Morphometric and Phylogenetic Analyses of Anabaena Strains (Cyanoprokaryota) from Terrestrial Habitats of Iran
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22092/ijb.2014.6163 MORPHOMETRIC AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF ANABAENA STRAINS (CYANOPROKARYOTA) FROM TERRESTRIAL HABITATS OF IRAN Z. Shariatmadari, H. Riahi & A. Sonboli Received 2013. 11. 09. Accepted for publication 2014. 03. 01 Shariatmadari, Z., Riahi, H. & Sonboli, A. 2014. 06. 31: Morphometric and phylogenetic analyses of Anabaena strains (Cyanoprokaryota) from terrestrial habitats of Iran.- Iran. J. Bot. 20 (1): 119-129. Tehran. In present study, Anabaena isolates were collected from paddy field soils of seven main rice cultivation provinces situated in north, centre, south, west and east of Iran during 2 years from April 2008 to May 2010. Identification of taxa was carried out based on morphometric and molecular methods. Twenty one morphological characters and numerical taxonomic methods were used for classifying the several species of this genus. Numerical taxonomic studies were performed on 34 populations of 13 Anabaena morphospecies. A cluster analysis and principal component analysis performed using SPSS software and rate of resemblance among the species recognized. In the other section of this study phylogenetic relationships were determined by constructing 16S rRNA gene tree using the neighbor-joining algorithm. The results showed that populations of each species were placed close to each other and separate from the other species base on morphological characters. According to factor analysis, colonies form, filament structure, apoheterocytic or paraheterocytic form of filaments, position, shape and number of akinetes in filament, presence or absence of gelatinous sheath were the most variable characters which have been used for identification. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences also indicated that this gene site cannot separate genera such as Anabaena, Trichormus and Wollea which are morphologicaly close to each other. Zeinab Shariatmadari & Hossein Riahi (correspondence< [email protected]>), Faculty of Biosciences, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran.- Ali Sonboli Biology Department, Medicinal plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. Tehran, Iran. Key words: Anabaena; cluster analysis; factor analysis; morphospecies; numerical taxonomy ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ ﻣﻮرﻓﻮﻣﺘﺮﻳﻚ و ﻓﻴﻠﻮژﻧﺘﻴﻚ ﺳﻮﻳﻪﻫﺎي ﺟﻨﺲ Anabaena در اﻛﻮﺳﻴﺴﺘﻢﻫﺎي ﺧﺸﻜﻲ اﻳﺮان زﻳﻨﺐ ﺷﺮﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪاري: اﺳﺘﺎدﻳﺎر داﻧﺸﻜﺪه ﻋﻠﻮم زﻳﺴﺘﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﺷﻬﻴﺪ ﺑﻬﺸﺘﻲ، ﺗﻬﺮان ﺣﺴﻴﻦ رﻳﺎﺣﻲ: اﺳﺘﺎد داﻧﺸﻜﺪه ﻋﻠﻮم زﻳﺴﺘﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﺷﻬﻴﺪ ﺑﻬﺸﺘﻲ، ﺗﻬﺮان ﻋﻠﻲ ﺳﻨﺒﻠﻲ: اﺳﺘﺎدﻳﺎر ﭘﮋوﻫﺸﻜﺪه ﮔﻴﺎﻫﺎن داروﻳﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﺷﻬﻴﺪ ﺑﻬﺸﺘﻲ، ﺗﻬﺮان ﻣﺰارع ﺑﺮﻧﺞ از ﺟﻤﻠﻪ اﻛﻮﺳﻴﺴﺘﻢﻫﺎي ﺧﺸﻜﻲ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﻛﻪ از ﺷﺮاﻳﻂ ﻣﺤﻴﻄﻲ ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺒﻲ ﺑﺮاي رﺷﺪ و اﻧﺘﺸﺎر ﺳﻴﺎﻧﻮﺑﺎﻛﺘﺮيﻫﺎ ﺑﺮﺧﻮردارﻧﺪ. ﺟﻨﺲ Anabaena Bory ex Bornet et Flahault از ﺟﻤﻠﻪ ﻣﻬﻤﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﺟﻠﺒﻚﻫﺎي ﺳﺒﺰ-آﺑﻲ رﺷﺘﻪاي داراي ﻫﺘﺮوﺳﻴﺴﺖ در اﻳﻦ اﻛﻮﺳﻴﺴﺘﻢﻫﺎي ﺧﺸﻜﻲ ﺑﻪﺷﻤﺎر ﻣﻲآﻳﺪ. در ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ ﺣﺎﺿﺮ، اﻳﺰوﻟﻪﻫﺎي ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ از اﻳﻦ ﺟﻨﺲ، از ﺧﺎك ﻣﺰارع ﺑﺮﻧﺞ 7 اﺳﺘﺎن داراي ﻛﺸﺖ ﺑﺮﻧﺞ واﻗﻊ در ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﺷﻤﺎﻟﻲ، ﺟﻨﻮﺑﻲ، ﺷﺮﻗﻲ، ﻏﺮﺑﻲ و ﻣﺮﻛﺰي ﻛﺸﻮر، از اردﻳﺒﻬﺸﺖ ﻣﺎه 1387 ﺗﺎ ﺧﺮداد ﻣﺎه 1389، ﺟﻤﻊ آوري و ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ ﺷﺪﻧﺪ. ﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﻳﻲ اﻳﻦ ﺗﺎﻛﺴﻮن ﻫﺎ ﺑﺎ اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از روشﻫﺎي ﻣﻮرﻓﻮﻣﺘﺮﻳﻚ و ﻓﻴﻠﻮژﻧﺘﻴﻚ اﻧﺠﺎم ﺷﺪ. در ﻣﺠﻤﻮع 21 ﺻﻔﺖ ﻣﻮرﻓﻮﻟﻮژﻳﻚ و روشﻫﺎي ﺗﺎﻛﺰوﻧﻮﻣﻲ ﻋﺪدي ﺑﻪ ﻣﻨﻈﻮر ﻃﺒﻘﻪ ﺑﻨﺪي 34 ﺟﻤﻌﻴﺖ از 13 رﻳﺨﺖﮔﻮﻧﻪ از اﻳﻦ ﺟﻨﺲ ﻣﻮرد ارزﻳﺎﺑﻲ ﻗﺮار ﮔﺮﻓﺖ. ﻫﻤﭽﻨﻴﻦ رواﺑﻂ ﻓﻴﻠﻮژﻧﺘﻴﻚ ﺗﺎﻛﺴﻮن ﻫﺎي ﺧﺎﻟﺺ ﺳﺎزي ﺷﺪه از ﻃﺮﻳﻖ رﺳﻢ درﺧﺘﭽﻪ ﻓﻴﻠﻮژﻧﺘﻴﻚ 16S rRNA و ﺑﺎ اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از اﻟﮕﻮرﻳﺘﻢ neighbor-joining ﻣﻮرد ﺑﺮرﺳﻲ ﻗﺮار ﮔﺮﻓﺖ. ﻧﺘﺎﻳﺞ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ از ﺗﺠﺰﻳﻪ ﺧﻮﺷﻪ اي و ﺗﺠﺰﻳﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻮﻟﻔﻪﻫﺎي اﺻﻠﻲ ﺑﺎ اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از ﻧﺮم اﻓﺰار SPSS ﻧﺸﺎﻧﮕﺮ ﮔﺮو هﺑﻨﺪي ﻣﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﺟﻤﻌﻴﺖﻫﺎي ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻪ ﻫﺮ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ و ﺗﻔﻜﻴﻚ آﻧﻬﺎ از دﻳﮕﺮ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﻫﺎ، ﺗﻨﻬﺎ ﺑﺮ ﻣﺒﻨﺎي ﺻﻔﺎت رﻳﺨﺘﻲ ارزﻳﺎﺑﻲ ﺷﺪه ﺑﻮد. ﻣﺘﻐﻴﻴﺮﺗﺮﻳﻦ ﺻﻔﺎت رﻳﺨﺘﻲ اراﺋﻪ ﺷﺪه در اﻳﻦ ﺑﺮرﺳﻲ ﻋﺒﺎرت ﺑﻮدﻧﺪ از: ﺷﻜﻞ ﻛﻠﻨﻲ؛ ﺳﺎﺧﺘﺎر رﺷﺘﻪ؛ آﭘﻮﻫﺘﺮوﺳﻴﺘﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﭘﺎراﻫﺘﺮوﺳﻴﺘﻴﻚ ﺑﻮدن رﺷﺘﻪ؛ ﺟﺎﻳﮕﺎه، ﺷﻜﻞ و ﺗﻌﺪاد اﻛﺎﻳﻨﺖ در رﺷﺘﻪ و ﻧﻴﺰ ﺣﻀﻮر ﻳﺎ ﻋﺪم ﺣﻀﻮر ﻏﻼف ژﻻﺗﻴﻨﻲ. ﻧﺘﺎﻳﺞ ﺣﺎﺻﻞ از آﻧﺎﻟﻴﺰ ﻓﻴﻠﻮژﻧﺘﻴﻚ ﻧﻴﺰ ﺣﺎﻛﻲ از ﻋﺪم ﻛﺎراﻳﻲ آﻧﺎﻟﻴﺰﻫﺎي ﻣﺒﺘﻨﻲ ﺑﺮ ﺳﻜﺎﻧﺲﻫﺎي ژﻧﻲ 16S rRNA در ﺟﺪاﺳﺎزي ﺗﺎﻛﺴﻮنﻫﺎي ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺟﻨﺲﻫﺎي ﻧﺰدﻳﻚ ﺑﻪ ﻳﻜﺪﻳﮕﺮ ﻧﻈﻴﺮ Anabaena, Wollea و Trichormus و ﻧﻴﺰ ﻧﺸﺎﻧﮕﺮ ﻗﺮاﺑﺖ ژﻧﺘﻴﻜﻲ ﺑﺴﻴﺎر ﺑﺎﻻي اﻳﻦ ﺗﺎﻛﺴﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﺑﻮد. IRAN. J. BOT. 20 (1), 2014 Shariatmadari & al. 120 INTRODUCTION dishes were placed in a culture chamber at 25±1°C and Paddy fields are terrestrial ecosystems that represent a 12/12h light-dark cycle at artificial illumination (2000- favorable environment for the growth of cyanobacteria. 2500 Lux) for two weeks. After colonization, The genus Anabaena Bory ex Bornet et Flahault is the taxonomic determination was carried out by light most important among filamentous heterocystous microscopy (Olympus, Model BH-2) and based on cyanobacteria in these terrestrial ecosystems. This Desikachary (1959), Prescott (1970), Whitford & genus is one of the filamentous, heterocystous, Schumacher (1973), Wehr et al. (2002), John et al. unbranched and not polarized cyanobacteria, classified (2002), Komárek (2005) and Komárek & Zapomělová traditionally in Nostocaceae family (Komárek 2010). In (2008) by prepared semipermanent slides. The stable the most recent classification, the genus Anabaena has vegetative and reproductive characters were used in the been classified under subsection IV family I (Rippka et taxonomic determination. al. 2001). Although there are different opinions Morphometric study on Anabaena strains: regarding to the numbers of species, but for many years Morphometric studies were performed on 34 the 57 Anabaena species recognized by Geitler was the populations of 13 Anabaena morphospecies isolated main reference for the classification in this genus from paddy soils of diverse geographic locations in Iran (Zapomělová 2008). Discrepancy about the number of (Fig. 1, Table 1). In addition two morphospecies of Anabaena species is due to taxonomic problems Nostoc were also used as outgroup in this study. Ten existing in this genus. Contemporaneous use of filaments from each population were used for botanical and bacteriological codes in cyanobacteria morphometric studies. In total 21 quantitative and nomenclature and lack of general nomenclature system qualitative morphological characters