Distribution and genetic diversity of rhizobia nodulating natural populations of Medicago truncatula in tunisian soils |
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Authors: | K Zribi T Huguet |
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Institution: | a Laboratoire Interactions Légumineuses—Microorganismes, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (INRST), BP 95, 2050 Hammam Lif, Tunisia b Laboratoire Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes, CNRS-INRA, BP 27, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France |
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Abstract: | A collection of 299 isolates of rhizobia nodulating Medicago truncatula was isolated from 10 Tunisian soils and was characterized by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR/RFLP) of 16S rRNA gene. Results showed that 227 and 72 isolates were assigned, respectively, to Sinorhizobium meliloti and Sinorhizobium medicae. In 9 out of 10 soils S. meliloti was detected, whereas S. medicae was recovered from only 5 out of 10 soils. The cross-nodulation of three populations of M. truncatula grown on Bulla Regia soil, which contained naturally the two Sinorhizobium species, showed that M. truncatula population collected from Amra site was selective to S. meliloti at least in soil conditions. Forty-eight isolates of each Sinorhizobium species trapped by M. truncatula populations collected from Bulla Regia, Soliman and Rhayet sites on Bulla Regia soil were characterized by repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR (REP-PCR) and showed a clear distinction between the two Sinorhizobium species and a higher diversity for S. meliloti. |
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Keywords: | Medicago truncatula Sinorhizobium meliloti Sinorhizobium medicae Genetic diversity Polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism Repetitive extragenic palindromic-polymerase chain reaction |
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