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In the present work an immunocytochemical characterisation of four endophytic bacterial species has been made by using polyclonal antiserum produced against each of the four bacterial strains previously heated at 60 °C. The aim of this researchsito identify common elements among bacteria associated with their endophytic behaviour. Analysis of extracts of each strain by immunoblotting and ELISA confirmed the presence of proteins from different bacterial strains made up of common epitopes. However, antisaproduced againstHerbaspirillum seropedicae andBurkholderia ambifaria show a high number of bands recognised on each extracts, while antisera againstAzospirillum brasilense andGluconacetobacter diazotrophicus show a low number of bands recognised on each extract. Immunogold labelling showed that epitopes are located both on the cell wall and in the cytoplasm; most likely they could be preursor cell wall proteins synthesized inside the cytoplasm and subsequently transported onto cell wall. Finally, the common bands amog bacterial strains revealed by immunoblotting could play a role as active hydrolases involved in host tissue penetration.
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Canini, A., Canuti, L., Grilli Caiola, M. et al. Immunocytochemical characterisation of endophytic bacteriaAzospirillum brasilense, Herbaspirillum seropedicae, Burkholderia ambifaria andGluconacetobacter diazotrophicus . Ann. Microbiol. 56, 393–398 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175039
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