Abstract The strain BR 3262 was isolated from nodule of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) growing in soil of the Atlantic Forest area in Brazil and it is reported as an efficient nitrogen fixing bacterium associated to cowpea. Firstly, this strain was assigned as Bradyrhizobium elkanii, however, recently a more detailed genetic and molecular characterization has indicated it could be a Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi species. We report here the draft genome sequence of B. pachyrhizi strain BR 3262, an elite bacterium used as inoculant for cowpea. The whole genome with 116 scaffolds, 8,965,178 bp and 63.8% of C+G content for BR 3262 was obtained using Illumina MiSeq sequencing technology. Annotation was added by the RAST prokaryotic genome annotation service and shown 8369 coding sequences, 52 RNAs genes, classified in 504 subsystems.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar e agrupar rizobactérias, isoladas de hortaliças, quanto à morfologia cultural, riqueza e diversidade e avaliar a biossíntese de autoindutores N-acil lactonas homoserinas (ALH) e a capacidade de formação de biofilmes. Sete estirpes também foram avaliadas quanto ao potencial de promoção de crescimento de Brassica oleraceae var. acephala em casa de vegetação. Para verificar a produção de ALH, foram realizados ensaios com Agrobacterium tumefaciens estirpe NT1 como sistema repórter. A formação de biofilme foi avaliada pelo cultivo do isolado em meio líquido. A promoção do crescimento foi avaliada após inoculação das estirpes em plantas de couve-de-folha pela determinação da produção de massa de matérias fresca e seca. A maior diversidade morfocultural foi encontrada entre as estirpes isoladas de couve-de-folha. De um total de 112 estirpes testadas, 13% foram positivas quanto à produção de ALH; de 91 estirpes, 96% foram capazes de formar biofilmes; e de 79 estirpes, 11% foram positivas para ambas as características. Foram observadas diferenças significativas na massa de matéria seca das raízes com inoculação de 10(9) UFC mL-1 da estirpe R142, que incrementou em 55% a massa de matéria seca das raízes de couve, em relação ao controle. Não há relação entre a capacidade de formar biofilme e a detecção de ALH produzidos pelas rizobactérias avaliadas.

The objective of this work was to characterize and group rhizobacteria isolated from vegetable crops for culture morphology, richness and diversity, and to evaluate the biosynthesis of N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) autoinducers and the capacity to form biofilms. Seven strains were also assessed for their potential to promote plant growth of Brassica oleraceae var. acephala in greenhouse. To test the production of AHL, the indicator strain Agrobacterium tumefaciens NT1 was used. The formation of biofilms was evaluated by cultivating the isolates in liquid medium. Growth promotion was evaluated after the inoculation of the strains in kale plants and through determination of the fresh and dry mass production. The largest morphocultural diversity was found among the strains isolated from kale. From a total of 112 tested strains, 13% were positive for AHL production, among 91 strains, 96% were capable to form biofilms, and among 79 strains, 11% were positive for both characteristics. Significant differences were observed in root dry mass of plants inoculated with 10(9) UFC mL-1 of strain R142 that increased in 55% the root dry mass in comparison to the control. There is no relationship between the capacity to form biofilms and the detection of the AHL produced by the evaluated rhizobacteria.