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Tiemblo-Martín M, Pistorio V, Saake P, Mahdi L, Campanero-Rhodes MA, Di Girolamo R, Di Carluccio C, Marchetti R, Molinaro A, Solís D, Zuccaro A, Silipo A. Structure and properties of the exopolysaccharide isolated from Flavobacterium sp. Root935. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 343:122433. [PMID: 39174078 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Flavobacterium strains exert a substantial influence on roots and leaves of plants. However, there is still limited understanding of how the specific interactions between Flavobacterium and their plant hosts are and how these bacteria thrive in this competitive environment. A crucial step in understanding Flavobacterium - plant interactions is to unravel the structure of bacterial envelope components and the molecular features that facilitate initial contact with the host environment. Here, we have revealed structure and properties of the exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Flavobacterium sp. Root935. Chemical analyses revealed a complex and interesting branched heptasaccharidic repeating unit, containing a variety of sugar moieties, including Rha, Fuc, GlcN, Fuc4N, Gal, Man and QuiN and an important and extended substitution pattern, including acetyl and lactyl groups. Additionally, conformational analysis using molecular dynamics simulation showed an extended hydrophobic interface and a distinctly elongated, left-handed helicoidal arrangement. Furthermore, properties of the saccharide chain, and likely the huge substitution pattern prevented interaction and recognition by host lectins and possessed a low immunogenic potential, highlighting a potential role of Flavobacterium sp. Root935 in plant-microbial crosstalk.
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- Marta Tiemblo-Martín
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- University of Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute for Plant Sciences, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- University of Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute for Plant Sciences, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Instituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Avda Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Instituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Avda Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- University of Cologne Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Institute for Plant Sciences, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Task Force for Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126 Naples, Italy.
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Seo H, Kim JH, Lee SM, Lee SW. The Plant-Associated Flavobacterium: A Hidden Helper for Improving Plant Health. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2024; 40:251-260. [PMID: 38835296 PMCID: PMC11162857 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.rw.01.2024.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Flavobacterium is a genus within the phylum Bacteroidota that remains relatively unexplored. Recent analyses of plant microbiota have identified the phylum Bacteroidota as a major bacterial group in the plant rhizosphere. While Flavobacterium species within the phylum Bacteroidota have been recognized as pathogens in the aquatic habitats, microbiome analysis and the characterization of novel Flavobacterium species have indicated the great diversity and potential of their presence in various environments. Many Flavobacterium species have positively contribute to plant health and development, including growth promotion, disease control, and tolerance to abiotic stress. Despite the well-described beneficial interactions of the Flavobacterium species with plants, the molecular mechanisms and bacterial determinants underlying these interactions remain unclear. To broaden our understanding of the genus Flavobacterium's role in plant health, we review the recent studies focusing on their ecological niche, functional roles, and determinants in plant-beneficial interactions. Additionally, this review discusses putative mechanisms explaining the interactions between plants and Flavobacterium. We have also introduced the importance of future research on Flavobacterium spp. and its potential applications in agriculture.
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- Hyojun Seo
- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
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- Institute of Agricultural Life Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
- Institute of Agricultural Life Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea
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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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Vlasselaer L, Crauwels S, Lievens B, De Coninck B. Unveiling the microbiome of hydroponically cultivated lettuce: impact of Phytophthora cryptogea infection on plant-associated microorganisms. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2024; 100:fiae010. [PMID: 38317643 PMCID: PMC10872686 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiae010] [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: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Understanding the complex interactions between plants and their associated microorganisms is crucial for optimizing plant health and productivity. While microbiomes of soil-bound cultivated crops are extensively studied, microbiomes of hydroponically cultivated crops have received limited attention. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated the rhizosphere and root endosphere of hydroponically cultivated lettuce. Additionally, we sought to explore the potential impact of the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora cryptogea on these microbiomes. Root samples were collected from symptomatic and nonsymptomatic plants in three different greenhouses. Amplicon sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene revealed significant alterations in the bacterial community upon P. cryptogea infection, particularly in the rhizosphere. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (perMANOVA) revealed significant differences in microbial communities between plants from the three greenhouses, and between symptomatic and nonsymptomatic plants. Further analysis uncovered differentially abundant zero-radius operational taxonomic units (zOTUs) between symptomatic and nonsymptomatic plants. Interestingly, members of Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium were positively associated with symptomatic plants. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the microbiome of hydroponically cultivated plants and highlights the influence of pathogen invasion on plant-associated microbial communities. Further research is required to elucidate the potential role of Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium spp. in controlling P. cryptogea infections within hydroponically cultivated lettuce greenhouses.
