Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (9): 71-83.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0268

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Phosphate-solubilizing Properties and Optimization of Cultivation Conditions of Penicillium rubens: A Highly Efficient Phosphate Solubilizer

ZHAO Guang-xu1(), YANG He-tong1, SHAO Xiao-bo1, CUI Zhi-hao1, LIU Hong-guang2, ZHANG Jie1()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials and Green Paper, College of Bioengineering, Qilu University of Technology(Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250000
    2. Zhucheng Zhongwo Biological Engineering Co. Ltd., Weifang 262200
  • Received:2023-03-24 Online:2023-09-26 Published:2023-10-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Jie E-mail:guangxuzhao2022@163.com;zhangjie@qlu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In order to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers in agricultural production, a fungal strain JL-1 with high efficiency in degrading tricalcium phosphate was isolated from phosphorus-rich tea(Camellia sinensis L.)rhizosphere soil by using inorganic phosphorus screening medium, and identified as Penicillium rubens. The changes of pH value, phosphorus content and organic acid content of fermentation broth of strain JL-1 in the process of phosphorus solubilization showed that there was a significant negative correlation between pH value and gluconic acid content, a significant negative correlation between pH value and phosphorus content, and a significant positive correlation between gluconic acid and phosphorus content in the fermentation broth of strain JL-1. And the surface erosion marks of tricalcium phosphate particles were observed under the electron microscope. Further analysis uncovered that strain JL-1 eroded tricalcium phosphate and dissolved phosphorus by secreting gluconic acid. The culture conditions were optimized through a series of experiments including single factor experiment, Plackett-Burman design experiemnt, steepest climb experiment and central combination experiment. The results showed that glucose and ammonium sulfate were the optimal carbon and nitrogen sources for dissovling tricalcium phosphate by strain JL-1. Glucose content, tricalcium phosphate content and temperature were significant factors affecting the phosphorus solubility of strain JL-1. Under the conditions of 29.8 g/L glucose, 7.1 g/L tricalcium phosphate and 31.9℃, the phosphorus solubility of strain JL-1 in inorganic phosphorus medium, the solubilized phosphorus of the strain reached 1194.15 mg/L, which was nearly three times of the initial value. In phosphorus-deficient soil, this strain significantly promoted the growth of T. aestivum L., with its root length, plant height and total fresh weight increased by 57.9%, 36.4% and 42.9% respectively, indicating that the strain JL-1 had good functions of phosphate-dissolving and growth promotion. With the excellent phosphorus-dissolving characteristics and phosphate-dissolving ability, the strain JL-1 will provide a reference for the development and application in the field of biological fertilizer.

Key words: Penicillium rubens, rhizosphere of Camellia sinensis L., phosphorus-dissolving, tricalcium phosphate, gluconic acid, response surface optimization, growth promotion