Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Naureen, Zakira
• Yasmin, Sumera
• Hameed, Sohail
• Malik, K. A.
• Hafeez, Fauzia Y.

Titel

Characterization and screening of bacteria from rhizosphere of maize grown in Indonesian and Pakistani soils

Ist Teil von

• Journal of basic microbiology, 2005-01, Vol.45 (6), p.447-459

Ort / Verlag

Berlin: WILEY-VCH Verlag

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Thirty rhizobacteria isolated from maize grown in Pakistani and Indonesian soils were evaluated for their morphological characteristics, nitrogen fixation, P‐solubilization, indole acetic acid (IAA) and siderophores production. Nitrogenase activity was detected in nineteen isolates ranging from 21.8–3624 n moles C2H4 produced/h/mg protein. Most of the isolates produced IAA, ten were capable of siderophore production while four were P‐solubilizers. Ultrastructural studies of Pseudomonas sp. F14 indicated characteristic rhizospheric colonization within 48 h that was observed to change considerably with the passage of time from few bacteria to micro colonies. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of 30 bacterial strains using 30 oligonucleotide primers resulted in considerable level of genetic diversity, with genetic distance ranging from 2–16%. Indonesian isolates were found to be more diverse as compared to Pakistani isolates. The characterization and screening of rhizobacteria of maize rhizosphere has helped in selection of isolates F7, LS‐1, 3.1.1.C, F2, F3 and F13 as superior strains for use as bioinoculant. Moreover isolate F14 identified, as Pseudomonas fulgida by partial 16S rRNA sequence analysis is a novel strain regarding its tremendous potentials for inoculum production to enhance the yield of maize. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)