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Appl. Environ. Microbiol., Jun 1995, 2093-2098, Vol 61, No. 6
Copyright © 1995, American Society for Microbiology

Detection and counting of Nitrobacter populations in soil by PCR

V Degrange and R Bardin
Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne, URA Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 1450, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.

Although the biological conversion of nitrite to nitrate is a well- known process, studies of Nitrobacter populations are hindered by their physiological characteristics. This report describes a new method for detecting and counting Nitrobacter populations in situ with the PCR. Two primers from the 16S rRNA gene were used to generate a 397-bp fragment by amplification of Nitrobacter species DNA. No signal was detected from their phylogenetic neighbors or the common soil bacteria tested. Extraction and purification steps were optimized for minimal loss and maximal purity of soil DNA. The detection threshold and accuracy of the molecular method were determined from soil inoculated with 10, 10(2), or 10(3) Nitrobacter hamburgensis cells per g of soil. Counts were also done by the most-probable-number (MPN)-Griess and fluorescent antibody methods. PCR had a lower detection threshold (10(2) Nitrobacter cells per g of soil) than did the MPN-Griess or fluorescent antibody method. When PCR amplification was coupled with the MPN method, the counting rate reached 65 to 72% of inoculated Nitrobacter cells. Tested on nonsterile soil, this rapid procedure was proved efficient.


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