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Halotolerant Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacterial Diversity Associated with Blutaparon portulacoides (St. Hill.) Mears, a Pioneer Species in Brazilian Coastal Dunes  

Barbosa Deyvison Clacino (Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Irene Von Der Weid (Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Vaisman Natalie (Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Seldin Lucy (Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology / v.16, no.2, 2006 , pp. 193-199 More about this Journal
Abstract
Halotolerant spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria were isolated from the root, rhizosphere, and non-rhizosphere soil of Blutaparon portulacoides. The different isolates were characterized genetically using an amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), and phenotypically based on their colonial morphology, physiology, and nutritional requirements. Three different 16S rRNA gene-based genotypes were observed at a 100% similarity using the enzymes HinfI, MspI, and RsaI, and the phenotypic results also followed the ARDRA groupings. Selected strains, representing the different ARDRA groups, were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing, and members of the genera Halobaeillus, Virgibacillus, and Oceanobacillus were found. Two isolates showed low 16S rDNA sequence similarities with the closest related species of Halobacillus, indicating the presence of new species among the isolates. The majority of the strains isolated in this study seemed to belong to the species O. iheyensis and were compared using an AP-PCR to determine whether they had a clonal origin or not. Different patterns allowed the grouping of the strains according to Pearson's coefficient, and the resulting dendrogram revealed the formation of two main clusters, denoted as A and B. All the strains isolated from the soil were grouped into cluster A, whereas cluster B was exclusively composed of the strains associated with the B. portulacoides roots. This is the first report on the isolation and characterization of halotolerant spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria that coexist with B. portulacoides. As such, these new strains may be a potential source for the discovery of bioactive compounds with industrial value.
Keywords
Blutaparon portulacoides; halotolerant bacteria; spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria; coastal dunes; diversity;
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