Auxin production and detection of the gene coding for the Auxin Efflux Carrier (AEC) protein in Paenibacillus polymyxa
Different species of Paenibacillus are considered to be plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) due to their ability to repress soil borne pathogens, fix atmospheric nitrogen, induce plant resistance to diseases and/or produce plant growth-regulating substances such as auxins. Although it is kno...
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Published in | The journal of microbiology Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 257 - 264 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Heidelberg
The Microbiological Society of Korea
01.06.2008
Springer Nature B.V 한국미생물학회 |
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Summary: | Different species of
Paenibacillus
are considered to be plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) due to their ability to repress soil borne pathogens, fix atmospheric nitrogen, induce plant resistance to diseases and/or produce plant growth-regulating substances such as auxins. Although it is known that indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is the primary naturally occurring auxin excreted by
Paenibacillus
species, its transport mechanisms (auxin efflux carriers) have not yet been characterized. In this study, the auxin production of
P. polymyxa
and
P. graminis
, which are prevalent in the rhizospheres of maize and sorghum sown in Brazil, was evaluated. In addition, the gene encoding the Auxin Efflux Carrier (AEC) protein from
P. polymyxa
DSM36
T
was sequenced and used to determine if various strains of
P. polymyxa
and
P. graminis
possessed this gene. Each of the 68
P. polymyxa
strains evaluated in this study was able to produce IAA, which was produced at concentrations varying from 1 to 17 μg/ml. However, auxin production was not detected in any of the 13
P. graminis
strains tested in this study. Different primers were designed for the PCR amplification of the gene coding for the AEC in
P. polymyxa
, and the predicted protein of 319 aa was homologous to AEC from
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, B. licheniformis
, and
B. subtilis
. However, no product was observed when these primers were used to amplify the genomic DNA of seven strains of
P. graminis
, which suggests that this gene is not present in this species. Moreover, none of the
P. graminis
genomes tested were homologous to the gene coding for AEC, whereas all of the
P. polymyxa
genomes evaluated were. This is the first study to demonstrate that the AEC protein is present in
P. polymyxa
genome. |
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ISSN: | 1225-8873 1976-3794 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12275-007-0245-x |