Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree

Aims. Milletia pinnata is a leguminous tropical tree that produces seed oil suitable for biodiesel and is targeted to be planted on marginal land associated with nitrogen poor soil. This study aimed to identify effective rhizobia species for M. pinnata. Methods. Soil samples were collected from M. p...

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Main Authors: Arpiwi, Ni, Yan, Guijun, Barbour, Elizabeth, Plummer, Julie, Watkin, Elizabeth
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Published: Springer 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45038
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author Arpiwi, Ni
Yan, Guijun
Barbour, Elizabeth
Plummer, Julie
Watkin, Elizabeth
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Yan, Guijun
Barbour, Elizabeth
Plummer, Julie
Watkin, Elizabeth
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description Aims. Milletia pinnata is a leguminous tropical tree that produces seed oil suitable for biodiesel and is targeted to be planted on marginal land associated with nitrogen poor soil. This study aimed to identify effective rhizobia species for M. pinnata. Methods. Soil samples were collected from M. pinnata grown in Kununurra, Australia. Rhizobia were trapped, characterised and sequenced for 16S rRNA, atpD, dnaK and recA genes. Results. Forty isolates tolerated pH 7 – 9, temperatures 29 – 37 °C, salinity below 1 % NaCl, and had optimal growth on mannitol, arabinose or glutamate as a single carbon source, a few grew on sucrose and none grew on lactose. Inoculation of isolates increased shoot dry weight of M. pinnata’s seedlings in nitrogen minus media. Slow-growing isolates were closely related to Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense, Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA10, Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS305 and B. liaoningense LMG 18230T. The fast-growing isolates related to Rhizobium sp. 8211, R. miluonense CCBAU 41251T, R miluonense CC-B-L1, Rhizobium sp. CCBAU 51330 and Rhizobium sp. 43015. Conclusions. Millettia pinnata was effectively nodulated by slow-growing isolates related to Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense, Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA10 Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS305, B. liaoningense LMG 18230T and fast-growing isolates related Rhizobium sp. 8211, R. miluonense, Rhizobium sp. CCBAU 51330 and Rhizobium sp. 43015.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-450382017-09-13T15:58:41Z Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree Arpiwi, Ni Yan, Guijun Barbour, Elizabeth Plummer, Julie Watkin, Elizabeth Housekeeping genes Bradyrhizobium Rhizobium 16S rRNA gene Rhizobia Pongamia Aims. Milletia pinnata is a leguminous tropical tree that produces seed oil suitable for biodiesel and is targeted to be planted on marginal land associated with nitrogen poor soil. This study aimed to identify effective rhizobia species for M. pinnata. Methods. Soil samples were collected from M. pinnata grown in Kununurra, Australia. Rhizobia were trapped, characterised and sequenced for 16S rRNA, atpD, dnaK and recA genes. Results. Forty isolates tolerated pH 7 – 9, temperatures 29 – 37 °C, salinity below 1 % NaCl, and had optimal growth on mannitol, arabinose or glutamate as a single carbon source, a few grew on sucrose and none grew on lactose. Inoculation of isolates increased shoot dry weight of M. pinnata’s seedlings in nitrogen minus media. Slow-growing isolates were closely related to Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense, Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA10, Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS305 and B. liaoningense LMG 18230T. The fast-growing isolates related to Rhizobium sp. 8211, R. miluonense CCBAU 41251T, R miluonense CC-B-L1, Rhizobium sp. CCBAU 51330 and Rhizobium sp. 43015. Conclusions. Millettia pinnata was effectively nodulated by slow-growing isolates related to Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense, Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA10 Bradyrhizobium sp. ORS305, B. liaoningense LMG 18230T and fast-growing isolates related Rhizobium sp. 8211, R. miluonense, Rhizobium sp. CCBAU 51330 and Rhizobium sp. 43015. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45038 10.1007/s11104-012-1472-4 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Housekeeping genes
Bradyrhizobium
Rhizobium
16S rRNA gene
Rhizobia
Pongamia
Arpiwi, Ni
Yan, Guijun
Barbour, Elizabeth
Plummer, Julie
Watkin, Elizabeth
Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
title Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
title_full Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
title_fullStr Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
title_full_unstemmed Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
title_short Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
title_sort phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of root nodule bacteria nodulating millettia pinnata (l.) panigrahi, a biodiesel tree
topic Housekeeping genes
Bradyrhizobium
Rhizobium
16S rRNA gene
Rhizobia
Pongamia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45038