A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics

The acid tolerance of <i>Sinorhizobium meliloti</i> in culture media and in soils is considered a useful criteria to select for strains with improved survival in agricultural acidic soils. Using a glass tube system with gamma-irradiated soil at different pH values, we analysed the surviv...

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Autores principales: Del Papa, María Florencia, Pistorio, Mariano, Balagué, Laura Josefina, Draghi, Walter Omar, Wegener, C., Perticari, A., Niehaus, Karsten, Lagares, Antonio
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Publicado: 2003
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/133825
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topic Biología
Glass tube system
Soil acidity
alfalfa
spellingShingle Biología
Glass tube system
Soil acidity
alfalfa
Del Papa, María Florencia
Pistorio, Mariano
Balagué, Laura Josefina
Draghi, Walter Omar
Wegener, C.
Perticari, A.
Niehaus, Karsten
Lagares, Antonio
A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
topic_facet Biología
Glass tube system
Soil acidity
alfalfa
description The acid tolerance of <i>Sinorhizobium meliloti</i> in culture media and in soils is considered a useful criteria to select for strains with improved survival in agricultural acidic soils. Using a glass tube system with gamma-irradiated soil at different pH values, we analysed the survival of two different alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia: <i>S. meliloti</i> (pH<sub>limit</sub> for growth 5.6–6.0) and the acid-tolerant <i>Rhizobium</i> sp. LPU83, closely related to the strain <i>Rhizobium</i> sp. Or191 (pH<sub>limit</sub> for growth below 5.0). Although the acid-tolerant rhizobia showed a slightly better survival during the first months in acid soil (pH=5.6), none of the strains could be detected 2 months after inoculation (bacterial counts were below 10³ colony-forming units (cfu)/30 g of soil). The inclusion of two alfalfa plants/glass tube with soil, however, supported the persistence of both types of rhizobia at pH 5.6 for over 2 months with counts higher than 9×10⁶ cfu/30 g of soil. Remarkably, in the presence of alfalfa the cell densities reached by <i>S. meliloti</i> were higher than those reached by strain LPU83, which started to decline 1 week after inoculation. Although more acid-sensitive in the culture medium than the Or191-like rhizobia, in the presence of the host plant the <i>S. meliloti</i> strains showed to be better adapted to the free-living condition, irrespective of the pH of the soil.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Del Papa, María Florencia
Pistorio, Mariano
Balagué, Laura Josefina
Draghi, Walter Omar
Wegener, C.
Perticari, A.
Niehaus, Karsten
Lagares, Antonio
author_facet Del Papa, María Florencia
Pistorio, Mariano
Balagué, Laura Josefina
Draghi, Walter Omar
Wegener, C.
Perticari, A.
Niehaus, Karsten
Lagares, Antonio
author_sort Del Papa, María Florencia
title A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
title_short A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
title_full A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
title_fullStr A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
title_full_unstemmed A microcosm study on the influence of pH and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
title_sort microcosm study on the influence of ph and the host-plant on the soil persistence of two alfalfa-nodulating rhizobia with different saprophytic and symbiotic characteristics
publishDate 2003
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/133825
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