were studied for them is one of these problems (Zapomělová 2006). (Table 3). Characters were selected based on those Anabaena species are distributed in several habitats reported by Nayak & Prasanna (2007) and our own such as aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. One of the field observations. favorable environments for distribution of this genus is Statistical analysis: In order to determine the species paddy fields. Up to now several species from this genus interrelationships, cluster analysis and principal have been reported from paddy field soils (Desikachary component analysis (PCA) were performed. For 1959, Komárek 2005). The number of Anabaena multivariate analyses the mean of quantitative species reported from paddy soils of Iran is around 15 characters were used, while qualitative characters were according to different authors (Nowruzi & coded as binary/multistate characters. Standardized Ahmadimoghadam 2006, Saadatnia & Riahi 2009, variables (mean=0, variance=1) were used for Shariatmadari et al. 2011, Shariatmadari et al. 2013). multivariate statistical analyses. The average taxonomic Available literatures dealing with systematic and distance and squared Euclidean distance were used as biosystematic of Anabaena species also indicate the dissimilarity coefficient in cluster analysis of importance of these taxa (Komárek 2005, Nayak & morphological data (Podani 2000). In this study, SPSS Prasanna 2007, Komárek & Zapomělová 2008, Nayak software was used for statistical analysis. et al. 2009, Tuji & Niiyama 2010), but no report is Culture condition and DNA extraction: 12 cultures available on the biosystematic of Anabaena species and of purified Anabaena isolates were used for their populations from Iran. The present study therefore phylogenetic study. The most important taxonomic is considering numerical taxonomic study of 34 details of isolates are listed in Table 4. DNA extraction populations belonging to 13 Anabaena morphospecies was carried out by AccuPrep® genomic DNA and trying to reveal the inter-population morphological extraction kit from Bioneer Inc. variation and inter-specific relationships. Phylogenetic Amplification of the 16S rRNA gene and sequencing: analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences also was PCR amplification was performed according to used to demonstrate the correct position of the other Ezhilarasi and Anand (2009). Amplification of the 16S close genera such as Trichormus and Wollea. rRNA gene was carried out by PCR using primers A2 (AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG) and S8 MATERIALS AND METHODS (TCTACGCATTTCACCGCTAC). The PCR mixture Isolation and identification of cyanobacteria: Soil contained 10 µl Taq commercial buffer, 10 µl purified samples were collected from 13 paddy fields from DNA, 150 µM of each dNTP, 500 ng of each primer and April 2008 to May 2010 according to Rangaswamy 2.5 U Taq polymerase. Total reaction volume was 100 µl method (1996). The collected soil samples were after an initial cycle consisting of 4 min at 95˚C, 35 transferred to sterile Petri dishes and sterilized nitrate cycles of amplification were started (1 min at 95˚C, 1 free BG-11 medium (Stanier et al. 1971) was added min at 59˚C and 2 min at 72˚C). The termination cycle and the pH adjusted in 8.1 after sterilization. The Petri was 8 min at 72˚C. The PCR products were migrated 121 Anabaena strains from terrestrial habitats of Iran IRAN. J. BOT. 20 (1), 2014 Fig. 1. Geographical distribution of studied area. either on 1% (w/v) agarose gel and visualized by separated taxa of these two genera from each other ethidium bromide. Proper