Peanut Endophytic Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria Increase Growth and P Content of Soybean and Maize Plants

Phosphorus (P) is a limiting factor of plant development due to its low availability in the soil. The use of endophytic phosphate solubilizing bacteria as a more sustainable alternative to the use of chemical phosphorus fertilizers is proposed in this study. The objectives were to analyze the effect of simple inoculations of native peanut endophytic phosphate solubilizing bacteria on plant growth promotion and P content of soybean and maize and to evaluate their survival and endophytic colonization capacity on these plants. In addition, bacterial plant cell wall degrading enzymes activities in presence or absence of root exudates was determined. Soybean, maize and peanut plants were grown on a microcosm scale and inoculated with Enterobacter sp. J49 or Serratia sp. S119. It was observed that phosphate solubilizing strains promoted the growth of maize and soybean plants and contributed significantly P to their tissues. A significant increase in the phosphate solubilizing capacity of the plant rhizosphere after the end of the assay was observed. The strains showed to survive in plant’s growth substrate and in the case of Enterobacter sp. J49, it showed also to colonize endophytically maize and soybean. Root exudates of the three plants showed to produce changes in pectinase and cellulase activities of the strains. The bacterial strains analyzed in this study constitutes potential sources for the formulation of biofertilizers for their application for several crops in agricultural soils with low P content.Fil: Lucero, Cinthia Tamara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Lorda, Graciela Susana. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa; ArgentinaFil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentin

Motility and biofilm production involved in the interaction of phosphate solubilizing endophytic strains with peanut, maize and soybean plants

Endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria are of great interest since the ability to colonize the internal tissues of plants gives it an adaptive advantage. To confer any beneficial effect on the plant, bacteria must present a successful colonization and thus be competent in the rhizosphere and finally infect internal tissues. In this sense, bacterial motility is an essential property involved in plant-microorganism interaction where bacteria can colonize the root and at the same time form biofilms. Within plant beneficial bacteria those that present phosphate solubilizing activity are of great interest due to the contribution of phosphorus to plants. The objective of this work was to evaluate the motility and biofilm formation properties of the strains Serratia sp. S119 and Enterobacter sp. J49 growing in the presence of peanut, maize and soybean root exudates. Results obtained indicated that both strains have flagella, possess swimming, swarming and twitching motilities and showed differential chemotactic attraction against root exudates. In addition, the strains under study showed the ability to form biofilms, being this ability greater in minimal media, in which a greater decrease was also seen by the addition of root exudates in the first hours of growth. The changes produced by the addition of root exudates in the chemotaxis and biofilm formation of the strains suggests that compounds released by the plants are detected by these bacteria and could be part of the molecular dialogue involved in their interaction with the roots of plant.Fil: Lucero, Cinthia Tamara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; ArgentinaFil: Lorda, Graciela Susana. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; ArgentinaFil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; Argentin

Biocontrol bacterial communities associated with diseased peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants

In the present study, the isolation and characterization of endophytic and epiphytic biocontrol bacteria from peanut plants affected with white mold and root rot are described. Two hundred and sixty three isolates were selected from diseased plants and biocontrol traits analyzed were antibiosis against Sclerotinia minor and Fusarium solani, siderophore production and similarities in carbon source utilization between bacteria and fungi. Diversity and sequence analysis of potential biocontrol Bacteria were developed. It was observed that 34% of the 263 isolates were able to inhibit the growth of at least one of the two fungi tested and 47% showed siderophore production in CAS medium. Analysis of Nutritional similarity index demonstrated that both fungi were capable to growth in all carbon compounds assayed and that 20% of bacteria showed NOI values equal or above 0.9. Genetic diversity analysis by BOXePCR indicated that culturable epiphytic and endophytic bacteria associated with peanut are highly diverse. The 16S rDNA sequences of the most remarkable isolates, indicated as potential biocontrol agents according to all the screenings performed and belonging to different BOX profiles showed that they were 99% identical to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Comparisons analysis was performed with results previously obtained from a similar study done in the bacterial community isolated from healthy peanut plants from the same producing area. Results obtained suggest that presence of fungal pathogens in peanut ecosystem would be acting as a selective factor in the peanut plant associated bacterial communities. It was concluded from this study that peanut soils in Cordoba harbor bacteria with major biocontrol properties which represent a potential source of new strains that could be used as biological inoculants in agriculture. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.Fil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Tonelli, Maria Laura. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Angelini, Jorge Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Valetti, Lucio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Muñoz, Vanina Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Fabra, Adriana Isidora. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentin

Development and field evaluation of liquid inoculants with native Bradyrhizobial strains for peanut production

