、生理生化等多项指标鉴定确认它们同属于Azospirillum brasilcnse (巴西固氮螺菌),但是来源于不同植物根表的菌株间的周质蛋白扫描图谱有明显的差异,而来自同一种作物根表的菌株间的周质蛋白图谱却很相似。从而表明,巴西固氮螺菌具有宿主特异性。     

禾谷类作物根表固氮螺菌的分类鉴定和分布

从小麦、玉米、谷子和甘蔗等作物根表分离获得具有固氮酶活的Azospirillum 属细菌58株。根据这些菌在葡萄糖或核糖上不产酸,在蔗糖蛋白胨中不发酵,以及不需要生长素也能生长等特点,将它们定为Azospirillum brasilense种。又根据它们还原硝酸盐、是否累积亚硝酸盐和产生与不产生N：o的明显差异性,将它们分成两群。从这两群菌在上述作物根表分布的状况看,居于玉米和甘蔗根表的菌株,全部属于第1群,谷子根表的全部属于第10群、小麦根表的则分属两群。玉米、谷子和甘蔗的根表固氮螺菌具有较强的专一性,而小麦根表固氮螺菌的专一性较弱。     

巴西固氮螺菌的周质蛋白与宿主相关性的研究*

本文报道用一种微量的方法研究从小麦、玉米、水稻、谷子等作物根系分离到的30株巴西固氮螺菌的周质蛋白。结果表明:尽管经形态、生理生化等多项指标鉴定确认它们同属于Azospirillum brasilcnse (巴西固氮螺菌),但是来源于不同植物根表的菌株间的周质蛋白扫描图谱有明显的差异,而来自同一种作物根表的菌株间的周质蛋白图谱却很相似。从而表明,巴西固氮螺菌具有宿主特异性。     

玉米根系联合固氮细菌的研究

从我国湖北省武汉市和广西南宁市的禾本科作物的根系上,分离获得一批具有固氮酶活性的菌株,并对其中99菌株和224菌株进行了鉴定及其联合固氮特性的研究。两株菌的主要特点是：革兰氏染色阴性;短杆状;单极单生鞭毛;能运动;在无氮的苹果酸盐培养基上生长5—7天,有一个到一个半螺旋的菌体出现;菌体内含折光脂肪滴;过氧化氢酶为正反应;V.P.反应以及吲嗓反应为负反应;最适生长与固氮的温度为32℃：最适pH值为6．5—7．0;在玉米的根系上能形成联合固氮。根据其形态特征和生理生化反应,鉴定为含脂刚螺菌(Sptrillum lipoferum)。据盆载回接试验证实,玉米根系与含脂刚螺菌可形成联合固氮。将采集的根样,经预培过夜,其固氮酶活力可达600一1100乙烯毫微克分子／克干根／小时,若不加诱导即测不出酶活。     

固氮螺菌的血清学研究——Ⅰ.固氮螺菌的血清学分类

本实验采用玉米、谷子、水稻、甘蔗和小麦的根表上分离获得具有较高固氮酶活的细菌61株,根据其形态特征及生理生化特性,将61株固氮螺菌归属于Azospirillum属Azospirillum brasilense种,同时根据它们还原硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐的明显差异分为两群:第一群(a)具有硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐还原酶,不累积亚硝酸盐产生     

动态

<正> 日本揭示了生物技术的趋势和预测(117)生物技术研究开发的理论和战略(119)英国生物技术的兴起时间(121)国内生玉米粉浓醪发酵酒精的新工艺动向(121)Mc DonnellDouglas公司和Ortho药品公司将在空间继续进行生物制品的生产(123)生物技术在工业上的广阔前景(122)接种固氮螺菌(Azospirillum lipoferum)和固氮假单胞菌(Pse-     

含脂刚螺菌固氮能力的测定

共生固氮菌对农业生产作出的贡献,已众所周知,而自生固氮菌尽管研究已近百年,但至今未对生产起什么作用。七十年代初期,Dbereiner等提出含脂刚螺菌(Spirillum lipoferum)与禾本科植物联合固氮的概念以后,引起了人们广泛的注意。有报道估算含脂刚螺菌在玉米地的固氮潜力每公顷每天可达2公斤氮     

