Journal article
Diverse Mesorhizobium spp. with unique nodA nodulating the South African legume species of the genus Lessertia
Plant and Soil, Vol.358(1-2), pp.385-401
2012
Abstract
Background and aims: Legumes of the genus Lessertia have recently been introduced to Australia in an attempt to increase the range of forage species available in Australian farming systems capable of dealing with a changing climate. This study assessed the diversity and the nodulation ability of a collection of Lessertia root nodule bacteria isolated from different agro-climatic areas of the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa. Methods: The diversity and phylogeny of 43 strains was determined via the partial sequencing of the dnaK, 16srRNA and nodA genes. A glasshouse experiment was undertaken to evaluate symbiotic relationships between six Lessertia species and 17 rhizobia strains. Results: The dnaK and 16S rRNA genes of the majority of the strains clustered with the genus Mesorhizobium. The position of the strains at the intra-genus level was incongruent between phylogenies with few exceptions. The nodA genes from Lessertia spp. formed a cluster on their own, separate from the previously known Mesorhizobium nodA sequences. Strains showed differences in their nodulation and nitrogen fixation patterns that could be correlated with nodA gene phylogeny. L. diffusa, L. herbacea and L. excisa nodulated with nearly all the strains examined while L. capitata, L. incana and L. pauciflora were more stringent. Conclusion: Root nodule bacteria from Lessertia spp. were identified mainly as Mesorhizobium spp. Their nodA genes were unique and correlated with the nodulation and nitrogen fixation patterns of the strains. There were marked differences in promiscuity within Lessertia spp. and within strains of root nodule bacteria.
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- Title
- Diverse Mesorhizobium spp. with unique nodA nodulating the South African legume species of the genus Lessertia
- Authors/Creators
- M. Gerding González (Author/Creator)G.W. O’Hara (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityL. Bräu (Author/Creator) - Deakin UniversityK. Nandasena (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityJ.G. Howieson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Plant and Soil, Vol.358(1-2), pp.385-401
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Identifiers
- 991005543242507891
- Copyright
- © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Rhizobium Studies
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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