Effects of transgenic Bt rice on the active rhizospheric methanogenic archaeal community as revealed by DNA-based stable isotope probing

Journal of Applied Microbiology
C HanW Zhong

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the influence of planting Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac gene expressing rice (Bt rice) on rhizospheric active methanogenic archaeal communities. The nontransgenic parental line was used as the control (Ck rice). DNA-based stable isotope probing (DNA-SIP) technology traced the rhizospheric active methanogens at the tillering stage. The results revealed significantly lower CH4 emission flux from Bt soil than that from Ck soil during the whole growth period. The active methanogenic community composition remained stable. The RC-I lineage (77·9-79·8%) and Methanosaetaceae (13·9-15·1%) were the predominant active methanogens in Bt and Ck rice rhizospheres. However, the abundance of functionally active methanogens in the Bt rice rhizosphere was significantly reduced. Lower levels of root exudates (that included carbohydrate and organic acids) from Bt rice were also detected at the tillering stage. This study found that the genetic modification of rice reduced the potential methanogenic substrates came from plant-derived root exudates, which represented an important factor in reducing CH4 generation and active methanogenic archaeal abundance in Bt rhizosphere soil. The effect of genetically modified (GM) insect-resistan...Continue Reading

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