The effect of bacterial contamination on the growth and gas evolution ofIn vitro cultured apricot shoots |
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Authors: | Grazia Marino Annie Doro Altan Bruno Biavati |
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Institution: | (1) Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Università di Bologna, Via Filippo Re 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy;(2) Istituto di Microbiologia Agraria e Tecnica, Università di Bologna, Italy |
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Abstract: | Summary Shoots of “San Castrese” and “Portici” apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) free of cultivable bacteria, shoots of the same origin exhibiting bacterial contamination after repeated subcultures,
and contaminated shoots treated with cefotaxime were compared for gas exchange, proliferation rate, and fresh and dry weight.
Cultures of San Castrese contaminated byBacillus circulans andSphingomonas paucimobilis, and of Portici contaminated withStaphylococcus hominis andMicrococcus kristinae, including those treated with cefotaxime, showed comparable shoot weights and lower proliferation rates than healthy cultures.
Bacteria, even if not visible until the end of subculture, markedly influenced the gaseous composition of the jar headspace.
Healthy cultures clearly showed photosynthetic activity at 60 μM·m−2·s−1 photosynthetically active radiation; in contrast, oxygen quickly decreased and carbon dioxide increased in contaminated cultures,
including those treated with cefotaxime, in which bacteria became visible in the culture medium only after repeated subcultures. |
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Keywords: | bacterial contamination gas phase in vitro proliferation in vitro shoot growth Prunus armeniaca |
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