Shandong Science ›› 2025, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 73-79.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.20240128

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Effects of carbon-to-nitrogen ratio on the proliferation of typical salt-tolerant microorganisms

WANG Chen(), LU Yaxin, LI Xiaoyong, ZHANG Jiayi, XU Letian, FENG Qing   

  1. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
  • Received:2024-11-08 Online:2025-04-20 Published:2025-04-16

Abstract:

Bacillus velezensis, Bacillus thuringiensis and Brevibacterium frigoritolerans are three typical salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (ST-PGPR) known for their ability to alleviate salt stress in plants. To optimize the nutritional conditions for the growth and proliferation of these strains, experiment of single factor method was used to investigate the effects of different carbon-to-nitrogen ratios (nC/nN) on their development. The results showed that all three strains could grow and reproduce in a medium with a nC/nN of 3.25~6.00. However, the nC/nN had varying effects on their proliferation, i.e., the most significant impact was observed on the proliferation of velezensis, followed by thuringiensis and frigoritolerans. When the nC/nN was 4:1, velezensis exhibited the highest proliferation, with a viable bacterial count of 6.2 × 108 CFU/mL. Similarly, thuringiensis achieved its highest proliferation at a nC/nN of 4:1, with a viable bacterial count of 5.1 × 108 CFU/mL. Conversely, frigoritolerans achieved its highest proliferation at a nC/nN of 5:1, with a viable bacterial count of 3.5 × 108 CFU/mL. In conclusion, the optimal nC/nN for the proliferation of velezensis and thuringiensis is 4:1, whereas that for frigoritolerans is 5:1.

Key words: salt-tolerant microorganisms, carbon-to-nitrogen ratios, medium optimization, microbial biomass

CLC Number: 

  • Q939.9