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- Liese Vlasselaer
- Plant Health and Protection Laboratory, Division of Crop Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven Plant Institute, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Plant Institute, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management, Center of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 46, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Plant Institute, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory for Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management, Center of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 46, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Plant Health and Protection Laboratory, Division of Crop Biotechnics, Department of Biosystems, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven Plant Institute, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Jung H, Lee D, Lee S, Kong HJ, Park J, Seo YS. Comparative genomic analysis of Chryseobacterium species: deep insights into plant-growth-promoting and halotolerant capacities. Microb Genom 2023; 9:001108. [PMID: 37796250 PMCID: PMC10634447 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001108] [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: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Members of the genus Chryseobacterium have attracted great interest as beneficial bacteria that can promote plant growth and biocontrol. Given the recent risks of climate change, it is important to develop tolerance strategies for efficient applications of plant-beneficial bacteria in saline environments. However, the genetic determinants of plant-growth-promoting and halotolerance effects in Chryseobacterium have not yet been investigated at the genomic level. Here, a comparative genomic analysis was conducted with seven Chryseobacterium species. Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses revealed niche-specific evolutionary distances between soil and freshwater Chryseobacterium species, consistent with differences in genomic statistics, indicating that the freshwater bacteria have smaller genome sizes and fewer genes than the soil bacteria. Phosphorus- and zinc-cycling genes (required for nutrient acquisition in plants) were universally present in all species, whereas nitrification and sulphite reduction genes (required for nitrogen- and sulphur-cycling, respectively) were distributed only in soil bacteria. A pan-genome containing 6842 gene clusters was constructed, which reflected the general features of the core, accessory and unique genomes. Halotolerant species with an accessory genome shared a Kdp potassium transporter and biosynthetic pathways for branched-chain amino acids and the carotenoid lycopene, which are associated with countermeasures against salt stress. Protein-protein interaction network analysis was used to define the genetic determinants of Chryseobacterium salivictor NBC122 that reduce salt damage in bacteria and plants. Sixteen hub genes comprised the aromatic compound degradation and Por secretion systems, which are required to cope with complex stresses associated with saline environments. Horizontal gene transfer and CRISPR-Cas analyses indicated that C. salivictor NBC122 underwent more evolutionary events when interacting with different environments. These findings provide deep insights into genomic adaptation to dynamic interactions between plant-growth-promoting Chryseobacterium and salt stress.
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- Hyejung Jung
- Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
- Biotechnology Research Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Busan 46083, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, South Korea
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Fan D, Schwinghamer T, Liu S, Xia O, Ge C, Chen Q, Smith DL. Characterization of endophytic bacteriome diversity and associated beneficial bacteria inhabiting a macrophyte Eichhornia crassipes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1176648. [PMID: 37404529 PMCID: PMC10316030 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1176648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Introduction The endosphere of a plant is an interface containing a thriving community of endobacteria that can affect plant growth and potential for bioremediation. Eichhornia crassipes is an aquatic macrophyte, adapted to estuarine and freshwater ecosystems, which harbors a diverse bacterial community. Despite this, we currently lack a predictive understanding of how E. crassipes taxonomically structure the endobacterial community assemblies across distinct habitats (root, stem, and leaf). Methods In the present study, we assessed the endophytic bacteriome from different compartments using 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis and verified the in vitro plant beneficial potential of isolated bacterial endophytes of E. crassipes. Results and discussion Plant compartments displayed a significant impact on the endobacterial community structures. Stem and leaf tissues were more selective, and the community exhibited a lower richness and diversity than root tissue. The taxonomic analysis of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) showed that the major phyla belonged to Proteobacteria and Actinobacteriota (> 80% in total). The most abundant genera in the sampled endosphere was Delftia in both stem and leaf samples. Members of the family Rhizobiaceae, such as in both stem and leaf samples. Members of the family Rhizobiaceae, such as Allorhizobium- Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium were mainly associated with leaf tissue, whereas the genera Nannocystis and Nitrospira from the families Nannocystaceae and Nitrospiraceae, respectively, were statistically significantly associated with root tissue. Piscinibacter and Steroidobacter were putative keystone taxa of stem tissue. Most of the endophytic bacteria isolated from E. crassipes showed in vitro plant beneficial effects known to stimulate plant growth and induce plant resistance to stresses. This study provides new insights into the distribution and interaction of endobacteria across different compartments of E. crassipes Future study of endobacterial communities, using both culture-dependent and -independent techniques, will explore the mechanisms underlying the wide-spread adaptability of E. crassipesto various ecosystems and contribute to the development of efficient bacterial consortia for bioremediation and plant growth promotion.
