Isolation and characterization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the rhiz-osphere of Zostera marina and optimization of its culture conditions
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1. College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;
2. Laboratory for Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266072, China

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    Seagrass beds are highly productive ecosystems that provide essential habitat and food for various marine species. However, seagrasses have been declining worldwide for decades because of human activities and global climate change. The conservation and restoration of seagrasses has become extremely urgent, especially in China. Recent studies showed that, in the rhizosphere of seagrasses, the organic carbon exudates from plant residues and roots are an important carbon source for could provide nitrogen for the growth of the plants, thereby promoting the restoration of seagrasses. Therefore, investigating N2 fixation by in the seagrass rhizosphere is essential since it might play an important role in the nitrogen cycle of the seagrass bed ecosystem. In this study, the growth-promoting activities of the rhizobacteria of eelgrass was investigated by isolating two nitrogen-fixing strains (3A and 4G) from the rhizosphere sediments of by using N-free medium. Based on the morphology, physiological and biochemical characteristics, sequence analysis of 16S rDNA, and the nitrogenase structural gene nifH, we identified the 3A bacterium as sp.. The optimal culture conditions for the two Rhizobium strains were established, and typical growth curves for the two trains were obtained. In particular, strain 3A was a gram-positive bacterium and had an orange yellow-colored circular colony. In addition, it used D-mannose, D-melezitose, and L-rhamnose as carbon sources. The optimal growth temperature, pH, and salinity of 3A were 31.49℃, 8.18, and 2.585%, respectively. In contrast, strain 4G was gram-negative bacteria and had milky circular colony. It could use a series of hydrocarbons as carbon sources, such as D-cellobiose, D-glucose, D-maltose, sucrose, D-mannitol, and D-trehalose. Its optimal growth temperature, pH, and salinity were 37.27℃, 7.99, and 2.920%, respectively. Previous studies have shown that sp. can promote seagrass growth and increase the content of carotene, soluble sugar, and other substances, indicating that this species is a kind of growth-promoting bacteria. Nitrogen-fixing sp. is a typical plant growth-promoting bacterium with strong stress resistance that can produce beneficial plant growth-promoting and antibacterial substances. The nitrogen fixation rates of 3A and 4G were 252.21 nmol C2H4/(mL·h) and 196.31 nmol C2H4/(mL·h), as revealed by the acetylene reduction method. Comparison with the nitrogen-fixing bacteria reported in other studies revealed that the two strains isolated in this study showed good nitrogen fixation ability. Under suitable growth conditions, the two bacterial strains exhibited logarithmic phase proliferation. Accurate positioning of the bacterial growth logarithmic phase and elucidating the growth characteristics of the bacterial strains could provide basic data for the production of bacterial fertilizers in the future. The bacterial strains obtained in this study might be applied in the future development and application of microbial inoculants and seagrass Z. marina beds in the future.

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王琦,李文涛,张沛东,张秀梅. 鳗草根际固氮菌的分离鉴定及培养条件的筛选[J]. Jounal of Fishery Sciences of China, 2017,[volume_no](4):791-801

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