Genetic and genomic diversity studies of Acacia symbionts in Senegal reveal new species of Mesorhizobium with a putative geographical pattern

PLoS One. 2015 Feb 6;10(2):e0117667. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117667. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Acacia senegal (L) Willd. and Acacia seyal Del. are highly nitrogen-fixing and moderately salt tolerant species. In this study we focused on the genetic and genomic diversity of Acacia mesorhizobia symbionts from diverse origins in Senegal and investigated possible correlations between the genetic diversity of the strains, their soil of origin, and their tolerance to salinity. We first performed a multi-locus sequence analysis on five markers gene fragments on a collection of 47 mesorhizobia strains of A. senegal and A. seyal from 8 localities. Most of the strains (60%) clustered with the M. plurifarium type strain ORS 1032T, while the others form four new clades (MSP1 to MSP4). We sequenced and assembled seven draft genomes: four in the M. plurifarium clade (ORS3356, ORS3365, STM8773 and ORS1032T), one in MSP1 (STM8789), MSP2 (ORS3359) and MSP3 (ORS3324). The average nucleotide identities between these genomes together with the MLSA analysis reveal three new species of Mesorhizobium. A great variability of salt tolerance was found among the strains with a lack of correlation between the genetic diversity of mesorhizobia, their salt tolerance and the soils samples characteristics. A putative geographical pattern of A. senegal symbionts between the dryland north part and the center of Senegal was found, reflecting adaptations to specific local conditions such as the water regime. However, the presence of salt does not seem to be an important structuring factor of Mesorhizobium species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acacia / classification
  • Acacia / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Genome, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Geography
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Mesorhizobium / classification
  • Mesorhizobium / genetics*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing / methods
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Salt Tolerance / genetics
  • Senegal
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Soil / chemistry
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Species Specificity
  • Symbiosis

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Soil

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Grants and funding

FD was funded by PhD grant from Institute of Research for Development (IRD, www.ird.fr). The study was funded by IRD (PEERS grant “RhizAdap”) and the Joint International Laboratory on adaptation of plants and associated microorganisms to environmental stresses (LMI LAPSE, http://en.lapse.ird.fr/) and the Institute of Agronomic Research in Senegal (ISRA, www.isra.sn). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.