Pembentukan Populasi Mutan Azospirillum dengan Menggunakan Transposon untuk Sifat Superior terhadap Pelarutan P
<p>Azospirillum sp. which has the ability for nitrogen<br />fixation and phosphate solubilization may support modern<br />farming in Indonesia that is mostly dependent on the usage<br />of chemical fertilizer N, P, and K. Genetic quality of<br />Azospirillum was improved in this research to obtain<br />superior characters toward phosphate solubilization so that<br />it can become more effective in use for farmers. To achieve<br />this goal, Azospirillum was mutated by means of<br />electroporation using transposon EZ-Tn5<kan-2>Tnp. The<br />electrotransformation resulted in 20 out of 22 transformants<br />tested contained the marker gen (npt). 10, 6 and 4 mutants<br />have increased, decreased and lost phosphate-solubilizing<br />function, respectively. Mutant with elevated phosphatesolubilizing<br />ability may be selected further to be utilized as<br />biofertilizer while others may be useful for identification of<br />genes responsible for phosphate solubilization.</p>