西双版纳保护区植物根际细菌的筛选及其促生能力研究

【背景】西双版纳保护区具有丰富的生物多样性,而该区域植物根际细菌特别是放线菌及其促生能力相关报道较少。【目的】从西双版纳保护区根际土壤中筛选出植物根际促生菌,并检测其促生能力。【方法】采用5种不同培养基筛选出植物根际促生菌并通过16S rDNA序列分析进行分类学鉴定,运用Salkowski法测定菌株产IAA的能力,CAS法测定菌株产铁载体能力,钼锑抗显色法测定菌株的解磷能力,CMC-Na法测定菌株产纤维素酶能力和改良的Young法测定产淀粉酶能力,综合评价所得菌株的促生能力。【结果】从土样中分离纯化得到14株典型促生菌,经鉴定分别归属于链霉菌属(Streptomyces)、诺卡菌属(Nocardi)、杆菌属(Bacillus)、中华根瘤菌属(Ensifer)、中慢生根瘤菌属(Mesorhizobium)、固氮螺菌属(Azospirillum)和狭单胞菌属(Stenotrophomonas)。其中菌株B433产吲哚乙酸的能力在培养12 d时达到最大值9.23 mg/L;菌株B351、B453、B546这3株菌株产铁载体的能力较强,其Su80%,最高可达86.67%,强度为+++++;菌株B541的解磷能力最强,磷酸根的浓度达到9.79 mg/L;菌株B442综合产纤维素酶能力最强为31.86 U/mL;菌株B412淀粉酶活力为16.07 U/mL。【结论】西双版纳保护区植物根际土壤促生细菌种类丰富,且具有较强的广谱促生能力,有潜在的开发价值,本研究可为此地的微生物资源开发提供可靠的菌株资源依据。     

Wheat root colonization and nitrogenase activity by Azospirillum isolates from crop plants in Korea

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of different crops of Korea. A total of 16 isolates were selected and characterized. Thirteen of the isolates produced characteristics similar to those of the reference strains of Azospirillum, and the remaining 3 isolates were found to be Enterobacter spp. The isolates could be categorized into 3 groups based on their ARDRA patterns, and the first 2 groups comprised Azospirillum brasilense and Azospirillum lipoferum. The acetylene reduction activity (ARA) of these isolates was determined for free cultures and in association with wheat roots. There was no correlation between pure culture and plant-associated nitrogenase activity of the different strains. The isolates that showed higher nitrogenase activities in association with wheat roots in each group were selected and sequenced. Isolates of Azospirillum brasilense CW301, Azospirillum brasilense CW903, and Azospirillum lipoferum CW1503 were selected to study colonization in association with wheat roots. We observed higher expression of beta-galactosidase activity in A. brasilense strains than in A. lipoferum strains, which could be attributed to their higher population in association with wheat roots. All strains tested colonized and exhibited the strongest beta-galactosidase activity at the sites of lateral roots emergence.     

Isolation and characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azospirillum from the soil of a Sphagnum peat bog

The presence of nitrogen-fixing bacteria of the genus Azospirillum in the soils of acidic raised Sphagnum bogs is revealed for the first time. Three Azospirillum strains, B2, B21, and B22, were isolated as a component of methane-oxidizing enrichment cultures, whereas attempts to isolate them directly from peat samples have failed. The results of comparative analysis of the nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA genes, DNA-DNA hybridization, and the analysis of the sequences of the functional genes encoding nitrogenase and ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase reveal that all the newly obtained strains can be classified as Azospirillum lipoferum. Yet, unlike A. lipoferum. the isolates do not require biotin and utilize sucrose, inositol, and glycerol for growth. The cell morphology of strain B2 differs from that of the type strain and strains B21 and B22. The results obtained indicate the variability of morphological, physiological, and biochemical properties in closely related Azospirillum strains and suggest the existence of metabolic relationships between methanotrophic bacteria and the representatives of the genus Azospirillum under peat bog conditions.     

