rRNA based identification and detection systems for rhizobia and other bacteria |
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Authors: | Ludwig Wolfgang Amann Rudolf Martinez-Romero Esperanza Schönhuber Wilhelm Bauer Stephan Neef Alexander Schleifer Karl-Heinz |
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Institution: | (1) Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München, D-80290 München, Germany;(2) Centro de Investigación sobre Fijación de Nitrogeno, 565-A Cuernavaca, Mor., México |
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Abstract: | Ribosomal ribonucleic acids are excellent marker molecules for the elucidation of bacterial phylogeny; they also provide useful target sites for identification and detection with nucleic acid probes. Based on the currently available 16S rRNA sequence data, bacteria of the rhizobial phenotype (plant nodulation, nitrogen fixation) are members of three moderately related phylogenetic sub-groups of the -subclass of the Proteobacteria: i.e. the rhizobia group, the bradyrhizobia group, and the azorhizobia group. All rhizobia, azo-, brady-, meso- and sinorhizobia are closely related to and in some cases phylogenetically intermixed with, non-symbiotic and/or non-nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Especially in the case of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains, the 16S rRNA sequence data indicate substantial heterogeneity. Specific probe design and evaluation are discussed. A multiprobe concept for resolving specificity problems with group specific probes is presented. In situ identification with group specific probes of rhizobia in cultures as well as rhizobia and cyanobacteria within plant material is shown. |
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Keywords: | hybridization in situ identification phylogeny probe design rhizobia rRNA |
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