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The Physicochemical Conditions of Isolation Source Determine the Occurrence of Pseudomonas Fluorescens Group Species Ann Microbiol (2015) 65:2363–2377 DOI 10.1007/s13213-015-1078-1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE The physicochemical conditions of isolation source determine the occurrence of Pseudomonas fluorescens group species Xinxin Liu1 & Martin Ecarnot2 & Merja H. Kontro1 Received: 29 April 2014 /Accepted: 18 March 2015 /Published online: 22 April 2015 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg and the University of Milan 2015 Abstract Pseudomonas fluorescens group species are indig- habitats were in agreement with the isolation sources of strains enous bacteria in many different environments. The physico- with identical 16S rDNA sequences in databases. The ob- chemical conditions related to their selection to different sur- served differences in the distribution patterns of the face and subsurface environments are poorly understood. We P. fluorescens group species indicate that species selection isolated 35 P. fluorescens group strains under the pesticide should be carefully done for man-made ecosystem applica- stress from mesocosms of surface soils and groundwater- tions, such as stable bioremediation. monitoring pipe deposit slurries, and from a few of their ini- tially sterilized counterparts, which were colonized during Keywords Pseudomonas fluorescens group . 16S rDNA 599–625 days of laboratory incubation. In addition, strains phylogeny . Surface soil . Subsurface deposits/sediments . were isolated from mesocosms of drilling sediment slurries. Physicochemical conditions Based on the 16S rDNA analysis, strains belonged to five species. The statistical analysis of relationships between the isolates and physicochemical conditions in their isolation Introduction mesocosms revealed the typical habitats of five species. Pseudomonas IC038 and Pseudomonas LAB-23-like strains The Pseudomonas fluorescens group is an important subgroup were common in mesocosms of deposit/sediment slurries low within the genus Pseudomonas, based on the 16S rDNA phy- in growth substrates. Pseudomonas marginalis-like isolates logeny. P. fluorecens group members are rod-shaped preferred surface soil mesocosms rich in nutrients. Gammaproteobacteria. They are metabolically versatile, im- Pseudomonas veronii and Pseudomonas mandelii-like strains portant in the carbon cycle, and can be facultative grew in mesocosms of surface soils and subsurface deposit/ chemolithotrophs. The classification of the genus sediment slurries, which indicated that they either had a ver- Pseudomonas has involved a lot of arguing, due to the lack satile metabolism to adapt to different environments, or dif- of conserved phenotypic differences (Moore et al. 1996; fered in substrate specificities. The initially sterilized Anzai et al. 2000; Silby et al. 2011). The initially homogenous mesocosms were mainly colonized with the same species as P. fluorescens population developed three different pheno- their non-sterilized counterparts, while all P.fluorescens group types in the spatially heterogenous environment, while one species tolerated atrazine and/or terbutryn. Our results on phenotype only appeared in the spatially homogenous envi- ronment (Rainey and Travisano 1998). Strains of the P. fluorescens group are found in large numbers in all of the * Xinxin Liu major natural environments. They occur in association with [email protected] diseased plants or mushrooms, and saprophytic strains have been isolated from surface soil, subsurface layers, vegetation, 1 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, contaminated sites, water and on plants (Moore et al. 1996; Niemenkatu 73, 15140 Lahti, Finland Shapir et al. 2000; Silby et al. 2011). The occurrence of 2 INRA, UMR DIA-PC, Domaine de Melgueil, P. fluorescens group strains as a major cultivable population F-34130 Mauguio, France in many different environments results from the interactions 2364 Ann Microbiol (2015) 65:2363–2377 between ecological and genetic factors. However, the causes P. fluorescens group strains representing five species. The and ecological significance of the diversity have been largely species composition was statistically related to the physico- ignored (Spiers et al. 2000; Siggins et al. 2012). The accumu- chemical conditions of isolation mesocosms. The results ob- lating data on isolation sources of strains has not been assem- tained were then compared with the isolation environments of bled to elucidate the ranges of habitats in which species of the strains having the same partial 16S rDNA sequence in the P. fluorescens group can colonize. gene library. The hypothesis of the study was that natural The pesticides atrazine (6-chloro-N-ethyl-N’-(1- selection of P. fluorescens group species in the mesocosms/ methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) and