Phenotypic, Molecular and Symbiotic Characterization of the Rhizobial Symbionts of Desmanthus paspalaceus (Lindm.) Burkart That Grow in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina

  • Fornasero, Laura Viviana
  • del Papa, Maria Florencia
  • López, José Luis
  • Albicoro, Francisco Javier
  • Zabala, Juan Marcelo
  • Toniutti, Maria Antonieta
  • Pensiero, Jose Francisco
  • Lagares, Antonio
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Publication date
August 2014
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Journal
PLoS ONE
Language
English

Abstract

Desmanthus paspalaceus (Lindm.) Burkart belongs to the D. virgatus complex, subfamily Mimosoidae. The known potential as livestock fodder of several of these legumes prompted us to undertake a phenotypic, molecular, and symbiotic characterization of the D. paspalaceus symbionts in the Santa Fe province, Argentina. The rhizobia collected—containing isolates with different abiotic-stress tolerances—showed a remarkable genetic diversity by PCR fingerprinting, with 11 different amplification profiles present among 20 isolates. In selected isolates 16S-rDNA sequencing detected mesorhizobia (60%) and rhizobia (40%) within the collection, in contrast to the genus of the original inoculant strain CB3126—previously isolated from Leucaena leucocephal...

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