The drop plate method as an alternative for Azospirillum spp. viable cell enumeration within the consensus protocol of the REDCAI network

•The drop plate method was validated by 55 participants in 3 independent trials.•Reliability, minimal heterogeneity among results, and economic benefits were met.•Both methods showed similar number of Azospirillum viable cells.•Drop plate method will be included in the REDCAI consensus protocol for...

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Published inRevista argentina de microbiología Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 152 - 157
Main Authors Di Salvo, Luciana P., García, Julia E., Puente, Mariana L., Amigo, Josefina, Anríquez, Analía, Barlocco, Claudia, Benintende, Silvia, Bochatay, Tatiana, Bortolato, Marta, Cassán, Fabricio, Castaño, Carolina, Catafesta, Melina, Coniglio, Anahí, Díaz, Marisa, Galián, Liliana R., Gallace, Eugenia, García, Patricia, García de Salamone, Inés E., Landa, Marianela, Liernur, Germán, Maneiro, María Laura, Massa, Rosana, Malinverni, Julieta, Marchessi, Nicolás, Monteleone, Emilia, Oviedo, Silvina, Pobliti, Lucrecia, Portela, Gabriela, Radovancich, Débora, Righes, Silvia, Rocha, Rosina, Rodríguez Cáceres, Enrique, Rossi, Alejandro, Santella, Gisela, Tortora, María Laura, Trejo, Nora, Valenzuela, José A., Vallejo, Daniela
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LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier España, S.L.U 01.04.2022
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Summary:•The drop plate method was validated by 55 participants in 3 independent trials.•Reliability, minimal heterogeneity among results, and economic benefits were met.•Both methods showed similar number of Azospirillum viable cells.•Drop plate method will be included in the REDCAI consensus protocol for Azospirillum spp. Quality evaluation of commercial inoculants is essential to warrant an adequate crop response to inoculation within a biosecurity framework. In this sense, this work is aimed at standardizing and validating the drop plate method for the enumeration of Azospirillum viable cells as an alternative to the spread plate technique, which is currently proposed in the consensus protocol of the REDCAI network. Between 14 and 25 private and public laboratories participated in three independent trials. We obtained consistent and robust results that allowed to confirm that both techniques are equivalent, concluding that the drop plate method is an alternative enumeration technique that is adequate to be included in the abovementioned consensus protocol. La evaluación de la calidad de los inoculantes comerciales es fundamental para garantizar una adecuada respuesta de los cultivos a la inoculación dentro de un marco de bioseguridad. En este sentido, el objetivo de este trabajo fue la estandarización y validación de la técnica de la microgota para la cuantificación de Azospirillum como metodología alternativa a la técnica de siembra en superficie, propuesta actualmente en el protocolo consenso de la Red de Calidad de Inoculantes, REDCAI. Entre 14 y 25 laboratorios, tanto privados como públicos, participaron de tres ensayos independientes. A partir de ellos se obtuvieron resultados reproducibles y robustos que permiten confirmar que ambas técnicas son equivalentes y concluir que la técnica de recuento por la microgota es una alternativa adecuada para ser incluida dentro del mencionado protocolo consenso.
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ISSN:0325-7541
DOI:10.1016/j.ram.2021.05.002