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Article3 Biotech2017

Cytomorphological and nitrogen metabolic enzyme analysis of psychrophilic and mesophilic Nostoc sp.: a comparative outlook.

Bhuvaneshwari Thangaraj, Diana Princey Rajasekar, Rashmi Vijayaraghavan, Deviram Garlapati, Arul Ananth Devanesan, Uma Lakshmanan, Prabaharan Dharmar

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Article in 3 Biotech, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bhuvaneshwari ThangarajNational Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India), Department of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Diana Princey RajasekarNational Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India), Department of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rashmi VijayaraghavanDepartment of Microbiology, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 620005, Tamil Nadu, India.
Deviram GarlapatiNational Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India), Department of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Arul Ananth DevanesanNational Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India), Department of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Uma LakshmananNational Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India), Department of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prabaharan DharmarNational Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria (Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India), Department of Marine Biotechnology, School of Marine Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India. dharmarpraba@gmail.com.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyanobacterial diazotrophs play a significant role in environmental nitrogen economy despite their habitat either tropical or polar. However, the phenomenon by which it copes with temperature induced stress is poorly understood. Temperature response study of psychrophilic and mesophilic Nostoc strains explores their adaptive mechanisms. The selected psychrophilic and mesophilic strains were confirmed as Nostoc punctiforme and Nostoc calcicola respectively, by ultrastructure and 16S rDNA phylogeny. The psychrophilic strain has extensive glycolipid and polysaccharide sheath along with characteristic deposition of cyanophycin, polyhydroxybutyrate granules, and carboxysomes. This is possibly an adaptive strategy exhibited to withstand the freezing temperature and high intense of ultraviolet rays. The biomass measured in terms of dry weight, protein, and chlorophyll indicated a temperature dependant shift in both the psychrophilic and mesophilic strains and attained maximum growth in their respective temperature niches. At low temperature, psychrophilic organism exhibited nitrogenase activity, while mesophilic strains did not. The maximum glutamine synthetase activity was observed at 4 °C for psychrophilic and 37 °C for mesophilic strains. Activity at 4 °C in psychrophilic strains revealed their energetic mechanism even at low temperature. The nitrate and nitrite reductase of both psychrophilic and mesophilic strains showed maximum activity at 37 °C denoting their similar nitrogen assimilating mechanisms for combined nitrogen utilization. The activity studies of nitrogen fixation/assimilation enzymes have differential effects at varying temperatures, which provide valuable insights of physiological contribution and role of Nostoc strains in the biological nitrogen cycle.

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Glutamine synthetase (GS)Nitrate reductase (NR)Nitrite reductase (NIR)NitrogenaseTemperature stress

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PMID28560647
PMCPMC5449278
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