期刊
MSYSTEMS
卷 7, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01426-21
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comparative genomics; Metabacillus dongyingensis; PGPR; plant growth promotion; saline-alkaline tolerance; bacillus dongying
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [32170133, 31770115]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFD0200804]
- Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation [ZR2021QC208]
- Scientific Research Foundation of Shandong Agricultural University [010/72100]
- Science and Technology Project of Guizhou [ZYJ2017-8]
- Key Field Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province [2019B020218009]
A novel PGPR strain BY2G20 was isolated from saline-alkaline soil in Dongying, China. It showed the ability to grow in a wide range of salt concentration and pH, and can inhibit the growth of Ralstonia solanacearum. Comparative genomic analysis revealed its evolutionary plasticity and adaptation to saline-alkaline environment. Maize inoculated with BY2G20 exhibited enhanced growth under salt stress.
A novel plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR), which was designated strain BY2G20, was isolated from saline-alkaline soil in Dongying, China. Strain BY2G20 can grow at a NaCl range from 0 to 7% and a pH range from 7 to 9 and can prevent the growth of the phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. Based on its phenotypic and genomic characteristics and phylogenetic analysis, strain BY2G20 represents a novel species of the genus Metabacillus, for which the name Metabacillus dongyingensis sp. nov. is proposed. Comparative genomic analysis of strain BY2G20 with its closely related species exhibited a high level of evolutionary plasticity derived by horizontal gene transfer, which facilitated adaptative evolution. Different evolutionary constraints have operated on the diverse functions of BY2G20, with the gene adapted to saline-alkaline ecosystems experiencing functional constraints. We determined the genetic properties of saline-alkaline tolerance and plant growth promotion, such as cation-proton antiporters, cation transporters, osmoprotectant synthesis and transport, H+-transporting F1F0-ATPase, indole-3-acetic acid production, and secondary metabolite synthesis. We also evaluated the effects of strain BY2G20 on the growth of Zea mays L. (maize) under salt stress. The physiological parameters of maize such as plant height, stem diameter, dry biomass, and fresh biomass were significantly higher after inoculating strain BY2G20 under salt stress, indicating that inoculation with BY2G20 enhanced the growth of maize in saline areas. This study demonstrates that M. dongyingensis sp. nov. BY2G20 is a potential candidate for organic agriculture biofertilizers in saline-alkaline areas. IMPORTANCE Plant growth and yield are adversely affected by soil salinity. PGPRs can promote plant growth and enhance plant tolerance to salt stress. In this study, a saline-alkaline tolerant PGPR strain BY2G20 was isolated from the rhizosphere of Ulmus pumila in Dongying, China. Strain BY2G20 represents a novel species within the genus Metabacillus based on phenotypic, genomic, and phylogenetic analysis. Genomic components have undergone different functional constraints, and the disparity in the evolutionary rate may be associated with the adaptation to a specific niche. Genomic analysis revealed numerous adaptive features of strain BY2G20 to a saline-alkaline environment and rhizosphere, especially genes related to salt tolerance, pH adaptability, and plant growth promotion. Our work also exhibited that inoculation of strain BY2G20 enhanced the growth of maize under salt stress. This study demonstrates that PGPRs play an important role in stimulating salt tolerance in plants and can be used as biofertilizers to enhance the growth of crops in saline-alkaline areas.
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