title: Polyphasic characterization of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus isolates obtained from different sugarcane varieties.
abstract: A polyphasic approach was applied to characterize 35 G. diazotrophicus isolates obtained from sugarcane varieties cultivated in Brazil. The isolates were analyzed by phenotypic (use of different carbon sources) and genotypic tests (ARDRA and RISA-RFLP techniques). Variability among the isolates was observed in relation to the carbon source use preference. Glucose and sucrose were used by all isolates in contrast to myo-inositol, galactose and ribose that were not metabolized. The results of the analysis showed the presence of two groups clustered at 68% of similarity. The genetic distance was higher when RISA-RFLP analysis was used. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences from isolates showed that all of them belonged to the G. diazotrophicus species. Neither effect of the plant part nor sugarcane variety was observed during the cluster analysis. The observed metabolic and genetic variability will be helpful during the strain selection studies for sugarcane inoculation in association with sugarcane breeding programs.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Embrapa Agrobiologia , Rio de Janeiro, RJ , Brasil.
authors.forename: Helma V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Samuel T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: Liamara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perin
authors.forename: Kátia R Dos S
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Veronica M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: José I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Baldani
keywords: biological nitrogen fixation; genetic diversity; plant-bacteria interaction
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