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Dr. Silvia Tabacchioni
Department for Sustainability, Biotechnologies and Agroindustry Division, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA, Casaccia Research Centre, Rome, Italy

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0 Microbial Ecology
0 Soil Microbiome
0 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
0 Microbial consortia for biotechnological application
0 Microbial genetic diversity

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Journal article
Published: 19 February 2021 in Microorganisms
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A growing body of evidence demonstrates the potential of various microbes to enhance plant productivity in cropping systems although their successful field application may be impaired by several biotic and abiotic constraints. In the present work, we aimed at developing multifunctional synthetic microbial consortia to be used in combination with suitable bioactive compounds for improving crop yield and quality. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) with different functional attributes were identified by a bottom-up approach. A comprehensive literature survey on PGPMs associated with maize, wheat, potato and tomato, and on commercial formulations, was conducted by examining peer-reviewed scientific publications and results from relevant European projects. Metagenome fragment recruitments on genomes of potential PGPMs represented in databases were also performed to help identify plant growth-promoting (PGP) strains. Following evidence of their ability to coexist, isolated PGPMs were synthetically assembled into three different microbial consortia. Additionally, the effects of bioactive compounds on the growth of individually PGPMs were tested in starvation conditions. The different combination products based on microbial and non-microbial biostimulants (BS) appear worth considering for greenhouse and open field trials to select those potentially adoptable in sustainable agriculture.

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Silvia Tabacchioni; Stefania Passato; Patrizia Ambrosino; LiRen Huang; Marina Caldara; Cristina Cantale; Jonas Hett; Antonella Del Fiore; Alessia Fiore; Andreas Schlüter; Alexander Sczyrba; Elena Maestri; Nelson Marmiroli; Daniel Neuhoff; Joseph Nesme; Søren Sørensen; Giuseppe Aprea; Chiara Nobili; Ombretta Presenti; Giusto Giovannetti; Caterina Giovannetti; Anne Pihlanto; Andrea Brunori; Annamaria Bevivino. Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 426 .

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Silvia Tabacchioni, Stefania Passato, Patrizia Ambrosino, LiRen Huang, Marina Caldara, Cristina Cantale, Jonas Hett, Antonella Del Fiore, Alessia Fiore, Andreas Schlüter, Alexander Sczyrba, Elena Maestri, Nelson Marmiroli, Daniel Neuhoff, Joseph Nesme, Søren Sørensen, Giuseppe Aprea, Chiara Nobili, Ombretta Presenti, Giusto Giovannetti, Caterina Giovannetti, Anne Pihlanto, Andrea Brunori, Annamaria Bevivino. Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture. Microorganisms. 2021; 9 (2):426.

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Silvia Tabacchioni; Stefania Passato; Patrizia Ambrosino; LiRen Huang; Marina Caldara; Cristina Cantale; Jonas Hett; Antonella Del Fiore; Alessia Fiore; Andreas Schlüter; Alexander Sczyrba; Elena Maestri; Nelson Marmiroli; Daniel Neuhoff; Joseph Nesme; Søren Sørensen; Giuseppe Aprea; Chiara Nobili; Ombretta Presenti; Giusto Giovannetti; Caterina Giovannetti; Anne Pihlanto; Andrea Brunori; Annamaria Bevivino. 2021. "Identification of Beneficial Microbial Consortia and Bioactive Compounds with Potential as Plant Biostimulants for a Sustainable Agriculture." Microorganisms 9, no. 2: 426.

Journal article
Published: 22 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Productivity and sustainability of tropical forest plantations greatly rely on regulation of ecosystem functioning and nutrient cycling, i.e., the link between plant growth, nutrient availability, and the microbial community structure. So far, these interactions have never been evaluated in the Acacia and Eucalyptus forest planted on infertile soils in the Congolese coastal plains. In the present work, the soil bacterial community has been investigated by metabarcoding of the 16S rRNA bacterial gene in different stands of monoculture and mixed-species plantation to evaluate the potential of nitrogen-fixing trees on nutrient and bacterial structure. At the phylum level, the soil bacterial community was dominated by Actinobacteria, followed by Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Acidobacteria. A principal coordinate analysis revealed that bacterial communities from pure Eucalyptus, compared to those from plantations containing Acacia in pure and mixed-species stands, showed different community composition (beta-diversity). Regardless of the large variability of the studied soils, the prevalence of Firmicutes phylum, and lower bacterial richness and phylogenic diversity were reported in stands containing Acacia relative to the pure Eucalyptus. Distance-based redundancy analysis revealed a positive correlation of available phosphorus (P) and carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio with bacterial community structure. However, the Spearman correlation test revealed a broad correlation between the relative abundance of bacterial taxa and soil attributes, in particular with sulfur (S) and carbon (C), suggesting the important role of soil bacterial community in nutrient cycling in this type of forest management. Concerning mixed plantations, a shift in bacterial community structure was observed, probably linked to other changes, i.e., improvement in soil fertility (enhanced P and C dynamics in forest floor and soil, and increase in soil N status), and C sequestration in both soil and stand wood biomass with the great potential impact to mitigate climate change. Overall, our findings highlight the role of soil attributes, especially C, S, available P, and C/N ratio at a lesser extent, in driving the soil bacterial community in mixed-species plantations and its potential to improve soil fertility and to sustain Eucalyptus plantations established on the infertile and sandy soils of the Congolese coastal plains.

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Lydie-Stella Koutika; Alessia Fiore; Silvia Tabacchioni; Giuseppe Aprea; Arthur Prudêncio De Araujo Pereira; Annamaria Bevivino. Influence of Acacia mangium on Soil Fertility and Bacterial Community in Eucalyptus Plantations in the Congolese Coastal Plains. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8763 .

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Lydie-Stella Koutika, Alessia Fiore, Silvia Tabacchioni, Giuseppe Aprea, Arthur Prudêncio De Araujo Pereira, Annamaria Bevivino. Influence of Acacia mangium on Soil Fertility and Bacterial Community in Eucalyptus Plantations in the Congolese Coastal Plains. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8763.

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Lydie-Stella Koutika; Alessia Fiore; Silvia Tabacchioni; Giuseppe Aprea; Arthur Prudêncio De Araujo Pereira; Annamaria Bevivino. 2020. "Influence of Acacia mangium on Soil Fertility and Bacterial Community in Eucalyptus Plantations in the Congolese Coastal Plains." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8763.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2018 in Biomass and Bioenergy
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Roberto Ciccoli; Maria Sperandei; Francesco Petrazzuolo; Marinella Broglia; Luigi Chiarini; Angelo Correnti; Anna Farneti; Vito Pignatelli; Silvia Tabacchioni. Anaerobic digestion of the above ground biomass of Jerusalem Artichoke in a pilot plant: Impact of the preservation method on the biogas yield and microbial community. Biomass and Bioenergy 2018, 108, 190 -197.

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Roberto Ciccoli, Maria Sperandei, Francesco Petrazzuolo, Marinella Broglia, Luigi Chiarini, Angelo Correnti, Anna Farneti, Vito Pignatelli, Silvia Tabacchioni. Anaerobic digestion of the above ground biomass of Jerusalem Artichoke in a pilot plant: Impact of the preservation method on the biogas yield and microbial community. Biomass and Bioenergy. 2018; 108 ():190-197.

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Roberto Ciccoli; Maria Sperandei; Francesco Petrazzuolo; Marinella Broglia; Luigi Chiarini; Angelo Correnti; Anna Farneti; Vito Pignatelli; Silvia Tabacchioni. 2018. "Anaerobic digestion of the above ground biomass of Jerusalem Artichoke in a pilot plant: Impact of the preservation method on the biogas yield and microbial community." Biomass and Bioenergy 108, no. : 190-197.

Chapter
Published: 01 January 2016 in Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology
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A wide number of new species have been included in recent years in the Paenibacillus genus, prompting to a new ecological and biotechnological appraisal of Paenibacillus bacteria. Several species are involved in plant growth promotion and biocontrol, and a few of them have also been reported to cause human infections. Some isolates of the genus Paenibacillus are among the most efficient microbial biocontrol agents, and some strains have been included in formulations that have been granted a patent to control plant pathogens. A strain belonging to the species Paenibacillus lentimorbus has recently been described as a potent plant growth-promoting and bioremediation agent in Cr-contaminated rhizosphere soil. Nitrogen fixation has been described in several species, and some of these bacteria are promising candidates for crop inoculation. Fourteen complete genome sequences are publicly available so far. Five of them belong to Paenibacillus polymyxa strains that have been isolated from crop rhizosphere and show traits related to plant growth promotion. Recently, the draft genome sequence of Paenibacillus riograndensis strain SBR5T, which in addition to nitrogen fixation has shown several plant growth-promoting traits, has been published.

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Sadhana Lal; Luigi Chiarini; Silvia Tabacchioni. New Insights in Plant-Associated Paenibacillus Species: Biocontrol and Plant Growth-Promoting Activity. Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology 2016, 237 -279.

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Sadhana Lal, Luigi Chiarini, Silvia Tabacchioni. New Insights in Plant-Associated Paenibacillus Species: Biocontrol and Plant Growth-Promoting Activity. Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology. 2016; ():237-279.

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Sadhana Lal; Luigi Chiarini; Silvia Tabacchioni. 2016. "New Insights in Plant-Associated Paenibacillus Species: Biocontrol and Plant Growth-Promoting Activity." Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology , no. : 237-279.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2015 in Microbial Factories
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The anaerobic digestion process is a proven microbially mediated technology to achieve the reduction of organic wastes with simultaneous production of biogas. The number of biogas plants is continuously increasing worldwide. In Asia, millions of family produce biogas for domestic use by means of their own small-scale digesters. A number of new biowaste-based feedstocks are currently investigated as well as the efficacy of different substrate mixtures. During anaerobic digestion, biomass is degraded by microorganisms belonging to different functional groups performing their task through three sequential stages: hydrolysis and acetogenesis dominated by Bacteria and methanogenesis carried out by Archaea. A stable and efficient process relies heavily on the concerted and syntrophic activity of these microorganisms. During the last years, the application of culture-independent molecular techniques to samples from various anaerobic digesters has provided significant insights into these complex microbial communities revealing higher diversity at phylogenetic and functional level of bacterial communities than the archaeal ones. Greater efforts are needed to gain insights into the phylogeny, interspecies interactions, and function of key microorganisms involved in the first steps of anaerobic digestion as these details can provide the opportunity for enhancing methane yields through a more efficient production of substrates for methanogenesis.

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Luigi Chiarini; Silvia Tabacchioni. Bio-Methane Production from Wastes: Focus on Feedstock Sources and Microbial Communities. Microbial Factories 2015, 333 -353.

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Luigi Chiarini, Silvia Tabacchioni. Bio-Methane Production from Wastes: Focus on Feedstock Sources and Microbial Communities. Microbial Factories. 2015; ():333-353.

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Luigi Chiarini; Silvia Tabacchioni. 2015. "Bio-Methane Production from Wastes: Focus on Feedstock Sources and Microbial Communities." Microbial Factories , no. : 333-353.

Journal article
Published: 31 December 2012 in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
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The effects of environmental factors on bacterioplankton distribution along the water column of Lake Averno (Naples, Italy) have been investigated by means of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments, and multivariate analysis applied to molecular data and physico-chemical parameters. Bacterial richness, estimated from DGGE profiles, remains constant throughout the water column, whereas archaeal richness increases with depth. Moreover, archaeal richness was significantly correlated to most of the measured abiotic variables, whereas bacterial richness did not. Analysis of sequences from DGGE bands revealed that the dominant bacterial populations belong to Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Deltaproteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, whereas sequences of the archaeal DGGE bands are affiliated to Methanomicrobiales and Methanosarcinales orders. Moreover, bacterial sequences affiliated to Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes do not group closely to typical freshwater lineages/clades/tribes within these phyla. Bacterioplankton distribution along the water column was apparently correlated with the vertical gradient of physico-chemical parameters as a statistically significant relationship between most of them with grouping of specific taxonomic units was observed.

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Patrizia Paganin; Luigi Chiarini; Annamaria Bevivino; Claudia Dalmastri; Alessio Farcomeni; Giulio Izzo; Antonella Signorini; Cristiano Varrone; Silvia Tabacchioni. Vertical distribution of bacterioplankton in Lake Averno in relation to water chemistry. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2012, 84, 176 -188.

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Patrizia Paganin, Luigi Chiarini, Annamaria Bevivino, Claudia Dalmastri, Alessio Farcomeni, Giulio Izzo, Antonella Signorini, Cristiano Varrone, Silvia Tabacchioni. Vertical distribution of bacterioplankton in Lake Averno in relation to water chemistry. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2012; 84 (1):176-188.

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Patrizia Paganin; Luigi Chiarini; Annamaria Bevivino; Claudia Dalmastri; Alessio Farcomeni; Giulio Izzo; Antonella Signorini; Cristiano Varrone; Silvia Tabacchioni. 2012. "Vertical distribution of bacterioplankton in Lake Averno in relation to water chemistry." FEMS Microbiology Ecology 84, no. 1: 176-188.

Journal article
Published: 29 October 2011 in Archives of Microbiology
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Lake Averno sediment was used to isolate the facultative anaerobic bacteria having the potential for H2 production. Twenty-five out of 35 isolates recovered from the sediment sample produced hydrogen under anaerobic conditions from glucose with yields ranging from 0.1 to 0.49 mol H2/mol glucose. Identification based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that most of them belong to the Firmicutes group, with a prevalence of the Paenibacillus polymyxa species. Seven distinct genomic fingerprints among the 11 P. polymyxa isolates were obtained using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. Glucose fermentation by P. polymyxa isolates was investigated. Glucose was totally consumed after 3 days of fermentation. The fermentation products were hydrogen (0.18–0.47 mol H2/mol glucose), ethanol (0.1–0.5 mol ethanol/mol glucose), and 2,3-butanediol (0.1 mol 2,3-butanediol/mol glucose). Lower amounts of acetic, butyric, formic, lactic, and propionic acids were detected. All metabolic data concerning P. polymyxa isolates were analyzed by cluster analysis to reveal similarities and/or differences with clustering based on RAPD profiles. Despite the high metabolic similarity among almost all P. paenibacillus isolates, results of cluster analyses of metabolic and genetic data do not match completely.

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Sadhana Lal; Stefano Romano; Luigi Chiarini; Antonella Signorini; Silvia Tabacchioni. The Paenibacillus polymyxa species is abundant among hydrogen-producing facultative anaerobic bacteria in Lake Averno sediment. Archives of Microbiology 2011, 194, 345 -351.

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Sadhana Lal, Stefano Romano, Luigi Chiarini, Antonella Signorini, Silvia Tabacchioni. The Paenibacillus polymyxa species is abundant among hydrogen-producing facultative anaerobic bacteria in Lake Averno sediment. Archives of Microbiology. 2011; 194 (5):345-351.

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Sadhana Lal; Stefano Romano; Luigi Chiarini; Antonella Signorini; Silvia Tabacchioni. 2011. "The Paenibacillus polymyxa species is abundant among hydrogen-producing facultative anaerobic bacteria in Lake Averno sediment." Archives of Microbiology 194, no. 5: 345-351.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2011 in BMC Microbiology
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A close association between maize roots and Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) bacteria has been observed in different locations globally. In this study we investigated by MultiLocus Restriction Typing (MLRT) the genetic diversity and relationships among Burkholderia cenocepacia IIIB and BCC6 populations associated with roots of maize plants cultivated in geographically distant countries (Italy and Mexico), in order to provide new insights into their population structure, evolution and ecology.

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Annamaria Bevivino; Barbara Costa; Cristina Cantale; Silvia Cesarini; Luigi Chiarini; Silvia Tabacchioni; Jesus Caballero-Mellado; Claudia Dalmastri. Genetic relationships among Italian and Mexican maize-rhizosphere Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) populations belonging to Burkholderia cenocepacia IIIB and BCC6 group. BMC Microbiology 2011, 11, 228 -228.

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Annamaria Bevivino, Barbara Costa, Cristina Cantale, Silvia Cesarini, Luigi Chiarini, Silvia Tabacchioni, Jesus Caballero-Mellado, Claudia Dalmastri. Genetic relationships among Italian and Mexican maize-rhizosphere Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) populations belonging to Burkholderia cenocepacia IIIB and BCC6 group. BMC Microbiology. 2011; 11 (1):228-228.

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Annamaria Bevivino; Barbara Costa; Cristina Cantale; Silvia Cesarini; Luigi Chiarini; Silvia Tabacchioni; Jesus Caballero-Mellado; Claudia Dalmastri. 2011. "Genetic relationships among Italian and Mexican maize-rhizosphere Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) populations belonging to Burkholderia cenocepacia IIIB and BCC6 group." BMC Microbiology 11, no. 1: 228-228.

Review article
Published: 01 March 2009 in Indian Journal of Microbiology
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Microbial diversity is a major resource for biotechnological products and processes. Bacteria are the most dominant group of this diversity which produce a wide range of products of industrial significance. Paenibacillus polymyxa (formerly Bacillus polymyxa), a non pathogenic and endospore-forming Bacillus, is one of the most industrially significant facultative anaerobic bacterium. It occurs naturally in soil, rhizosphere and roots of crop plants and in marine sediments. During the last two decades, there has been a growing interest for their ecological and biotechnological importance, despite their limited genomic information. P. polymyxa has a wide range of properties, including nitrogen fixation, plant growth promotion, soil phosphorus solubilisation and production of exopolysaccharides, hydrolytic enzymes, antibiotics, cytokinin. It also helps in bioflocculation and in the enhancement of soil porosity. In addition, it is known to produce optically active 2,3-butanediol (BDL), a potentially valuable chemical compound from a variety of carbohydrates. The present review article aims to provide an overview of the various roles that these microorganisms play in the environment and their biotechnological potential.

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Sadhana Lal; Silvia Tabacchioni. Ecology and biotechnological potential of Paenibacillus polymyxa: a minireview. Indian Journal of Microbiology 2009, 49, 2 -10.

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Sadhana Lal, Silvia Tabacchioni. Ecology and biotechnological potential of Paenibacillus polymyxa: a minireview. Indian Journal of Microbiology. 2009; 49 (1):2-10.

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Sadhana Lal; Silvia Tabacchioni. 2009. "Ecology and biotechnological potential of Paenibacillus polymyxa: a minireview." Indian Journal of Microbiology 49, no. 1: 2-10.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2003 in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
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The Burkholderia cepacia‘complex’ (Bcc) presently comprises nine species and genomovars. In order to acquire a better comprehension of the species and genomovar distribution and of the genetic diversity among environmental Bcc bacteria, a natural population of 60 bacterial isolates recovered from the rhizosphere of maize and belonging to the Bcc has been characterised to assess the exact taxonomic position, the genetic polymorphism and the metabolic profiles of isolates. The identification of the different species and genomovars was accomplished by a combination of techniques including sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins and recA-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses. The genetic diversity among Bcc isolates was analysed by means of the random amplified polymorphic DNA and amplified fragment length polymorphism techniques; the analysis of molecular variance method was applied to estimate the genetic differences among the various species and genomovars identified within the bacterial population. Metabolic profiles based on carbon source utilisation were obtained by means of the Biolog GN assay and analysed by means of cluster analysis. Forty-four strains were identified as B. ambifaria, 11 as B. cenocepacia recA lineage III-B, four as B. pyrrocinia, and one as B. cepacia genomovar I. Marked genetic differences were observed between B. cenocepacia and B. ambifaria, whereas limited differences were found between B. pyrrocinia and B. ambifaria and between B. pyrrocinia and B. cenocepacia. No significant differences (P>0.05) were observed between the mean genetic distances of isolates belonging to B. cenocepacia, B. ambifaria, and B. pyrrocinia. Phenotypic analyses revealed that all isolates tested were able to utilise more than 75% of substrates. The highest variability in the number of utilised substrates was found among B. cenocepacia isolates, whereas the lowest was found among B. ambifaria isolates. Cluster analysis of metabolic profiles revealed pronounced differences between B. cenocepacia and B. ambifaria; in contrast, B. pyrrocinia could not be clearly separated either from B. cenocepacia or from B. ambifaria.

