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Isolation and characterisation of bacterial colonies from seeds and in vitro cultures of Fraxinu s spp. from Italian sites
Author(s) -
Donnarumma F.,
Capuana M.,
Vettori C.,
Petrini G.,
Giannini R.,
Indorato C.,
Mastromei G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 1435-8603
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00334.x
Subject(s) - biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , pantoea agglomerans , bacteria , tetracycline , antibiotics , genetics
Culturable bacteria were isolated from seeds, embryos and contaminated in vitro cultures of ash ( Fraxinus excelsior L., F. ornus L. and F. angustifolia L.) and were identified using morphological and molecular analyses. Fourteen morphologically distinct isolates were recovered from seeds of Fraxinus spp. 16S rDNA sequencing categorised these isolates into ten separate genera. Three strains isolated from contaminated in vitro cultures, Pantoea agglomerans , Staphylococcus succinus and Aerococcus viridans , were used for comparative analysis with isolates from seeds. Antibiotic sensitivity testing of the isolated contaminants, including phytotoxicity of antibiotics on in vitro cultures of ash, was also investigated. Phytotoxic effects on explants immersed in ampicillin or cultured on medium containing ampicillin were negligible, however tetracycline, either alone or in combination with other antibiotics, had phytotoxic effects. We conclude that ampicillin is a suitable antibiotic to limit the growth of contaminating bacteria during the in vitro culture of ash.