Transformation studies of Bacillus thuringiensis cryIC gene into a nitrogen-fixing Azospirillum lipoferum

A lepidopteran toxin gene, cryIC (pSB607) from entomopathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai was introduced into nitrogen-fixing Azospirillum lipoferum by transformation. Regeneration of spheroplasts was achieved at 99% with 39% frequency of regeneration. Transformants were screened on NB kanamycin with ampicillin plates and 4 transformants were selected after ten generations. SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis confirmed the presence of a 68 kDa protein in the transformants. Studies on utilization of carbon sources indicate that glucose and sucrose are the most favorable carbon sources and 2% molasses is the cheap alternate carbon source for the better growth of parent A. lipoferum and transformants.     

N-acyl-homoserine lactone-mediated quorum-sensing in Azospirillum: an exception rather than a rule

Forty Azospirillum strains were tested for their ability to synthesize N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs). AHL production was detected for four strains belonging to the lipoferum species and isolated from a rice rhizosphere. AHL molecules were structurally identified for two strains: Azospirillum lipoferum TVV3 produces 3O,C(8)-HSL (N-3-oxo-octanoyl-homoserine-lactone), C(8)-HSL (N-3-octanoyl-homoserine-lactone), 3O,C(10)-HSL (N-3-oxo-decanoyl-homoserine-lactone), 3OH,C(10)-HSL (N-3-hydroxy-decanoyl-homoserine-lactone) and C(10)-HSL (N-3-decanoyl-homoserine-lactone), whereas A. lipoferum B518 produced 3O,C(6)-HSL (N-3-oxo-hexanoyl-homoserine-lactone), C(6)-HSL (N-3-hexanoyl-homoserine-lactone), 3O,C(8)-HSL, 3OH,C(8)-HSL and C(8)-HSL. Genes involved in AHL production were characterized for A. lipoferum TVV3 by generating a genomic library and complementing an AHL-deficient strain with sensor capabilities. Those genes, designated alpI and alpR, were found to belong to the luxI and luxR families, respectively. When cloned in a suitable heterologous host, alpI and alpR could direct the synthesis of the five cognate AHLs present in A. lipoferum TVV3. These two adjacent genes were found to be located on a 85 kb plasmid. Southern hybridization experiments with probes alpI/R indicated that genes involved in AHL production in the three other AHL-producing strains were not closely related to alpI and alpR. This study demonstrates that AHL-based quorum-sensing is not widespread among the genus Azospirillum and could be found only in some A. lipoferum strains.     

Mobilization and transfer of Azospirillum lipoferum plasmid by the Tn5-Mob transposon into a plasmid-free Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain

Azospirillum lipoferum 4B harbors five cryptic plasmids. Several suicide plasmids were used to transfer Tn5-Mob to A. lipoferum 4B. Tn5-Mob insertion mutations of this strain could be obtained at frequencies of 10(-8)-10(-7) per recipient cell. One hundred Tn5-Mob A. lipoferum 4B mutants were used in bacterial matings with a plasmid-free Agrobacterium tumefaciens recipient strain. This is the first report of mobilization, transfer, and replication of an Azospirillum plasmid in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. One transconjugant was found which had lost an indigenous plasmid.     

Population dynamics of a motile and a non-motile Azospirillum lipoferum strain during rice root colonization and motility variation in the rhizosphere

Abstract: Azospirillum lipoferum 4B and non-motile A. lipoferum 4T have been simultaneously isolated from rice rhizosphere at the same frequency. A. lipoferum 4T showed stable morphological and metabolic traits which are atypical for A. lipoferum species such as lack of motility, carbohydrate metabolism and laccase activity. Inoculation experiments showed that A. lipoferum 4T, but not A. lipoferum 4B, needed rice roots to stabilize in sterile soil. Both strains were able to colonize efficiently rice roots (10⁸ cfu g⁻¹ fresh roots) but motile form 4B remained dominant. In spite of their phenotypical differences, A. lipoferum 4B and 4T co-existed without exclusion in sterile soil (planted or not) and rice rhizosphere. Inoculation of rice roots with A. lipoferum 4B showed that rice rhizosphere enhanced the frequency of appearance of stable non-motile forms (40%). This percentage was weaker in plantlet growth medium (4%). However, these non-motile bacteria kept the same biochemical traits than the motile parental strain 4B (carbohydrates metabolism, laccase activity).     

