| Title: | Effects of the Inoculant Strain Pseudomonas sp. SPN31 nah (+) and of 2-Methylnaphthalene Contamination on the Rhizosphere and Endosphere Bacterial Communities of Halimione portulacoides |
| Author(s): | Oliveira V; Gomes NC; Santos M; Almeida A; Lillebo AI; Ezequiel J; Serodio J; Silva AM; Simoes MM; Rocha SM; Cunha A; |
| Address: | "Department of Biology and Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal. Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal. Department of Biology and Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Campus Universitario de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal. acunha@ua.pt" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00284-017-1197-y |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1432-0991 (Electronic) 0343-8651 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the inoculation of the saltmarsh plant (Halimione portulacoides) with Pseudomonas sp. SPN31 nah+ combined with exposure to 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MtN) on the plant rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial communities as well as on plant health. To achieve this goal, microcosm experiments were set up. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) profiles and statistical analysis showed that rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial communities had distinct responses to plant inoculation and/or exposure to 2-MtN. PCR-sequencing analysis of nah genes encoding for 2-MtN degrading enzymes suggested the presence of Pseudomonas sp. SPN31 nah+ in the endosphere of H. portulacoides with 2-MtN contamination. Moreover, a significant effect in the photosynthetic performance of inoculated plants was detected. To conclude, despite the potential beneficial effect of plant inoculation with Pseudomonas sp. SPN31 nah+ endophytic bacteria may have on plant health, no significant effect on the removal of MtN was detected for the level of contamination used in the study" |
| Keywords: | "*Bacteria/classification/genetics Biodegradation, Environmental Chenopodiaceae/*drug effects/*microbiology/physiology Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic Genes, Bacterial Naphthalenes/*adverse effects/metabolism P;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineOliveira, Vanessa Gomes, Newton C M Santos, Magda Almeida, Adelaide Lillebo, Ana I Ezequiel, Joao Serodio, Joao Silva, Artur M S Simoes, Mario M Q Rocha, Silvia M Cunha, Angela eng 2017/03/06 Curr Microbiol. 2017 May; 74(5):575-583. doi: 10.1007/s00284-017-1197-y. Epub 2017 Mar 4" |
