RT Journal Article
T1 Isolation and Characterization of Culturable Osmotolerant Microbiota in Hypersaline and Hypergypsic Soils as New Treatment for Osmotic Stress in Plants
A1 Gil, Tatiana
A1 Teixeira, Raquel
A1 Sousa, André
A1 d’Oliveira Palmeiro, Maria Alice
A1 Coimbra de Matos, Alice Cruz
A1 Niza Costa, Marla
A1 Ferrer, María Victoria
A1 Rodrígues dos Santos, Ana Sofía
A1 Sequero López, Cristina
A1 Rebelo Romão, Inês
A1 Vílchez Morillas, Juan Ignacio
AB Saline and gypsic soils impede or condition the establishment of farms in many regions worldwide. Stress caused by the accumulation of sodium or calcium ions in the soil drastically limits plant growth and is a limiting factor in the production of many crops. For this reason, saline and gypsic soils were preferentially exploited for mineral extraction. However, nowadays, they can be a source of new biotechnological tools to help in the osmotic stress to which some crops are exposed. In these environments, despite being traditionally characterized by their low biodiversity, we can find well-adapted microbiota that may be able to interact with plants to deal with different environmental stresses. These mechanisms may consist of a very important contribution to the development of new osmotic stress-dealing bioinoculants. The present study sought to elucidate the diversity of the cultivable population of such environments and use them as regulators of soil nutrients and stress-relieving symbionts in plants under osmotic stress. Among the candidate strains selected to cover more scenarios, we found that the strains Stutzerimonas stutzeri A38 and Bacillus pumilus A49 were able to increase root size under osmotic stress in Medicago sativa and Medicago polymorpha plants. Moreover, Peribacillus frigoritolerans A70 and Bacillus licheniformis A46 also enhanced the performance in M. polymorpha, showing interesting potential for a future use in wasteland use for production to livestock feeding or other relevant industries.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-10-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114801
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/114801
LA eng
NO Gil, T.; Teixeira, R.; Sousa, A.; d’Oliveira Palmeiro, M.A.; Cruz Coimbra de Matos, A.; Niza Costa, M.; Ferrer, M.V.; Rodrígues dos Santos, A.S.; Sequero López, C.; Rebelo Romão, I.; et al. Isolation and Characterization of Culturable Osmotolerant Microbiota in Hypersaline and Hypergypsic Soils as New Treatment for Osmotic Stress in Plants. Soil Syst. 2023, 7, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/ soilsystems7040086
NO FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
NO GREEN-IT—Bioresources for Sustainability”
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 abr 2025