Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice

Cultivation‐independent studies suggest that roots of rice (Oryza sativa) are colonized by a diverse community of nitrogen‐fixing bacteria. Here we report for the first time mRNA‐based profiling of nitrogenase (nifH) genes, to study the impact of lowland‐rice genotypes at the cultivar level on the f...

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Autores principales: Knauth, Stefan, Hurek, Thomas, Brar, Darshan, Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166722
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author Knauth, Stefan
Hurek, Thomas
Brar, Darshan
Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara
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description Cultivation‐independent studies suggest that roots of rice (Oryza sativa) are colonized by a diverse community of nitrogen‐fixing bacteria. Here we report for the first time mRNA‐based profiling of nitrogenase (nifH) genes, to study the impact of lowland‐rice genotypes at the cultivar level on the functional diversity of root‐associated diazotrophs. Root RNA extracts from all plants contained nifH mRNA at levels detectable by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR). Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T‐RFLP) analysis of RT‐PCR products showed only small interplant variations. However, RNA‐ and DNA‐based profiles obtained from the same root extractions differed from each other, suggesting that presence of diazotrophs did not necessarily coincide with active transcription of nif genes. Application of N‐fertilizer at planting had a long‐term effect on the profile of expressed nitrogenase genes. Phylogenetic analysis of a clone library constructed for nifH fragments expressed in wild species of rice roots indicated that active diazotrophs were not related to cultured strains. The composition of active diazotrophic communities was compared for six related cultivars of O. sativa, wild species Oryza brachyantha, and a genetic cross between it and cv. IR56, grown under identical conditions in rice field soil in the Philippines without N‐fertilizer application. Remarkable varietal differences in root associated nifH‐gene expressing communities were detected. This underlines the importance of mRNA‐based approaches to study functional diversity and eventually identify key diazotrophs in a particular environment.
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spelling CGSpace1667222025-05-14T10:24:20Z Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice Knauth, Stefan Hurek, Thomas Brar, Darshan Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara cultivars dna libraries genes gene expression genetic markers nitrogen fertilizers nitrogen fixing bacteria nitrogenase polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism rna roots Cultivation‐independent studies suggest that roots of rice (Oryza sativa) are colonized by a diverse community of nitrogen‐fixing bacteria. Here we report for the first time mRNA‐based profiling of nitrogenase (nifH) genes, to study the impact of lowland‐rice genotypes at the cultivar level on the functional diversity of root‐associated diazotrophs. Root RNA extracts from all plants contained nifH mRNA at levels detectable by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR). Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T‐RFLP) analysis of RT‐PCR products showed only small interplant variations. However, RNA‐ and DNA‐based profiles obtained from the same root extractions differed from each other, suggesting that presence of diazotrophs did not necessarily coincide with active transcription of nif genes. Application of N‐fertilizer at planting had a long‐term effect on the profile of expressed nitrogenase genes. Phylogenetic analysis of a clone library constructed for nifH fragments expressed in wild species of rice roots indicated that active diazotrophs were not related to cultured strains. The composition of active diazotrophic communities was compared for six related cultivars of O. sativa, wild species Oryza brachyantha, and a genetic cross between it and cv. IR56, grown under identical conditions in rice field soil in the Philippines without N‐fertilizer application. Remarkable varietal differences in root associated nifH‐gene expressing communities were detected. This underlines the importance of mRNA‐based approaches to study functional diversity and eventually identify key diazotrophs in a particular environment. 2005-11 2024-12-19T12:56:35Z 2024-12-19T12:56:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166722 en Wiley Knauth, Stefan; Hurek, Thomas; Brar, Darshan and Reinhold‐Hurek, Barbara. 2005. Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice. Environmental Microbiology, Volume 7 no. 11 p. 1725-1733
spellingShingle cultivars
dna libraries
genes
gene expression
genetic markers
nitrogen fertilizers
nitrogen fixing bacteria
nitrogenase
polymerase chain reaction
restriction fragment length polymorphism
rna
roots
Knauth, Stefan
Hurek, Thomas
Brar, Darshan
Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara
Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice
title Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice
title_full Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice
title_fullStr Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice
title_full_unstemmed Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice
title_short Influence of different Oryza cultivars on expression of nifH gene pools in roots of rice
title_sort influence of different oryza cultivars on expression of nifh gene pools in roots of rice
topic cultivars
dna libraries
genes
gene expression
genetic markers
nitrogen fertilizers
nitrogen fixing bacteria
nitrogenase
polymerase chain reaction
restriction fragment length polymorphism
rna
roots
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/166722
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