A critical process in the leguminous crops cycles is biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). Application of inoculants with N fixing bacteria is economically and environmentally favourable. The aim of this work was to select competitive native peanut microsymbionts, evaluate their survival in inoculant support and assess their impact on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) production under field conditions at Córdoba province in Argentina. The efficient N fixing Bradyrhizobium sp. J-81 and Bradyrhizobium sp. J-237, previously obtained from peanut nodules in the region of Cordoba, Argentina, were evaluated. In microcosm assays, plants inoculated with these isolates demonstrated better symbiotic parameters than those inoculated with reference strains. Different bacterial growth media and inoculant stabiliser solutions were evaluated. Balanced medium and arabic gum stabilising solution had optimal bacterial growth and the highest bacterial concentration and viability, respectively. Inoculation with either inoculants resulted in 44% greater peanut pod yield at Pizarro compared to the non-inoculated plants, although no significant differences were found with respect to commercial inoculants treatments.La fixation biologique de l’Azote (FBA) est un processus important dans le cycle de vie des légumineuses. L’application d’inoculum de bactéries fixatrices d’azote est favorable au double plan économique et environnemental. Le but de cette étude était de sélectionner des bactéries symbiotiques de l’arachide natives et compétitives, évaluer leur temps de survie dans support d’inoculum et évaluer leur impact sur la production en plein champ de l’arachide (Arachis hypogaea L.) dans la province de Córdoba en Argentine. Les bactéries fixatrices d’azote Bradyrhizobium sp. J-81 et Bradyrhizobium sp. J-237, extraites de nodules collectés sur des plants cultivés dans la région de Cordoba en Argentina, ont été évaluées. Dans des essais de microcosme, des plants inoculés avec ces isolats ont exhibés de meilleurs paramètres symbiotiques que les plants non inoculés. Différents média de culture bactérienne et supports inoculums ont été testés. Medium mixte et solution stabilisée à la gomme arabique ont respectivement exhibés la croissance optimale des bactéries et la meilleure conservation et viabilité des bactéries. L’application de n’importe quel inoculum produisit 44% plus de rendement en gousses d’arachides à Pizarro par rapport aux plantes non-inoculées, et ceci bien qu’aucune différence significative n’a été observée en comparaison avec les traitements à l’inoculum du commerce.Fil: Valetti, Lucio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Angelini, Jorge Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Ibañez, Fernando Julio. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Muñoz, Vanina Laura. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; ArgentinaFil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Fabra, Adriana Isidora. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Cátedra de Biologia General; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentin

Participation of type VI secretion system in plant colonization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria

In mutualistic endophytic bacteria, the type VI secretion system (T6SS) is related to important functions, such as interbacterial competition, stress response, quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and symbiosis. The presence of T6SS in beneficial endophytic bacterial population associated with different plants suggests that it plays an important role in its interaction with the eucaryotic partner. Within plant promoting bacteria, those with phosphate solubilizing activity constitute a group of great relevance to the rhizosphere as they provide phosphorus to plants. Among them, those with endophytic colonization capacity have survival advantages. The aim of this study was to determine whether the T6SS of a native peanut phosphate solubilizing bacterium is involved in its colonization in this legume. Initially, an in silico analysis looking for genes related to T6SS in the genome of the Enterobacter sp. J49 strain enabled us to identify almost all the tss genes, except for the tssE gene. A T6SS mutant of the Enterobacter sp. J49 strain was obtained by interrupting one of the essential tss genes. Then, the Enterobacter sp. J49-hcp strain was inoculated on peanut plants to analyze its colonization capacity. In addition, properties associated with endophytic colonization were analyzed, such as the formation of biofilms and the production of pectinase and cellulase enzymes. The results obtained indicated a significant decrease in the epiphytic and endophytic colonization of the mutant with respect to the wild strain. It is possible to conclude that T6SS, although not essential, may participate in bacterial colonization, either by accelerating the infection or by promoting other mechanisms involved in it.Fil: Lucero, Cinthia Tamara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; ArgentinaFil: Lorda, Graciela Susana. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; ArgentinaFil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnologicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnologicas.; ArgentinaFil: Nievas, Fiorela Lujan. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Bogino, Pablo Cesar. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Angelini, Jorge Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Ambrosino, Mariela Lis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnologicas. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnologicas.; Argentin

Role of bacterial pyrroloquinoline quinone in phosphate solubilizing ability and in plant growth promotion on strain <i>Serratia</i> sp. S119

The aim of this study was to analyze if cofactor pyrroquinoline quinone from Serratia sp. S119 is involved in the inorganic phosphate solubilization mechanism and in its ability to promote the plant growth. Site directed mutagenesis was performed to obtain a pqqE- minus mutant of strain Serratia sp. S119. The phosphate solubilization ability, gluconate and PQQ production of the mutant Serratia sp. RSL (pqqE-) was analyzed. Mutant RSL (pqqE-) showed significant decrease in P soluble and gluconic acid levels produced and undetectable levels of PQQ cofactor compared with wild-type strain. Complementation with synthetic PQQ cofactor restored P solubilization and gluconate production reaching the levels produced by wild-type strain. PqqE gene sequence indicated that it is highly conserved within Serratia strains and its product shows conserved motifs found in other PqqE proteins of several bacteria. The effect of the inoculation of the PQQ- mutant on peanut and maize plants was evaluated in pot assays. Plants growth parameters showed no differences among the different treatments indicating that PQQ from Serratia sp. S119 is not involved in the growth promotion of these plants. PQQ cofactor is essential for phosphate solubilization ability of Serratia sp. S119 but is not required for growth promotion of peanut and maize plants.Facultad de Ciencias ExactasCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriale

