Effects of temperature on competition and relative dominance of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Bradyrhizobium elkanii in the process of soybean nodulation
Effects of temperature on competition and relative dominance of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Bradyrhizobium elkanii in the process of soybean nodulation
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大豆结瘤过程中温度对日本慢生根瘤菌和艾氏慢生根瘤菌竞争和相对优势度的影响
DOI:
10.1007/s11104-013-1924-5
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
K. Suyama
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作者:
Yuta Suzuki;D. Adhikari;K. Itoh;K. Suyama
Background and aimsBradyrhizobium japonicumandBradyrhizobium elkaniidominated soybean nodules in temperate and subtropical regions in Nepal, respectively, in our previous study. The aims of this study were to reveal the effects of temperature on the nodulation dominancy ofB. japonicumandB. elkaniiand to clarify the relationship between the effects of temperature and the climate-dependent distribution ofBradyrhizobiumspecies.MethodsA laboratory competition experiment was conducted betweenB. japonicumandB. elkaniistrains isolated from the same temperate location in Nepal. A mixture of each strain was inoculated into sterilized vermiculite with or without soybean seeds, and inoculated samples were incubated at 33/27 (day/night) and 23/17 °C. Relative populations in the non-rhizosphere, rhizosphere, and nodules were determined by competitive PCR using specific primers for each strain at 0, 1, 2, and 4 weeks after inoculation.ResultsBoth separately inoculatedB. japonicumandB. elkaniistrains formed nodules at both temperatures. Under competitive conditions,B. japonicumstrains dominated at low temperature; however, at high temperature, both strains achieved co-nodulation in 1 week, withB. elkaniidominating after 2 weeks. The relative populations of both strains were similar in the non-rhizosphere and rhizosphere at low temperature, butB. elkaniistrains dominated in these regions at high temperature.ConclusionsThe domination ofB. japonicumstrains in nodules at the low temperature appeared to be due to preferential infection, while the domination ofB. elkaniistrains at high temperature appeared to be due to the higher population ofB. elkaniiin the non-rhizosphere and rhizosphere, in addition to its domination in nodules after co-nodulation. The effects of temperature on the competition betweenB. japonicumandB. elkaniistrains were remarkable and corresponded with the distribution of bradyrhizobial species in Nepal.