A rapid polymerase chain reaction-based assay characterizing rhizosphere populations of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol-producing bacteria

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Gardener, BBM
Mavrodi, DV
Thomashow, LS
Weller, DM
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[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Plant Pathol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[2] Washington State Univ, USDA, ARS, Root Dis & Biol Control Res Unit, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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10.1094/PHYTO.2001.91.1.44
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
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Pseudomonas species that produce 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (2,4-DAPG) play a significant role in the suppression of fungal root pathogens in the rhizosphere of crop plants. To characterize the abundance and diversity of these functionally important bacterial populations, we developed a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay targeting phlD, an essential gene in the phloroglucinol biosynthetic pathway. The phlD gene is predicted to encode a polyketide synthase that synthesizes monoacetylphloroglucinol, the immediate precursor to 2,4-DAPG. A major portion of the phlD open reading frame was cloned and sequenced from five genotypically distinct strains, and the sequences were screened for conserved regions that could be used as gene-specific priming sites for PCR amplification. Several new phlD-specific primers were designed and evaluated. Using the primers B2BF and BPR4, we developed a PCR-based assay that was robust enough to amplify the target gene from a diverse set of 2,4-DAPG producers and sensitive enough to detect as few as log 2.4 cells per sample when combined with enrichment from a selective medium. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the amplified phlD sequence allows for the direct determination of the genotype of the most abundant 2,4-DAPG producers in a sample. The method described was useful for characterizing both inoculant and indigenous phlD(+) pseudomonads inhabiting the rhizosphere of crop plants. The ability to rapidly characterize populations of 2,4-DAPG-producers will greatly enhance our understanding of their role in the suppression of root diseases.
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