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Dong H, Wang Y, Zhi T, Guo H, Guo Y, Liu L, Yin Y, Shi J, He B, Hu L, Jiang G. Construction of protein-protein interaction network in sulfate-reducing bacteria: Unveiling of global response to Hg. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 351:124048. [PMID: 38714230 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) play pivotal roles in the biotransformation of mercury (Hg). However, unrevealed global responses of SRB to Hg have restricted our understanding of details of Hg biotransformation processes. The absence of protein-protein interaction (PPI) network under Hg stimuli has been a bottleneck of proteomic analysis for molecular mechanisms of Hg transformation. This study constructed the first comprehensive PPI network of SRB in response to Hg, encompassing 67 connected nodes, 26 independent nodes, and 121 edges, covering 93% of differentially expressed proteins from both previous studies and this study. The network suggested that proteomic changes of SRB in response to Hg occurred globally, including microbial metabolism in diverse environments, carbon metabolism, nucleic acid metabolism and translation, nucleic acid repair, transport systems, nitrogen metabolism, and methyltransferase activity, partial of which could cover the known knowledge. Antibiotic resistance was the original response revealed by this network, providing insights into of Hg biotransformation mechanisms. This study firstly provided the foundational network for a comprehensive understanding of SRB's responses to Hg, convenient for exploration of potential targets for Hg biotransformation. Furthermore, the network indicated that Hg enhances the metabolic activities and modification pathways of SRB to maintain cellular activities, shedding light on the influences of Hg on the carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles at the cellular level.
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- Hongzhe Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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Magesh S, Hurley AI, Nepper JF, Chevrette MG, Schrope JH, Li C, Beebe DJ, Handelsman J. Surface colonization by Flavobacterium johnsoniae promotes its survival in a model microbial community. mBio 2024; 15:e0342823. [PMID: 38329367 PMCID: PMC10936215 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03428-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Flavobacterium johnsoniae is a ubiquitous soil and rhizosphere bacterium, but despite its abundance, the factors contributing to its success in communities are poorly understood. Using a model microbial community, The Hitchhikers of the Rhizosphere (THOR), we determined the effects of colonization on the fitness of F. johnsoniae in the community. Insertion sequencing, a massively parallel transposon mutant screen, on sterile sand identified 25 genes likely to be important for surface colonization. We constructed in-frame deletions of candidate genes predicted to be involved in cell membrane biogenesis, motility, signal transduction, and transport of amino acids and lipids. All mutants poorly colonized sand, glass, and polystyrene and produced less biofilm than the wild type, indicating the importance of the targeted genes in surface colonization. Eight of the nine colonization-defective mutants were also unable to form motile biofilms or zorbs, thereby suggesting that the affected genes play a role in group movement and linking stationary and motile biofilm formation genetically. Furthermore, we showed that the deletion of colonization genes in F. johnsoniae affected its behavior and survival in THOR on surfaces, suggesting that the same traits are required for success in a multispecies microbial community. Our results provide insight into the mechanisms of surface colonization by F. johnsoniae and form the basis for further understanding its ecology in the rhizosphere. IMPORTANCE Microbial communities direct key environmental processes through multispecies interactions. Understanding these interactions is vital for manipulating microbiomes to promote health in human, environmental, and agricultural systems. However, microbiome complexity can hinder our understanding of the underlying mechanisms in microbial community interactions. As a first step toward unraveling these interactions, we explored the role of surface colonization in microbial community interactions using The Hitchhikers Of the Rhizosphere (THOR), a genetically tractable model community of three bacterial species, Flavobacterium johnsoniae, Pseudomonas koreensis, and Bacillus cereus. We identified F. johnsoniae genes important for surface colonization in solitary conditions and in the THOR community. Understanding the mechanisms that promote the success of bacteria in microbial communities brings us closer to targeted manipulations to achieve outcomes that benefit agriculture, the environment, and human health.
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- Shruthi Magesh
- Department of Plant Pathology, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- University of Florida Genetics Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Xiong C, Xiong C, Lu J, Long R, Jiao H, Li Y, Wang B, Lin Y, Ye H, Lin L, Wu R. flgL mutation reduces pathogenicity of Aeromonas hydrophila by negatively regulating swimming ability, biofilm forming ability, adherence and virulence gene expression. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 261:129676. [PMID: 38272420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Aeromonas hydrophila is a serious human and animal co-pathogenic bacterium. Flagellum, a key virulence factor, is vital for bacterium tissue colonization and invasion. flgL is a crucial gene involved in the composition of flagellum. However, the impact of flgL on virulence is not yet clear. In this study, we constructed a stable mutant strain (△flgL-AH) using homologous recombination. The results of the attack experiments indicated a significant decrease in the virulence of △flgL-AH. The biological properties analysis revealed a significant decline in swimming ability and biofilm formation capacity in △flgL-AH and the transmission electron microscope results showed that the ∆flgL-AH strain did not have a flagellar structure. Moreover, a significant decrease in the adhesion capacity of ∆flgL-AH was found using absolute fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The quantitative real-time PCR results showed that the expression of omp and the eight flagellum-related genes were down-regulated. In summary, flgL mutation leads to a reduction in pathogenicity possibly via decreasing the swimming ability, biofilm formation capacity and adhesion capacity, these changes might result from the down expression of omp and flagellar-related genes.
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- Caijiang Xiong
- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Agriculture Ministry Key Laboratory of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture, Key Laboratory of Fish Health and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Huzhou 313001, China.
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City & Aquaculture Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Liu Y, Xu Z, Chen L, Xun W, Shu X, Chen Y, Sun X, Wang Z, Ren Y, Shen Q, Zhang R. Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2024; 48:fuad066. [PMID: 38093453 PMCID: PMC10786197 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuad066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Rhizosphere microbes play critical roles for plant's growth and health. Among them, the beneficial rhizobacteria have the potential to be developed as the biofertilizer or bioinoculants for sustaining the agricultural development. The efficient rhizosphere colonization of these rhizobacteria is a prerequisite for exerting their plant beneficial functions, but the colonizing process and underlying mechanisms have not been thoroughly reviewed, especially for the nonsymbiotic beneficial rhizobacteria. This review systematically analyzed the root colonizing process of the nonsymbiotic rhizobacteria and compared it with that of the symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria. This review also highlighted the approaches to improve the root colonization efficiency and proposed to study the rhizobacterial colonization from a holistic perspective of the rhizosphere microbiome under more natural conditions.
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- Yunpeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China, The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 1 Shuizha West Road, Beijing 102300, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China, The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, 1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China, The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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Knights HE, Jorrin B, Haskett TL, Poole PS. Deciphering bacterial mechanisms of root colonization. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2021; 13:428-444. [PMID: 33538402 PMCID: PMC8651005 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Bacterial colonization of the rhizosphere is critical for the establishment of plant-bacteria interactions that represent a key determinant of plant health and productivity. Plants influence bacterial colonization primarily through modulating the composition of their root exudates and mounting an innate immune response. The outcome is a horizontal filtering of bacteria from the surrounding soil, resulting in a gradient of reduced bacterial diversity coupled with a higher degree of bacterial specialization towards the root. Bacteria-bacteria interactions (BBIs) are also prevalent in the rhizosphere, influencing bacterial persistence and root colonization through metabolic exchanges, secretion of antimicrobial compounds and other processes. Traditionally, bacterial colonization has been examined under sterile laboratory conditions that mitigate the influence of BBIs. Using simplified synthetic bacterial communities combined with microfluidic imaging platforms and transposon mutagenesis screening approaches, we are now able to begin unravelling the molecular mechanisms at play during the early stages of root colonization. This review explores the current state of knowledge regarding bacterial root colonization and identifies key tools for future exploration.
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3RBUK
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Rilling JI, Maruyama F, Sadowsky MJ, Acuña JJ, Jorquera MA. CRISPR loci-PCR as Tool for Tracking Azospirillum sp. Strain B510. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1351. [PMID: 34206618 PMCID: PMC8307223 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Azospirillum-based plant and soil inoculants are widely used in agriculture. The inoculated Azospirillum strains are commonly tracked by both culture-dependent and culture-independent methods, which are time-consuming or expensive. In this context, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) loci structure is unique in the bacterial genome, including some Azospirillum species. Here, we investigated the use of CRISPR loci to track specific Azospirillum strains in soils systems by PCR. Primer sets for Azospirillum sp. strain B510 were designed and evaluated by colony and endpoint PCR. The CRISPRloci-PCR approach was standardized for Azospirillum sp. strain B510, and its specificity was observed by testing against 9 different Azospirillum strains, and 38 strains of diverse bacterial genera isolated from wheat plants. The CRISPRloci-PCR approach was validated in assays with substrate and wheat seedlings. Azospirillum sp. strain B510 was detected after of two weeks of inoculation in both sterile and nonsterile substrates as well as rhizosphere grown in sterile substrate. The CRISPRloci-PCR approach was found to be a useful molecular tool for specific tracking of Azospirillum at the strain level. This technique can be easily adapted to other microbial inoculants carrying CRISPR loci and can be used to complement other microbiological techniques.
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- Joaquin I. Rilling
- Applied Microbial Ecology Laboratory (EMAlab), Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile;
- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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- Office of Industry-Academia-Government and Community Collaboration, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8511, Japan;
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- Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55812, USA;
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- Applied Microbial Ecology Laboratory (EMAlab), Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile;
- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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- Applied Microbial Ecology Laboratory (EMAlab), Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile;
- Center of Plant, Soil Interaction and Natural Resources Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus (BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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Aroney STN, Poole PS, Sánchez-Cañizares C. Rhizobial Chemotaxis and Motility Systems at Work in the Soil. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:725338. [PMID: 34512702 PMCID: PMC8429497 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.725338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Bacteria navigate their way often as individual cells through their chemical and biological environment in aqueous medium or across solid surfaces. They swim when starved or in response to physical and chemical stimuli. Flagella-driven chemotaxis in bacteria has emerged as a paradigm for both signal transduction and cellular decision-making. By altering motility, bacteria swim toward nutrient-rich environments, movement modulated by their chemotaxis systems with the addition of pili for surface movement. The numbers and types of chemoreceptors reflect the bacterial niche and lifestyle, with those adapted to complex environments having diverse metabolic capabilities, encoding far more chemoreceptors in their genomes. The Alpha-proteobacteria typify the latter case, with soil bacteria such as rhizobia, endosymbionts of legume plants, where motility and chemotaxis are essential for competitive symbiosis initiation, among other processes. This review describes the current knowledge of motility and chemotaxis in six model soil bacteria: Sinorhizobium meliloti, Agrobacterium fabacearum, Rhizobium leguminosarum, Azorhizobium caulinodans, Azospirillum brasilense, and Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens. Although motility and chemotaxis systems have a conserved core, rhizobia possess several modifications that optimize their movements in soil and root surface environments. The soil provides a unique challenge for microbial mobility, since water pathways through particles are not always continuous, especially in drier conditions. The effectiveness of symbiont inoculants in a field context relies on their mobility and dispersal through the soil, often assisted by water percolation or macroorganism movement or networks. Thus, this review summarizes the factors that make it essential to consider and test rhizobial motility and chemotaxis for any potential inoculant.
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Cortés-Patiño S, Vargas C, Álvarez-Flórez F, Bonilla R, Estrada-Bonilla G. Potential of Herbaspirillum and Azospirillum Consortium to Promote Growth of Perennial Ryegrass under Water Deficit. Microorganisms 2021; 9:E91. [PMID: 33401477 PMCID: PMC7824676 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9010091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can mitigate the effect of abiotic stresses on plant growth and development; however, the degree of plant response is host-specific. The present study aimed to assess the growth-promoting effect of Herbaspirillum (AP21, AP02), Azospirillum (D7), and Pseudomonas (N7) strains (single and co-inoculated) in perennial ryegrass plants subjected to drought. The plants were grown under controlled conditions and subjected to water deficit for 10 days. A significant increase of approximately 30% in dry biomass production was observed using three co-inoculation combinations (p < 0.01). Genomic analysis enabled the detection of representative genes associated with plant colonization and growth promotion. In vitro tests revealed that all the strains could produce indolic compounds and exopolysaccharides and suggested that they could promote plant growth via volatile organic compounds. Co-inoculations mostly decreased the in vitro-tested growth-promoting traits; however, the co-inoculation of Herbaspirillum sp. AP21 and Azospirillum brasilense D7 resulted in the highest indolic compound production (p < 0.05). Although the Azospirillum strain showed the highest potential in the in vitro and in silico tests, the plants responded better when PGPB were co-inoculated, demonstrating the importance of integrating in silico, in vitro, and in vivo assessment results when selecting PGPB to mitigate drought stress.
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- Sandra Cortés-Patiño
- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), C.I. Tibaitatá, Km 14 Via Mosquera-Bogotá, Mosquera, Cundinamarca 250047, Colombia; (S.C.-P.); (R.B.)
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia; (C.V.); (F.Á.-F.)
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia; (C.V.); (F.Á.-F.)
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia; (C.V.); (F.Á.-F.)
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- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), C.I. Tibaitatá, Km 14 Via Mosquera-Bogotá, Mosquera, Cundinamarca 250047, Colombia; (S.C.-P.); (R.B.)
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- Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), C.I. Tibaitatá, Km 14 Via Mosquera-Bogotá, Mosquera, Cundinamarca 250047, Colombia; (S.C.-P.); (R.B.)
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Specific Root Exudate Compounds Sensed by Dedicated Chemoreceptors Shape Azospirillum brasilense Chemotaxis in the Rhizosphere. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.01026-20. [PMID: 32471917 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01026-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Plant roots shape the rhizosphere community by secreting compounds that recruit diverse bacteria. Colonization of various plant roots by the motile alphaproteobacterium Azospirillum brasilens e causes increased plant growth, root volume, and crop yield. Bacterial chemotaxis in this and other motile soil bacteria is critical for competitive colonization of the root surfaces. The role of chemotaxis in root surface colonization has previously been established by endpoint analyses of bacterial colonization levels detected a few hours to days after inoculation. More recently, microfluidic devices have been used to study plant-microbe interactions, but these devices are size limited. Here, we use a novel slide-in chamber that allows real-time monitoring of plant-microbe interactions using agriculturally relevant seedlings to characterize how bacterial chemotaxis mediates plant root surface colonization during the association of A. brasilens e with Triticum aestivum (wheat) and Medicago sativa (alfalfa) seedlings. We track A. brasilense accumulation in the rhizosphere and on the root surfaces of wheat and alfalfa. A. brasilense motile cells display distinct chemotaxis behaviors in different regions of the roots, including attractant and repellent responses that ultimately drive surface colonization patterns. We also combine these observations with real-time analyses of behaviors of wild-type and mutant strains to link chemotaxis responses to distinct chemicals identified in root exudates to specific chemoreceptors that together explain the chemotactic response of motile cells in different regions of the roots. Furthermore, the bacterial second messenger c-di-GMP modulates these chemotaxis responses. Together, these findings illustrate dynamic bacterial chemotaxis responses to rhizosphere gradients that guide root surface colonization.IMPORTANCE Plant root exudates play critical roles in shaping rhizosphere microbial communities, and the ability of motile bacteria to respond to these gradients mediates competitive colonization of root surfaces. Root exudates are complex chemical mixtures that are spatially and temporally dynamic. Identifying the exact chemical(s) that mediates the recruitment of soil bacteria to specific regions of the roots is thus challenging. Here, we connect patterns of bacterial chemotaxis responses and sensing by chemoreceptors to chemicals found in root exudate gradients and identify key chemical signals that shape root surface colonization in different plants and regions of the roots.
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Twitching and swimming are two bacterial movements governed by pili and flagella. The present work identifies for the first time in the Gram-negative plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum a pilus-mediated chemotaxis pathway analogous to that governing flagellum-mediated chemotaxis. We show that regulatory genes in this pathway control all of the phenotypes related to pili, including twitching motility, natural transformation, and biofilm formation, and are also directly implicated in virulence, mainly during the first steps of the plant infection. Our results show that pili have a higher impact than flagella on the interaction of R. solanacearum with tomato plants and reveal new types of cross-talk between the swimming and twitching motility phenotypes: enhanced swimming in bacteria lacking pili and a role for the flagellum in root attachment. Ralstonia solanacearum is a bacterial plant pathogen causing important economic losses worldwide. In addition to the polar flagella responsible for swimming motility, this pathogen produces type IV pili (TFP) that govern twitching motility, a flagellum-independent movement on solid surfaces. The implication of chemotaxis in plant colonization, through the control flagellar rotation by the proteins CheW and CheA, has been previously reported in R. solanacearum. In this work, we have identified in this bacterium homologues of the Pseudomonas aeruginosapilI and chpA genes, suggested to play roles in TFP-associated motility analogous to those played by the cheW and cheA genes, respectively. We demonstrate that R. solanacearum strains with a deletion of the pilI or the chpA coding region show normal swimming and chemotaxis but altered biofilm formation and reduced twitching motility, transformation efficiency, and root attachment. Furthermore, these mutants displayed wild-type growth in planta and impaired virulence on tomato plants after soil-drench inoculations but not when directly applied to the xylem. Comparison with deletion mutants for pilA and fliC—encoding the major pilin and flagellin subunits, respectively—showed that both twitching and swimming are required for plant colonization and full virulence. This work proves for the first time the functionality of a pilus-mediated pathway encoded by pil-chp genes in R. solanacearum, demonstrating that pilI and chpA genes are bona fide motility regulators controlling twitching motility and its three related phenotypes: virulence, natural transformation, and biofilm formation. IMPORTANCE Twitching and swimming are two bacterial movements governed by pili and flagella. The present work identifies for the first time in the Gram-negative plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum a pilus-mediated chemotaxis pathway analogous to that governing flagellum-mediated chemotaxis. We show that regulatory genes in this pathway control all of the phenotypes related to pili, including twitching motility, natural transformation, and biofilm formation, and are also directly implicated in virulence, mainly during the first steps of the plant infection. Our results show that pili have a higher impact than flagella on the interaction of R. solanacearum with tomato plants and reveal new types of cross-talk between the swimming and twitching motility phenotypes: enhanced swimming in bacteria lacking pili and a role for the flagellum in root attachment.
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Vezza ME, Olmos Nicotra MF, Agostini E, Talano MA. Biochemical and molecular characterization of arsenic response from Azospirillum brasilense Cd, a bacterial strain used as plant inoculant. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:2287-2300. [PMID: 31776908 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06959-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Azospirillum brasilense Cd is a bacterial strain widely used as an inoculant of several crops due to its plant growth promoting properties. However, its beneficial effects depend on its viability and functionality under adverse environmental conditions, including the presence of arsenic (As) in agricultural soils. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the response of A. brasilense Cd to arsenate (AsV) and arsenite (AsIII). This bacterium was tolerant to As concentrations frequently found in soils. Moreover, properties related to roots colonization (motility, biofilm, and exopolymers) and plant growth promotion (auxin, siderophore production, and N2 fixation) were not significantly affected by the metalloid. In order to deepen the understanding on As responses of A. brasilense Cd, As resistance genes were sequenced and characterized for the first time in this work. These genes could mediate the redox As transformation and its extrusion outside the cell, so they could have direct association with the As tolerance observed. In addition, its As oxidation/reduction capacity could contribute to change the AsV/AsIII ratio in the environment. In conclusion, the results allowed to elucidate the As response of A. brasilense Cd and generate interest for its potential use in polluted environments.
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- Mariana Elisa Vezza
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, FCEFQyN, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, FCEFQyN, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, FCEFQyN, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, FCEFQyN, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, 5800, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Wahlig TA, Bixler BJ, Valdés-López O, Mysore KS, Wen J, Ané JM, Kaspar CW. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ATCC 14028S is tolerant to plant defenses triggered by the flagellin receptor FLS2. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2019; 366:5270731. [PMID: 30601977 PMCID: PMC6420342 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Salmonellosis outbreaks associated with sprouted legumes have been a food safety concern for over two decades. Despite evidence that Salmonella enterica triggers biotic plant defense pathways, it has remained unclear how plant defenses impact Salmonella growth on sprouted legumes. We used Medicago truncatula mutants in which the gene for the flagellin receptor FLS2 was disrupted to demonstrate that plant defenses triggered by FLS2 elicitation do not impact the growth of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ATCC 14028S. As a control, we tested the growth of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2, which has a defect in rpoS that increases its sensitivity to reactive oxygen species. LT2 displayed enhanced growth on M. truncatula FLS2 mutants in comparison to wild-type M. truncatula. We hypothesize that these growth differences are primarily due to differences in 14028S and LT2 reactive oxygen species sensitivity. Results from this study show that FLS2-mediated plant defenses are ineffective in inhibiting growth of Salmonella entrica 14028S.
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- Taylor A Wahlig
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Noble Research Institute, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.,Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Response of the Biocontrol Agent Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes AVO110 to Rosellinia necatrix Exudate. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.01741-18. [PMID: 30478234 PMCID: PMC6344628 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01741-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Diseases associated with fungal root invasion cause a significant loss of fruit tree production worldwide. The bacterium Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes AVO110 controls avocado white root rot disease caused by Rosellinia necatrix by using mechanisms involving competition for nutrients and niches. Here, a functional genomics approach was conducted to identify the bacterial traits involved in the interaction with this fungal pathogen. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the multitrophic interactions established among bacterial biocontrol agents, the plant rhizosphere, and the mycelia of soilborne pathogens. The rhizobacterium Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes AVO110, isolated by the enrichment of competitive avocado root tip colonizers, controls avocado white root rot disease caused by Rosellinia necatrix. Here, we applied signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM) during the growth and survival of AVO110 in fungal exudate-containing medium with the goal of identifying the molecular mechanisms linked to the interaction of this bacterium with R. necatrix. A total of 26 STM mutants outcompeted by the parental strain in fungal exudate, but not in rich medium, were selected and named growth-attenuated mutants (GAMs). Twenty-one genes were identified as being required for this bacterial-fungal interaction, including membrane transporters, transcriptional regulators, and genes related to the metabolism of hydrocarbons, amino acids, fatty acids, and aromatic compounds. The bacterial traits identified here that are involved in the colonization of fungal hyphae include proteins involved in membrane maintenance (a dynamin-like protein and ColS) or cyclic-di-GMP signaling and chemotaxis. In addition, genes encoding a DNA helicase (recB) and a regulator of alginate production (algQ) were identified as being required for efficient colonization of the avocado rhizosphere. IMPORTANCE Diseases associated with fungal root invasion cause a significant loss of fruit tree production worldwide. The bacterium Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes AVO110 controls avocado white root rot disease caused by Rosellinia necatrix by using mechanisms involving competition for nutrients and niches. Here, a functional genomics approach was conducted to identify the bacterial traits involved in the interaction with this fungal pathogen. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the multitrophic interactions established among bacterial biocontrol agents, the plant rhizosphere, and the mycelia of soilborne pathogens.
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Wheatley RM, Poole PS. Mechanisms of bacterial attachment to roots. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 42:448-461. [PMID: 29672765 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The attachment of bacteria to roots constitutes the first physical step in many plant-microbe interactions. These interactions exert both positive and negative influences on agricultural systems depending on whether a growth-promoting, symbiotic or pathogenic relationship transpires. A common biphasic mechanism of root attachment exists across agriculturally important microbial species, including Rhizobium, Agrobacterium, Pseudomonas, Azospirillum and Salmonella. Attachment studies have revealed how plant-microbe interactions develop, and how to manipulate these relationships for agricultural benefit. Here, we review our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing plant-microbe root attachment and draw together a common biphasic model.