Applicability of the 16S–23S rDNA internal spacer for PCR detection of the phytostimulatory PGPR inoculant Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1 in field soil

Aims:  To assess the applicability of the 16S–23S rDNA internal spacer regions (ISR) as targets for PCR detection of Azospirillum ssp. and the phytostimulatory plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria seed inoculant Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1 in soil.
Methods and Results:  Primer sets were designed after sequence analysis of the ISR of A. lipoferum CRT1 and Azospirillum brasilense Sp245. The primers fAZO/rAZO targeting the Azospirillum genus successfully yielded PCR amplicons (400–550 bp) from Azospirillum strains but also from certain non- Azospirillum strains in vitro , therefore they were not appropriate to monitor indigenous Azospirillum soil populations. The primers fCRT1/rCRT1 targeting A. lipoferum CRT1 generated a single 249-bp PCR product but could also amplify other strains from the same species. However, with DNA extracts from the rhizosphere of field-grown maize, both fAZO/rAZO and fCRT1/rCRT1 primer sets could be used to evidence strain CRT1 in inoculated plants by nested PCR, after a first ISR amplification with universal ribosomal primers. In soil, a 7-log dynamic range of detection (10²–10⁸ CFU g⁻¹ soil) was obtained.
Conclusions:  The PCR primers targeting 16S–23S rDNA ISR sequences enabled detection of the inoculant A. lipoferum CRT1 in field soil.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  Convenient methods to monitor Azospirillum phytostimulators in the soil are lacking. The PCR protocols designed based on ISR sequences will be useful for detection of the crop inoculant A. lipoferum CRT1 under field conditions.     

Azospirillum lipoferum and Azospirillum brasilense surface polysaccharide mutants that are affected in flocculation

M ichiels , K., V erreth , C. & V anderleyden , J. 1990. Azospirillum lipoferum and Azospirillum brasilense surface polysaccharide mutants that are affected in flocculation. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 69 , 705–711.
Surface polysaccharide production by Azospirillum is demonstrated by fluorescence of colonies grown on media containing the fluorescent dye Calcofluor, which binds to β-linked polysaccharides. Mutants showing decreased and increased levels of fluorescence are obtained from Azospirillum lipoferum strain Sp59b by chemical mutagenesis, and from A. brasilense strain 7030 by Tn5 mutagenesis.
The A. brasilense 7030 fluorescence mutants produce wild-type levels of exo-polysaccharide in their culture supernatant fluids, but are affected in flocculation in liquid culture. On the basis of these observations, we postulate that an A. brasilense surface polysaccharide, different from the exopolysaccharide, is involved in both Calcofluor staining and flocculation.
It is shown by DNA hybridization that the genetic loci affected in the A. brasilense 7030 fluorescence mutants are different from the A. brasilense exoB and exoC loci, which are involved in exopolysaccharide production.     

Plasmid localization and mapping of two Azospirillum brasilense loci that affect exopolysaccharide synthesis

Two Azospirillum brasilense loci that correct Rhizobium meliloti exoB and exoC mutants for exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesis have been identified previously (K. W. Michiels, J. Vanderleyden, A. P. Van Gool, E. R. Signer, J. Bacteriol., 1988b). A. brasilense exo mutants produce EPS of lower molecular weight than the wild type strain. Here, we show by hybridization that these exo loci are located on a 90-MDa plasmid in A. brasilense Sp7. In four other Azospirillum strains but not in A. lipoferum SpBr17, the loci are likewise located on a plasmid of approximately the same size. Transposon Tn5 insertions in these loci were isolated and mapped on the cloned DNA by restriction analysis. Hybridization of restriction digests of purified 90-MDa plasmid DNA with probes containing the exo loci confirmed their plasmid location. This is the first report on plasmid localization of genes in Azospirillum.