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SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 44-51Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2009.09.003
Keywords
Acacia saligna; Nurseries; Associated rhizobia; Host-range; Molecular characterization; Salinity and drought tolerance; Bradyrhizobium betae
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- European Union [INCO-CT-2004-509115]
- Junta de Andalucia
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Twenty seven rhizobial strains associated with Acacia saligna grown in northern and southern Algeria were characterized, including generation time, host-range, the 165 rRNA gene and 165-235 rRNA intergenic spacer restriction patterns, 165 rRNA gene sequence analysis and tolerance to salinity and drought. Cross inoculation tests indicated that 11 slow-growing isolates from northern nurseries were able to nodulate introduced Australian acacias exclusively, whereas 16 fast-growing isolates, mainly from southern nurseries, were capable of also nodulating native acacias. Restriction patterns and sequence analysis of the 165 rRNA gene showed that strains of the first group belonged to Bradyrhizobium while strains of the second group were related to Sinorhizobium meliloti and Rhizobium gallicum. Interestingly, five strains of the first group formed a distinct cluster phylogenetically close to Bradyrhizobium betae, a non-nodulating species causing tumour-like deformations in sugar beet roots. Bradyrhizobium strains were in general more sensitive to NaC1 and PEG than the S. meliloti and R. gallicum representatives. Among the latter, strains S. meliloti BEC1 and R. gallicum DJA2 were able to tolerate up to 1 M NaCl and 20% PEG. This, together with their wide host-range among Acacia species, make them good candidates for developing inoculants for A. saligna and other acacia trees growing in arid areas. (C) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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