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Distribution of Pink-pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs Isolated from the Leaves of Potato Grown in Different Regions of Japan

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Seed tubers of potato (Solanum tuberosum) plants were grown in five locations in Japan: Hokkaido, Yamagata, Ibaraki, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. One hundred colonies of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs) were isolated from potato leaves at flowering time. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of isolates were determined, and clustering analysis (≥ 99% identity) identified 11 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all OTUs were grouped in genus Methylobacterium. The OTU M9 was distributed among all five collection sites, and other OTUs were distributed among several collection sites. These data indicated that the distribution of PPFMs in the potato phyllosphere differed according to the plant’s geographical location.

Source: Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly JARQ

DOI: 10.6090/jarq.55.341

Authors: Nobutaka SOMEYA, Masaharu KUBOTA, Yusuke UNNO, Tomohiro MOROHOSHI

Institutions: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Utsunomiya University

Language: English

Topic: Microbial metabolism and enzyme function

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution