Paper · 2002 · Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Infection and Colonization of Rice Seedlings by the Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67

Euan K. James; Prasad Gyaneshwar; Natarajan Mathan; et al.

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Abstract

A beta-glucoronidase (GUS)-marked strain of Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 was inoculated onto rice seedling cvs. IR42 and IR72. Internal populations peaked at over 10(6) log CFU per gram of fresh weight by 5 to 7 days after inoculation (DAI) but declined to 10(3) to 10(4) log CFU per gram of fresh weight by 28 DAI. GUS staining was most intense on coleoptiles, lateral roots, and at the junctions of some of the main and lateral roots. Bacteria entered the roots via cracks at the points of lateral root emergence, with cv. IR72 appearing to be more aggressively infected than cv. IR42. H. seropedicae subsequently colonized the root intercellular spaces, aerenchyma, and cortical cells, with a few penetrating the stele to enter the vascular tissue. Xylem vessels in leaves and stems were extensively colonized at 2 DAI but, in later harvests (7 and 13 DAI), a host defense reaction was often observed. Dense colonies of H. seropedicae with some bacteria expressing nitrogenase Fe-protein were seen within leaf and stem epidermal cells, intercellular spaces, and substomatal cavities up until 28 DAI. Epiphytic bacteria were also seen. Both varieties showed nitrogenase activity but only with added C, and the dry weights of the inoculated plants were significantly increased. Only cv. IR42 showed a significant (approximately 30%) increase in N content above that of the uninoculated controls, and it also incorporated a significant amount of 15N2.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Internal H. seropedicae populations peaked above 10(6) log CFU per gram by 5 to 7 days.

Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
Internal populationse0
Direction
peakede0
Value
over 10(6) log CFU per gram of fresh weighte0

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Oryza sativa
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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Internal populations peaked at over 10(6) log CFU per gram of fresh weight by 5 to 7 days after inoculation (DAI)”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Internal bacterial populations declined to 10(3) to 10(4) log CFU per gram by 28 days.

Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
populationse2
Direction
declinede0
Value
10(3) to 10(4) log CFU per gram of fresh weighte0

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Oryza sativa
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“Rice Seedlings”

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“declined to 10(3) to 10(4) log CFU per gram of fresh weight by 28 DAI”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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“Internal populations peaked at over 10(6) log CFU per gram of fresh weight by 5 to 7 days after inoculation (DAI)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

GUS staining was most intense on coleoptiles, lateral roots and junctions of roots.

Organ / stage
coleoptiles, lateral rootse0
Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
GUS staininge0
Direction
most intensee0

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Oryza sativa
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“Rice Seedlings”

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“GUS staining was most intense on coleoptiles, lateral roots, and at the junctions of some of the main and lateral roots”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Bacteria entered roots through cracks at lateral root emergence; IR72 appeared more aggressively infected than IR42.

Material
cv. IR72e0
Organ / stage
rootse0
Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
more aggressively infectede0
Direction
more aggressivelye0
Comparator
cv. IR42e0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Bacteria entered the roots via cracks at the points of lateral root emergence, with cv. IR72 appearing to be more aggressively infected than cv. IR42”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

H. seropedicae colonized root intercellular spaces, aerenchyma and cortical cells, and some entered the stele.

Interactor
H. seropedicaeHerbaspirillum seropedicaee0symbiont
Outcome
colonized the root intercellular spaces, aerenchyma, and cortical cellse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“H. seropedicae subsequently colonized the root intercellular spaces, aerenchyma, and cortical cells, with a few penetrating the stele to enter the vascular tissue”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Leaf and stem xylem vessels were extensively colonized at 2 days after inoculation.

Organ / stage
Xylem vessels in leaves and stemse0
Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
extensively colonizede0
Qualifier
2 DAIe0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Xylem vessels in leaves and stems were extensively colonized at 2 DAI”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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A host defense reaction was often observed at 7 and 13 days.

Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
host defense reactione0
Qualifier
7 and 13 DAIe0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“in later harvests (7 and 13 DAI), a host defense reaction was often observed”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Dense H. seropedicae colonies included bacteria expressing nitrogenase Fe-protein through 28 days.

Organ / stage
leaf and stem epidermal cellse0
Interactor
H. seropedicaeHerbaspirillum seropedicaee0symbiont
Gene
nitrogenase Fe-proteine0
Outcome
bacteria expressing nitrogenase Fe-proteine0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Dense colonies of H. seropedicae with some bacteria expressing nitrogenase Fe-protein were seen within leaf and stem epidermal cells, intercellular spaces, and substomatal cavities up until 28 DAI”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Epiphytic bacteria were also observed.

Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
Epiphytic bacteriae0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Epiphytic bacteria were also seen”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Both rice varieties showed nitrogenase activity only when carbon was added.

Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
nitrogenase activitye0
Qualifier
only with added Ce0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Both varieties showed nitrogenase activity but only with added C”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Inoculated rice plants had significantly increased dry weight.

Treatment
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 was inoculatede1
Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
dry weightse0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“the dry weights of the inoculated plants were significantly increased”

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“A beta-glucoronidase (GUS)-marked strain of Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 was inoculated onto rice seedling cvs. IR42 and IR72”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Only IR42 had about 30% higher nitrogen content than uninoculated controls.

Material
cv. IR42e0
Treatment
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 was inoculatede1
Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
N contente0
Direction
increasee0
Value
approximately 30%e0
Comparator
uninoculated controlse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Rice Seedlings”

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“Only cv. IR42 showed a significant (approximately 30%) increase in N content above that of the uninoculated controls”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 was inoculated onto rice seedling cvs. IR42 and IR72”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

IR42 incorporated a significant amount of 15N2.

Material
cv. IR42e0
Interactor
Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67Herbaspirillum seropedicaee1symbiont
Outcome
incorporated a significant amount of 15N2e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Only cv. IR42 showed a significant (approximately 30%) increase in N content above that of the uninoculated controls, and it also incorporated a significant amount of 15N2”

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“Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z67 was inoculated onto rice seedling cvs. IR42 and IR72”

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