terbutryn (N-(1, environments contaminated with pesticides atrazine and 1-dimethylethyl)-N’-ethyl-6-(methylthio)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4- terbutryn can be related to physicochemical conditions. diamine) are typically degraded in a few months by microor- ganisms in surface soils. The biodegradation rate decreases with increasing depth, and pesticides can persist in deep sed- Materials and methods iments and groundwater for years (Kruger et al. 1993; Vanderheyden et al. 1997; Tomlin 2000; Houot et al. 2000; Soils, deposits, and sediments The surface soils from three Taljaetal.2008). Pseudomonas spp. can degrade numerous gardens (depth 0–20 cm; drill diameter 3 cm), drilling sedi- organic compounds, including aromatic and halogenated mol- ments from 13.6 m (groundwater table 14.0 m; drill-diameter ecules. They carry catabolic plasmids that encode enzymes 4.8 cm), and deposits from four groundwater monitoring pipes involved in the degradation of aromatic structures such as and one well were collected in Lahti (60° 58′ 0″ N / 25° 40′ 0″ atrazine (Kersters et al. 1996;Spiersetal.2000). Several E, Finland), as presented by Talja et al. (2008). The dry weight Pseudomonas strains have been related to atrazine degrada- of samples was measured after heating at 105 °C for 16 h tion (Behki and Khan 1986; Yanze-Kontchou and Gschwind (SFS-EN 13040). Then the organic matter was determined 1994;Mandelbaumetal.1995; de Souza et al. 1998). by heating at 550 °C for 4 h (SFS-EN 13039). Total carbon Therefore, Pseudomonas spp. have the potential for the reme- was analysed using LECO model 2000 CNS analyser (St. diation of persistent organic pollutants in the environment. Joseph, MI, USA), according to the instructions of LECO. However, in many cases, the indigenous microbial population NH4-N, NO3-N and elements were analysed as a purchased of soil has overgrown the microbe(s) used in bioaugmentation. service in Ramboll Analytics (Lahti, Finland), using methods The microorganisms isolated from environments similar to the that were accredited according to the guidelines of Finnish contaminated sites have been the most stable in the remedia- Accreditation Service T039 (SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025; Talja tion (Feakin et al. 1995; Newcombe and Crowley 1999; et al. 2008). Shapir et al. 2000; Silva et al. 2004). The selective factors for microbial species in the environment should be better Mesocosms In a 100 ml flask, the 15 g (dry weight) understood. sample or sterilized counterpart was supplemented with Despite of the persistence of s-triazine pesticides, their atrazine (100 μgg−1) and terbutryn (67 μgg−1,notin long-term degradation and concomitant selection of microbial drilling sediments), in triplicate (Talja et al. 2008). The community composition are insufficiently understood. sterilized soils/deposits (not drilling sediment due to the Therefore, we studied atrazine and terbutryn dissipation short incubation time) were autoclaved on three succes- (Talja et al. 2008) and the related selection of P. fluorescens sive days (1 h; 121 °C, 101 kPa). The moisture of the group community composition in environmental samples soils was adjusted to 60 % of saturated, and the deposits/ from the boreal region (Finland), and compared the results sediments were supplemented with 50 ml of water. to those from other regions. We did 599–625 day-long degra- Flasks with a hole (diameter 5 mm) in the screw cap dation experiments in mesocosms of surface soils and subsur- were covered with aluminium foil, and shaken face groundwater-monitoring pipe deposits. Sterilized coun- (120 rpm) at 21±2 °C; the groundwater deposits at 16 terparts of the soils and deposits were included, to separate ±2 °C. Samplings were conducted aseptically in labora- microbial and chemical degradation. In addition, short-term tory, flasks were handled in a laminar flow cabinet (Class pesticide dissipation was studied in subsurface drilling sedi- II, NuAire, USA), and all the sampling supplies were ments. During the degradation experiments, a collection of sterile. Evaporated water was replaced with sterile water microorganisms was isolated, and at the end of long experi- before the samplings. For the microbial isolations, sam- ments, a few strains were isolated during sterility checks of ples of about 100 mg were collected from the surface sterilized controls. The aim was to gain insight into differences soil mesocosms after 47 and 189 days. A volume of in the microbial community compositions between pesticide- 100 μl was taken from the groundwater deposit slurry contaminated surface soil and subsurface deposit mesocosms mesocosms after 176 and 409 days, and from the drilling in relation to the strains colonizing some of the sterilized con- sediment slurry mesocosms after 11 days. Samples from trols. The dominating group of isolates consisted of 35 the
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