Burkholderia caballeronis sp. nov., a nitrogen fixing species isolated from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) with the ability to effectively nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris.
During a survey of Burkholderia species with potential use in agrobiotechnology, a group of 12 strains was isolated from the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of tomato plants growing in Mexico (Nepantla, Mexico State). A phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the strains are related to Burkholderia kururiensis and Burkholderia mimosarum (97.4 and 97.1 %, respectively). However, they induced effective nitrogen-fixing nodules on roots of Phaseolus vulgaris. Based on polyphasic taxonomy, the group of strains represents a novel species for which the name Burkholderia caballeronis sp. nov. is proposed. The type species is TNe-841(T) (= LMG 26416(T) = CIP 110324(T)).
Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Lourdes
L
Martínez-Aguilar
Corelly
C
Salazar-Salazar
Rafael Díaz
RD
Méndez
Jesús
J
Caballero-Mellado
Ann M
AM
Hirsch
María Soledad
MS
Vásquez-Murrieta
Paulina
P
Estrada-de los Santos
D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000382:microbiology*; D008800:Mexico; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D027805:Phaseolus / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D055170:Plant Root Nodulation; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S