Ensifer numidicus is a nitrogen fixing symbiont of Fabaceae.[1] gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore forming, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Rhizobiaceae.[2] First described in 2010;[1] more biovars have since been isolated and described[3] with ORS 1407 considered the representative organism.[4] Most examples have been found in arid and infra-arid regions of Tunisia.[5]
| Ensifer numidicus | |
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| Rhizobia nodules attached to roots of Vigna unguiculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Rhizobiaceae |
| Genus: | Ensifer |
| Species: | E. numidicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ensifer numidicus Merabet et al. 2010
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| Type strain | |
| ORS 1444, ORS1410, ORS 1407, LMG 24690,CIP 109850, PN14, LBi2 | |
Host plants
editBiovars has been shown to induce nodule formation in a wide variety of symbiosis competent plant species including Medicago Sativa(cultivated alfalfa)[6], Lotus creticus[3], Syrian mesquite(Prosopis farcta),[7] Lens culinaris Medikus ssp(lentils)[3][8] as well as Cicer arietinum(chickpea)[3] and Argyrolobium uniflorum.[1]
Associated Biovars
editArgyrolobium uniflorum: ORS 1407[1]
cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa) :ORS 1407[1]
Lotus creticus: PT26[7], ORS 1410[3]
Cultivated lentils(Lens culinaris): ORS 1444[3]
Cicer arietinum(chickpea):LBi2[3]
Syrian mesquite(Prosopis farcta):PN14[7]
Known relationships between cultivars
This phylogeny is based on a constrained analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA[1]
Genome
edit16s RNA analysis has found Ensifer numidicus to be closely related to Ensifer medicae and Ensifer garamanticus.[3] Analogous genes between closely related species suggests high levels of horizontal gene transfer between closely related species.[3] Laboratory inoculation has shown Ensifer numidicus engages in indeterminate nodulation with host plants in at least some circumstances.[9]
Growth conditions
editE. numidicus has been found to grow on yeast-mannitol medium at 28C with an upper limit of 40C.[1] Laboratory cultivated strains have found metabolism of at least 13 substrates including dulcitol, D-lyxose, 1-O-methyl a-D-glucopyranoside, 3-O-methyl-D-glucopyranose, D-gluconate, L-histidine, succinate, fumarate, ethanolamine, DL-b-hydroxybutyrate, L-aspartate, L-alanine and propionate.[1] Sensitivity has been found to salt concentrations greater than 4%.[3] Due to similarities to other Ensifer species, it cannot be described by growth conditions alone and must be differentiated by genetic components.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Merabet, C.; Martens, M.; Mahdhi, M.; Zakhia, F.; Sy, A.; Le Roux, C.; Domergue, O.; Coopman, R.; Bekki, A.; Mars, M.; Willems, A. (March 2010). "Multilocus sequence analysis of root nodule isolates from Lotus arabicus (Senegal), Lotus creticus, Argyrolobium uniflorum and Medicago sativa (Tunisia) and description of Ensifer numidicus sp. nov. and Ensifer garamanticus sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (Pt 3): 664–674. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.012088-0. hdl:1854/LU-936490. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 19656922.
- ^ Podstawka, Adam. "Ensifer numidicus | Type strain | LMG 24690, CIP 109850, ORS 1407 | BacDiveID:133535". bacdive.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sami, Dhaoui; Mokhtar, Rejili; Peter, Mergaert; Mohamed, Mars (2016). "Rhizobium leguminosarum symbiovar trifolii, Ensifer numidicus and Mesorhizobium amorphae symbiovar ciceri (or Mesorhizobium loti) are new endosymbiotic bacteria of Lens culinaris Medik". FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 92 (8): undefined. doi:10.1093/femsec/fiw118. PMID 27267929.
- ^ Parker, Charles Thomas; Taylor, Dorothea; Garrity, George M. (2010). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Strain ORS 1407 (=LMG 24690 =CIP 109850) : Microbial Characteristics and Genomic Information". doi:10.1601/ex.17831.
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