Identification and characterization of inorganic-phosphate-solubilizing bacteria from agricultural fields with a rapid isolation method

The ability to solubilize fixed inorganic phosphorus (P) for plant growth is important for increasing crop yield. More P can be released by inoculating soil with inorganic-phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (iPSBs). We used 96-well microplates instead of traditional 200-mm petri dishes to rapidly scree...

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Autores: Zheng, Bang-Xiao|||0000-0003-3036-6495, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Zhang, Ding-Peng, Bi, Qing-Fang, Li, Hong-Zhe, Zhou, Guo-Wei, Ding, Kai, Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150, Zhu, Yong-Guan|||0000-0003-3861-8482, Yang, Xiao-Ru
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:189365
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/189365
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s13568-018-0575-6
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Phosphorus
Inorganic phosphate solubilizing bacteria
Isolation
Characterization
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Sumario:The ability to solubilize fixed inorganic phosphorus (P) for plant growth is important for increasing crop yield. More P can be released by inoculating soil with inorganic-phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (iPSBs). We used 96-well microplates instead of traditional 200-mm petri dishes to rapidly screen iPSB strains for their solubilizing ability. We simultaneously obtained 76 iPSB isolates from 576 wells containing two agricultural soils. This method conveniently identified positive iPSB strains and effectively prevented fungal cross-contamination. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic trees of the isolated strains showed that Bacillus megaterium was the most dominant iPSB, and strains Y99, Y95, Y924 and Y1412 were selected as representatives for the analysis of P solubilization. Succinic acid was the main organic acid of B. megateriumfor releasing P. It was strongly correlated with the increase in soluble P concentration during 168 h of incubation of these four strains. pH was negatively exponentially correlated with the amount of soluble P in the medium, and the amount of succinic acid was strongly linearly correlated with the amount of P released (P < 0.001), suggesting that organic acid may mobilize microbial P. Our study provides an efficient and effective method for identifying and analyzing the growth of iPSB strains able to solubilize inorganic P and gives a better understanding of the mechanism of P solubilization.