Selection of Tn5::lacZ mutants isogenic to wild type Azospirillum brasilense strains capable of growing at sub-optimal temperature |
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Authors: | Kaushik Rajeev Saxena AK Tilak KVBR |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India;(2) Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India |
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Abstract: | Azospirillum brasilense strains, CDJA and A40, capable of growing at sub-optimal temperature were tagged with stable chromogenic marker Tn5-lacZ. Mutants were screened for plant growth promoting activities at 20, 22, 25, 30 and 37 °C. Mutants MC48 and MA3 were found
to fix nitrogen upto 85% and produced indole acetic acid (IAA) and siderophore in isogenic manner to their respective wild
type strains, CDJA and A40, at sub-optimal temperatures. Co-inoculation of mutants with their respective parent (1:1 ratio)
to the wheat revealed that colonization potential of the mutants was affected greatly. Tn5-lacZ tagged mutants MC48 and MA3 were found isogenic to their respective wild type Azospirillum strain, with regards to plant growth promoting activities and root colonization ability.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | Azospirillum root colonization sub-optimal temperature Tn5-lacZ |
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