Diseño para el desarrollo sustentable y la habitabilidad segura e incluyente

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Beneficial effects of native phosphate solubilizing bacteria on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L) growth and phosphorus acquisition

This study analyses the effect of inoculation of native phosphate solubilizing bacteria on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) growth and phosphorus acquisition. Peanut plants were inoculated individually with 18 native phosphate solubilizing bacteria in microcosm studies using a low content P soil from the producing area. Survival of inoculated bacteria in soil at the end of the experiment was determined by streaking serial dilutions of dry soil samples and subsequent rep-fingering analysis of the colonies. The ability of peanut plants to increase P levels without bacteria was determined in hydroponic culture. The results obtained indicated that inoculation of native phosphate solubilizing bacteria on peanut seedlings led to an increase in at least one of the plant growth parameters analyzed. The beneficial effect of bacteria inoculation was mainly observed in aerial organs of peanut plants. Inoculation of Serratia sp. J260, Enterobacter sp. J33, Acinetobacter sp. L176, Enterococcus sp. L185, Enterococcus sp. L191 and Bacillus sp. L55 on peanut plants led to an increase in plant or soil P content. Plant assay in hydroponic conditions indicated that peanut plants growing with tricalcium phosphate were able to release soluble P into the growth medium reaching values similar to those of plants growing with available P. The beneficial effects of the bacteria analyzed in this study and their ability to survive encourage us to consider them for the production of a potential P-bioinoculant for peanut crops.Fil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Angelini, Jorge Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Fabra, Adriana Isidora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales; Argentin

Genetic diversity of phosphate-solubilizing peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) associated bacteria and mechanisms involved in this ability

In this study, attempts were made to analyze mechanisms involved in the bacterial phosphate-solubilizing ability of peanut isolates. Bacteria were taxonomically identified by analysis of 16S rDNA sequence. Levels of soluble P released by the isolates in unbuffered or buffered with Tris–HCl or MES NBRIP-BPB medium as well as the production of D-gluconic acid were determined in their culture. Presence of two of the genes encoding the cofactor PQQ of GDH enzyme was analyzed in the genome of this bacterial collection. 16S rDNA sequence analysis indicated that isolates belong to genera Serratia, Enterobacter, Pantoea, Acinetobacter, Bacillus and Enterococcus. All bacteria showed ability to solubilize tricalcium phosphate either in unbuffered or buffered medium. Nevertheless, addition of buffer solutions reduced levels of Pi liberated by the isolates. Although almost all isolates produced detectable amounts of D-gluconic acid, no correlation with levels of P soluble released were observed. The presence of pqqE and pqqC genes was detected only in Gram negative bacteria. It was concluded from this study that the mechanism involved in phosphate solubilization is organic acids production and, presence of pqq genes in all Gram negative bacteria analyzed encourages to confirm their role in bacterial phosphate solubilizing ability as well to identify genes involved in this PGP trait in Gram positive bacteria.Fil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Frola, Ornella. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Angelini, Jorge Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Fabra, Adriana Isidora. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

First insights into the role of PQQ cofactor in the modulation of bacterial redox state and in the early interaction with peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

The objective of this work was to study the role of pyrroloquinolinequinone (PQQ) of Serratia sp. S119 strain in the maintenance of the bacterial redox state and in the early interaction with peanut. Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymatic activities were analyzed in Serratia sp. S119 and in its PQQ minus mutant Serratia sp. RSL, exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). In the plant-bacteria interaction histochemical detection and quantification of H2O2 content was determined in peanut roots inoculated with the strains. The response to the oxidant agent showed significant differences between both studied bacteria. RSL showed growth decrease, lipid peroxidation increase and catalase enzyme activity reduction when the strain was exposed to H2O2. Also, a decrease in peroxidase activity was observed, regardless the presence or absence of this reactive species in this strain. The histochemical staining and quantification of ROS in peanut roots indicated an increase of H2O2 at 60 and 240 min postinoculation (pI) when plants were inoculated with RSL and S119 strains, respectively. In conclusion, PQQ would participate in the maintenance of cellular redox balance during oxidative stress in Serratia sp. S119 and, in the early recognition steps between this strain and peanut plant.Fil: Ludueña, Liliana Mercedes. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Bianucci, Eliana Carolina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Anzuay, María Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Angelini, Jorge Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Fabra, Adriana Isidora. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; ArgentinaFil: Taurian, Tania. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiotecnológicas; Argentin