Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity of Rhizobia Isolated from <i>Trifolium rubens</i> Root Nodules
2020
Anna Marzec-Grządziel | Anna Gałązka | Monika Marek-Kozaczuk | Anna Skorupska
The aim of this study was to analyse the genetic and phenotypic differentiation of bacteria isolated from root nodules of <i>Trifolium rubens</i>, a rare clover species. The symbiotic compatibility of selected isolates was investigated using two agronomically important plants, red clover (<i>Trifolium pratense</i> L.) and pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.). A high genetic diversity of analysed strains was shown using the Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Polymerase Chain Reaction (ERIC-PCR) method. Most of the strains showed a high similarity to <i>R. leguminosarum</i> in the 16S rRNA sequence. Two strains were identified as <i>Agrobacterium</i> spp. There was a strong positive correlation between fresh clover weight and the number of root nodules and a statistically significant increase in the number of the root nodules in selected strains compared to the negative control. Phenotypic tests and BIOLOG analysis showed the ability of the analysed strains to grow in different experimental conditions (pH = 6–10, 0.5–3% NaCl, different carbon and nitrogen sources), which makes them suitable for application as an agronomically important factor.
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