| Title |
Diversity and Tissue Preference of Osmotolerant Bacterial Endophytes Associated with Pearl Millet Genotypes Having Differential Drought Susceptibilities
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| Published in |
Microbial Ecology, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00248-018-1257-2 |
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| Authors |
B. S. Manjunatha, Sangeeta Paul, Chetana Aggarwal, S. Bandeppa, V. Govindasamy, Ajinath S. Dukare, Maheshwar S. Rathi, C. T. Satyavathi, K. Annapurna |
| Abstract |
Genetic and functional diversity of osmotolerant bacterial endophytes colonizing the root, stem, and leaf tissues of pearl millet genotypes differing in their drought susceptibility was assessed. Two genotypes of pearl millet, viz., the drought tolerant genotype TT-1 and the drought susceptible genotype PPMI-69, were used in the present study. Diazotrophs were found to be the predominant colonizers, followed by the Gram positive bacteria in most of the tissues of both the genotypes. Higher proportion of bacterial endophytes obtained from the drought tolerant genotype was found to be osmotolerant. Results of 16S rRNA gene-ARDRA analysis grouped 50 of the highly osmotolerant isolates into 16 clusters, out of which nine clusters had only one isolate each, indicating their uniqueness. One cluster had 21 isolates and remaining clusters were represented by isolates ranging from two to four. The representative isolates from each cluster were identified, and Bacillus was found to be the most prevalent osmotolerant genera with many different species. Other endophytic bacteria belonged to Pseudomonas sp., Stenotrophomonas sp., and Macrococcus caseolyticus. High phylogenetic diversity was observed in the roots of the drought tolerant genotype while different tissues of the drought susceptible genotype showed less diversity. Isolates of Bacillus axarquiensis were present in all the tissues of both the genotypes of pearl millet. However, most of the other endophytic bacteria showed tissue/genotype specificity. With the exception of B. axarquiensis and B. thuringiensis, rest all the species of Bacillus were found colonizing only the drought-tolerant genotype; while M. caseolyticus colonized all the tissues of only the drought susceptible genotype. There was high incidence of IAA producers and low incidence of ACC deaminase producers among the isolates from the root tissues of the drought-tolerant genotype while reverse was the case for the drought-susceptible genotype. Thus, host played an important role in the selection of endophytes based on both phylogenetic and functional traits. |
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