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- Rachel M Wheatley
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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Shelud'ko AV, Filip'echeva YA, Telesheva EM, Yevstigneyeva SS, Petrova LP, Katsy EI. Restoration of polar-flagellum motility and biofilm-forming capacity in the mmsB1 mutant of the alphaproteobacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 points to a new role for a homologue of 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase. Can J Microbiol 2018; 65:144-154. [PMID: 30336067 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2018-0481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The bacterium Azospirillum brasilense can swim and swarm owing to the rotation of a constitutive polar flagellum (Fla) and inducible lateral flagella, respectively. They also form biofilms on various interfaces. Experimental data on flagellar assembly and social behaviours in these bacteria are scarce. Here, for the first time, the chromosomal coding sequence mmsB1 for a homologue of 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase (protein accession Nos. ADT80774 and E7CWE2) was shown to play a role in the assembly of motile Fla and in biofilm biomass accumulation. In the previously obtained mutant SK039 of A. brasilense Sp245, an Omegon-Km insertion in mmsB1 was concurrent with changes in cell-surface properties and with suppression of Fla assembly (partial) and Fla-dependent motility (complete). Here, the immotile leaky Fla- mutant SK039 was complemented with the expression vector pRK415-borne mmsB1 gene of Sp245. In the complemented mutant, the elevated relative cell hydrophobicity and changed relative membrane fluidity of SK039 returned to the wild-type levels; also, biofilm biomass accumulation increased and even reached Sp245's levels under nutritionally rich conditions. In strain SK039 (pRK415-mmsB1), the percentage of cells with Fla became significantly higher than that in mutant SK039, and the Fla-driven swimming velocity was equal to that in strain Sp245.
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- Andrei V Shelud'ko
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia.,Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia.,Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia.,Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia.,Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia.,Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia.,Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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Filip’echeva YA, Shelud’ko AV, Prilipov AG, Burygin GL, Telesheva EM, Yevstigneyeva SS, Chernyshova MP, Petrova LP, Katsy EI. Plasmid AZOBR_p1-borne fabG gene for putative 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein] reductase is essential for proper assembly and work of the dual flagellar system in the alphaproteobacterium Azospirillum brasilense Sp245. Can J Microbiol 2018; 64:107-118. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2017-0561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Azospirillum brasilense can swim and swarm owing to the activity of a constitutive polar flagellum (Fla) and inducible lateral flagella (Laf), respectively. Experimental data on the regulation of the Fla and Laf assembly in azospirilla are scarce. Here, the coding sequence (CDS) AZOBR_p1160043 (fabG1) for a putative 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier protein (ACP)] reductase was found essential for the construction of both types of flagella. In an immotile leaky Fla− Laf− fabG1::Omegon-Km mutant, Sp245.1610, defects in flagellation and motility were fully complemented by expressing the CDS AZOBR_p1160043 from plasmid pRK415. When pRK415 with the cloned CDS AZOBR_p1160045 (fliC) for a putative 65.2 kDa Sp245 Fla flagellin was transferred into the Sp245.1610 cells, the bacteria also became able to assemble a motile single flagellum. Some cells, however, had unusual swimming behavior, probably because of the side location of the organelle. Although the assembly of Laf was not restored in Sp245.1610 (pRK415-p1160045), this strain was somewhat capable of swarming motility. We propose that the putative 3-oxoacyl-[ACP] reductase encoded by the CDS AZOBR_p1160043 plays a role in correct flagellar location in the cell envelope and (or) in flagellar modification(s), which are also required for the inducible construction of Laf and for proper swimming and swarming motility of A. brasilense Sp245.
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- Yulia A. Filip’echeva
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Gamaleia National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Gamalei, 16, 123098 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
- Vavilov Saratov State Agrarian University, Teatralnaya Ploshchad, 1, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov, 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
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