Paper · 2021 · Tree Physiology

Aluminum-tolerant, growth-promoting endophytic bacteria as contributors in promoting tea plant growth and alleviating aluminum stress

Xiaolan Jiang; Wei-Wei Li; Menglin Han; et al.

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Open access · cc-by-nc

Abstract

Unlike that of other crops, the growth of tea plants can be promoted by aluminum, but its regulation mechanism remains unclear. Some endophytes can also promote growth of plant hosts. In this paper, tea roots treated with aluminum were used to study the growth-promoting traits and aluminum tolerance of endophytes. Meta-16S rDNA analysis revealed that Burkholderia was enriched in tea roots after aluminum treatment, and it was the dominant strain for hydroponic tea roots and field tea roots. Actinomycetes constituted the dominant strains in hydroponic tea seedlings treated with aluminum. Sixteen endophytic bacteria, including 12 strains of Firmicutes, 2 strains of Proteobacteria and 2 strains of Actinomycetes, were isolated and identified from hydroponic tea roots treated with different aluminum concentrations. Growth-promoting activity analysis showed that the isolated endophytic bacteria all had more than one plant growth-promoting trait. Among them, B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits. Aluminum tolerance ability analysis indicated that endophyte A1 (Leifsonia shinshuensis) had the strongest aluminum tolerance ability, up to 200 mg l-1 aluminum. Plant-bacteria interactions showed that endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots. Moreover, endophytes A1 and B4 alleviated aluminum stress in wheat. Endophyte A1 also promoted the growth of tea cuttings, especially lateral roots, with/without aluminum. Taken together, aluminum enhanced the distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteria, thereby promoting the growth of tea roots. This study provides a new aspect for research on the mechanism by which aluminum promotes tea plant growth.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Burkholderia was enriched in tea roots after aluminum treatment

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BurkholderiaBurkholderiae0symbiont
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Burkholderia was enrichede0
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enrichede0

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Burkholderia
Burkholderia · Interactor · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMelww at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Burkholderia was enriched in tea roots after aluminum treatment”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Burkholderia was enriched in tea roots after aluminum treatment, and it was the dominant strain for hydroponic tea roots and field tea roots

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tea rootse0
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BurkholderiaBurkholderiae0symbiont
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dominant straine0

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

Burkholderia
Burkholderia · Interactor · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMelww at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Burkholderia was enriched in tea roots after aluminum treatment, and it was the dominant strain for hydroponic tea roots and field tea roots”

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“tea plant”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Actinomycetes constituted the dominant strains in hydroponic tea seedlings treated with aluminum

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tea seedlingse0
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aluminume0
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ActinomycetesActinomycetese0symbiont
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dominant strainse0

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“Actinomycetes constituted the dominant strains in hydroponic tea seedlings treated with aluminum”

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Sixteen endophytic bacteria, including 12 strains of Firmicutes, 2 strains of Proteobacteria and 2 strains of Actinomycetes, were isolated and identified from hydroponic tea roots treated with different aluminum concentrations

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tea rootse0
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different aluminum concentrationse0
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Sixteen endophytic bacteriae0
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“Sixteen endophytic bacteria, including 12 strains of Firmicutes, 2 strains of Proteobacteria and 2 strains of Actinomycetes, were isolated and identified from hydroponic tea roots treated with different aluminum concentrations”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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the isolated endophytic bacteria all had more than one plant growth-promoting trait

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plant growth-promoting traite0
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“the isolated endophytic bacteria all had more than one plant growth-promoting trait”

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“tea plant”

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B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits

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Bacillus nealsoniiNiallia nealsoniie0symbiont
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growth-promoting traitse0
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threee0

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“B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits”

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“tea plant”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits

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teat0
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Brevibacterium frigoritoleransPeribacillus frigoritoleranse0symbiont
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growth-promoting traitse0
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threee0

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“B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 965–1096 · show in text ↑
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“tea plant”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits

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teat0
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Nocardia novaNocardia novae0symbiont
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growth-promoting traitse0
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threee0

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“B4 (Bacillus nealsonii), B8 (Brevibacterium frigoritolerans) and A2 (Nocardia nova) bacteria each had three growth-promoting traits”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 965–1096 · show in text ↑
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“tea plant”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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endophyte A1 (Leifsonia shinshuensis) had the strongest aluminum tolerance ability, up to 200 mg l-1 aluminum

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Leifsonia shinshuensisLeifsonia shinshuensise0symbiont
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aluminum tolerance abilitye0
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strongeste0
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200 mg l-1e0

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“endophyte A1 (Leifsonia shinshuensis) had the strongest aluminum tolerance ability, up to 200 mg l-1 aluminum”

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“tea plant”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots

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lateral rootse0
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endophytes A1e0
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A1e0symbiont
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growth of wheat lateral rootse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots

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lateral rootse0
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A2e0
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A2e0symbiont
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growth of wheat lateral rootse0
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growth-promotinge0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots

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lateral rootse0
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B4e0
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B4e0symbiont
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growth of wheat lateral rootse0
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growth-promotinge0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1300–1425 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots

Organ / stage
lateral rootse0
Treatment
their synthetic communitye0
Outcome
growth of wheat lateral rootse0
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growth-promotinge0

Not reportedComparator

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“endophytes A1, A2 and B4 and their synthetic community all had a growth-promoting effect on the growth of wheat lateral roots”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1300–1425 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

endophytes A1 and B4 alleviated aluminum stress in wheat

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endophytes A1e0
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A1e0symbiont
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aluminum stress in wheate0
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alleviatede0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“endophytes A1 and B4 alleviated aluminum stress in wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1437–1493 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

endophytes A1 and B4 alleviated aluminum stress in wheat

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B4e0
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B4e0symbiont
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aluminum stress in wheate0
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alleviatede0

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

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“endophytes A1 and B4 alleviated aluminum stress in wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1437–1493 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Endophyte A1 also promoted the growth of tea cuttings, especially lateral roots, with/without aluminum

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teae0
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lateral rootse0
Treatment
Endophyte A1e0
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A1e0symbiont
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growth of tea cuttingse0
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promotede0
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Not reportedComparator

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“Endophyte A1 also promoted the growth of tea cuttings, especially lateral roots, with/without aluminum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1495–1597 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

aluminum enhanced the distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteria, thereby promoting the growth of tea roots

Taxon
teae0
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aluminume0
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bacteriaBacteriae0symbiont
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distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteriae0
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enhancede0

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“aluminum enhanced the distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteria, thereby promoting the growth of tea roots”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1615–1743 · show in text ↑
Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

aluminum enhanced the distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteria, thereby promoting the growth of tea roots

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teae0
Interactor
bacteriaBacteriae0symbiont
Outcome
growth of tea rootse0
Qualifier
distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteriae0

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“aluminum enhanced the distribution of aluminum-tolerant and growth-promoting bacteria, thereby promoting the growth of tea roots”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1615–1743 · show in text ↑

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