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Claudia Dalmastri; Alessia Fiore; Chiara Alisi; Annamaria Bevivino; Silvia Tabacchioni; Giovanni Giuliano; Anna Rosa Sprocati; Lia Segre; Eshwar Mahenthiralingam; Luigi Chiarini; Peter Vandamme. A rhizospheric Burkholderia cepacia complex population: genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia ambifaria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 2003, 46, 179 -187.

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Claudia Dalmastri, Alessia Fiore, Chiara Alisi, Annamaria Bevivino, Silvia Tabacchioni, Giovanni Giuliano, Anna Rosa Sprocati, Lia Segre, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Luigi Chiarini, Peter Vandamme. A rhizospheric Burkholderia cepacia complex population: genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia ambifaria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2003; 46 (2):179-187.

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Claudia Dalmastri; Alessia Fiore; Chiara Alisi; Annamaria Bevivino; Silvia Tabacchioni; Giovanni Giuliano; Anna Rosa Sprocati; Lia Segre; Eshwar Mahenthiralingam; Luigi Chiarini; Peter Vandamme. 2003. "A rhizospheric Burkholderia cepacia complex population: genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia ambifaria." FEMS Microbiology Ecology 46, no. 2: 179-187.

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Published: 01 July 1997 in FEMS Microbiology Ecology
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Introduction of a large quantity of exogenous microorganisms may disrupt a local ecosystem and affect the natural microflora. In this work we investigated the effects of the introduction of a plant growth promoting strain of Burkholderia cepacia into the rhizosphere of maize on both indigenous B. cepacia populations and microbial community structure of total culturable bacteria using the concept of r/K strategy. Moreover we studied the distribution of bacterial populations in the root system at various soil depths. Seed bacterization was used as application method. Root colonization of the introduced strain occurred mainly on roots close to the plant stem, whereas indigenous B. cepacia was recovered at higher amounts from the lower parts of root systems of mature plants. As far as total culturable bacteria are concerned, an almost uniform distribution in the root system of mature plants was observed. The release of the exogenous bacterial strain affected mainly the microbial populations of young growing plants rather than mature plants. Indeed it caused only short-term perturbations in the microbial community of maize rhizosphere. Colonization of maize roots by indigenous B. cepacia was not significantly affected by the presence of the exogenous strain.

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Carlo Nacamulli; Annamaria Bevivino; Claudia Dalmastri; Silvia Tabacchioni; Luigi Chiarini. Perturbation of maize rhizosphere microflora following seed bacterization with Burkholderia cepacia MCI 7. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 1997, 23, 183 -193.

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Carlo Nacamulli, Annamaria Bevivino, Claudia Dalmastri, Silvia Tabacchioni, Luigi Chiarini. Perturbation of maize rhizosphere microflora following seed bacterization with Burkholderia cepacia MCI 7. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 1997; 23 (3):183-193.

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Carlo Nacamulli; Annamaria Bevivino; Claudia Dalmastri; Silvia Tabacchioni; Luigi Chiarini. 1997. "Perturbation of maize rhizosphere microflora following seed bacterization with Burkholderia cepacia MCI 7." FEMS Microbiology Ecology 23, no. 3: 183-193.