Diversity of Alkaliphilic and Alkalitolerant Bacteria Cultivated from Decomposing Reed Rhizomes in a Hungarian Soda Lake

Bacterial communities associated with decomposing rhizomes of Phragmites australis were investigated in Lake Fertő (Neusiedlersee, Hungary). Alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant strains were isolated on cellulose-containing alkaline medium spread with dilutions of scrapings taken from the surface of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Microbial ecology 2005-07, Vol.50 (1), p.9-18
Hauptverfasser: Borsodi, A. K., Micsinai, A., Rusznyák, A., Vladár, P., Kovács, G., Tóth, E. M., Márialigeti, K.
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Zusammenfassung:Bacterial communities associated with decomposing rhizomes of Phragmites australis were investigated in Lake Fertő (Neusiedlersee, Hungary). Alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant strains were isolated on cellulose-containing alkaline medium spread with dilutions of scrapings taken from the surface of the decaying plant material. Fifty-one strains were grouped by numerical analysis based on physiological tests and BIOLOG sole carbon source utilization data. The strains identified by 16S rDNA sequence comparisons included members of low G+C Gram positives (Marinibacillus marinus, Bacillus cereus, and Exiguobacterium aurantiacum), high G+C Gram positives (Nesterenkonia halobia and Dietzia natronolimnea), α-proteobacteria (Pannonibacter phragmitetus), and γ-proteobacteria (Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes and Halomonas venusta). Most of the strains were characterized by aerobic chemoorganotrophic respiratory metabolism and utilized several different carbon sources, although no direct cellulolytic activity was observed. Results of the pH and salt tolerance tests revealed optimuma in most cases at pH 11 and at the presence of 2.5-5% NaCl. These bacteria probably occupy niches in the aerobic, alkaline, water-influenced environments on the decomposing reed surfaces.
ISSN:0095-3628
1432-184X
DOI:10.1007/s00248-004-0063-1