| Isolation of Bacillus pumilus from in vitro grapes as a long-term alcohol-surviving and rhizogenesis inducing covert endophyte. | |
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PMID: 15186448 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS: To isolate and characterize the alcohol-surviving covert bacterium associated with grape tissue culture. METHODS AND RESULTS: Single colony was isolated by plating the spent rectified spirit used during grape culturing and the organism was identified as Bacillus pumilus using partial 16S rDNA sequence data. Spotting tests (1 microl) using 3-day-old broth culture having a spore content of 20-30% showed similar bacterial survival in 25-90% (v/v) aqueous ethanol for 14 days. Survival in 90% ethanol and 90% rectified spirit appeared affected thereafter with no colony growth from 1 microl samples after 4 months. Plating the samples at this stage gave similar CFU ml(-1) for 25, 50 and 70% ethanol, a significant reduction in 80% ethanol and very few colonies in 90% ethanol and rectified spirit. B. pumilus-inoculated grape microcuttings showed substantial endophytic colonization of original cuttings (7.4 x 10(6) CFU g(-1)) followed by the sprout (5.9 x 10(5)) and roots (2.0 x 10(4)). The bacterium although a poor root colonizer, induced early rooting and more roots in vitro. Inoculation at ex vitro planting resulted in significantly more roots, root weight and shoot growth. CONCLUSIONS: Bacillus pumilus could remain as a covert endophyte in grape tissue cultures and survive in aqueous ethanol for extended periods. 90% ethanol was the most effective bactericidal concentration. The bacterium showed endophytic colonization and root and shoot growth promotion. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The revelation that general recommendation of 70-80% ethanol may not be the most effective bactericidal concentration for all bacteria, elucidation of the possibility of covert bacterial survival in vitro plant cultures and isolation of a potential plant growth promoting endophyte in grape. |
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Authors:
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P Thomas |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of applied microbiology Volume: 97 ISSN: 1364-5072 ISO Abbreviation: J. Appl. Microbiol. Publication Date: 2004 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-09 Completed Date: 2004-10-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9706280 Medline TA: J Appl Microbiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 114-23 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessarghatta Lake, Bangalore, India. pioust@iihr.res.in |
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Bacillus
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growth & development,
isolation & purification* Base Sequence Culture Techniques DNA, Bacterial / analysis Ethanol / pharmacology Food Contamination* Molecular Sequence Data Plant Shoots Spores, Bacterial Vitis / growth & development, microbiology* |
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0/DNA, Bacterial; 64-17-5/Ethanol |
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