Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Sinorhizobium meliloti strains isolated from soils in Zadar County (CROSBI ID 272198)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Kajić, Sanja ; Blažinkov, Mihaela ; Rajnović, Ivana ; Burek Svetec, Nikolina ; Lekčević, Melita ; Sikora, Sanja
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Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Sinorhizobium meliloti strains isolated from soils in Zadar County
Soil bacterium, Sinorhizobium melilo i is of great agricultural importance because of its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with alfalfa, a very valuable forage crop. The main aim of this study was to evaluate tolerance of indigenous S. melilo i strains to stress environmental conditions. Twenty rhizobial strains, isolated from different regions in Croatia, were genotipically characterized to assess diversity amongst natural population. Stress tolerance assays were performed in order to select indigenous rhizobia with tolerance to unfavorable soil conditions. The growth of the strains was studied at different pH values, temperatures, NaCl and heavy metals concentrations. The results of 16S rDNA genotyping using PCR/RFLP analysis showed that 17 isolates could be assigned to S. melilo i while RAPD and ERIC-PCR fingerprints revealed significant genetic diversity among indigenous rhizobial strains. In comparison to the reference strain, higher resistance to adverse growth conditions of indigenous S. melilo i strains was determined. Most of the strains grew at temperatures higher than optimal and tolerated both acidic and alkaline environment. It was found that indigenous strains tolerate extremely high NaCl concentrations. Better understanding of rhizobial response to adverse environmental conditions is of potential value for improving rhizobial inoculants and efficiency of symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
nitrogen fixation, indigenous strains, Sinorhizobium meliloti, genetic diversity, phenotypic characterization
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Podaci o izdanju
20 (4)
2019.
1116-1125
objavljeno
1332-9049
10.5513/JCEA01/20.4.2436
Povezanost rada
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)