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- Di Fan
- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, China
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- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, China
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- School of Biology, Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
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Cardoni M, Fernández-González AJ, Valverde-Corredor A, Fernández-López M, Mercado-Blanco J. Co-occurrence network analysis unveils the actual differential impact on the olive root microbiota by two Verticillium wilt biocontrol rhizobacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2023; 18:21. [PMID: 36949520 PMCID: PMC10035242 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-023-00480-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Verticillium wilt of olive (VWO), caused by Verticillium dahliae Kleb, is one of the most threatening diseases affecting olive cultivation. An integrated disease management strategy is recommended for the effective control of VWO. Within this framework, the use of biological control agents (BCAs) is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach. No studies are available on the impact that the introduction of BCAs has on the resident microbiota of olive roots. Pseudomonas simiae PICF7 and Paenibacillus polymyxa PIC73 are two BCAs effective against VWO. We examined the effects of the introduction of these BCAs on the structure, composition and co-occurrence networks of the olive (cv. Picual) root-associated microbial communities. The consequences of the subsequent inoculation with V. dahliae on BCA-treated plants were also assessed. RESULTS Inoculation with any of the BCAs did not produce significant changes in the structure or the taxonomic composition of the 'Picual' root-associated microbiota. However, significant and distinctive alterations were observed in the topologies of the co-occurrence networks. The introduction of PIC73 provoked a diminution of positive interactions within the 'Picual' microbial community; instead, PICF7 inoculation increased the microbiota's compartmentalization. Upon pathogen inoculation, the network of PIC73-treated plants decreased the number of interactions and showed a switch of keystone species, including taxa belonging to minor abundant phyla (Chloroflexi and Planctomycetes). Conversely, the inoculation of V. dahliae in PICF7-treated plants significantly increased the complexity of the network and the number of links among their modules, suggestive of a more stable network. No changes in their keystone taxa were detected. CONCLUSION The absence of significant modifications on the structure and composition of the 'Picual' belowground microbiota due to the introduction of the tested BCAs underlines the low/null environmental impact of these rhizobacteria. These findings may have important practical consequences regarding future field applications of these BCAs. Furthermore, each BCA altered the interactions among the components of the olive belowground microbiota in idiosyncratic ways (i.e. PIC73 strongly modified the number of positive relations in the 'Picual' microbiota whereas PICF7 mostly affected the network stability). These modifications may provide clues on the biocontrol strategies used by these BCAs.
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- Martina Cardoni
- Departamento de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [CSIC], Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [CSIC], Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y la Planta, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Protección de Cultivos, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [CSIC], Córdoba, Spain.
- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y la Planta, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Granada, Spain.
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Wang L, Liu J, Zhang M, Wu T, Chai B. Ecological Processes of Bacterial and Fungal Communities Associated with Typha orientalis Roots in Wetlands Were Distinct during Plant Development. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0505122. [PMID: 36688664 PMCID: PMC9927475 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05051-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Root-associated microbiomes are essential for the ecological function of the root system. However, their assembly mechanisms in wetland are poorly understood. In this study, we explored and compared the ecological processes of bacterial and fungal communities in water, bulk soil, rhizosphere soil, and root endosphere niches for 3 developmental stages of Typha orientalis at different wetland sites, and assessed the potential functions of root endosphere microbiomes with function prediction. Our findings suggest that the microbial diversity, composition, and interaction networks along the water-soil-plant continuum are shaped predominantly by compartment niche and developmental stage, rather than by wetland site. Source tracking analysis indicated that T. orientalis' root endosphere is derived primarily from the rhizosphere soil (bacteria 39.9%, fungi 27.3%) and water (bacteria 18.9%, fungi 19.1%) niches. In addition, we found that the assembly of bacterial communities is driven primarily by deterministic processes and fungal communities by stochastic processes. The interaction network among microbes varies at different developmental stages of T. orientalis, and is accompanied by changes in microbial keystone taxa. The functional prediction data supports the distribution pattern of the bacterial and fungal microbiomes, which have different ecological roles at different plant developmental stages, where more beneficial bacterial taxa are observed in the root endosphere in the early stages, but more saprophytic fungi in the late stages. Our findings provide empirical evidence for the assembly, sources, interactions, and potential functions of wetland plant root microbial communities and have significant implications for the future applications of plant microbiomes in the wetland ecosystem. IMPORTANCE Our findings provide empirical evidence for the assembly, sources, interactions, and potential functions of wetland plant root microbial communities, and have significant implications for the future applications of plant microbiomes in the wetland ecosystem.
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- Lixiao Wang
- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration for Loess Plateau, Taiyuan, China
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration for Loess Plateau, Taiyuan, China
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration for Loess Plateau, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA
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- Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration for Loess Plateau, Taiyuan, China
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Chen P, Zhang J, Li M, Fang F, Hu J, Sun Z, Zhang A, Gao X, Li J. Synergistic effect of Bacillus subtilis and Paecilomyces lilacinus in alleviating soil degradation and improving watermelon yield. Front Microbiol 2023; 13:1101975. [PMID: 36713202 PMCID: PMC9881412 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1101975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Continuous cropping of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) may lead to soil degradation. As a soil conditioner, microbial agent has great potential in improving soil function and enhancing plant growth. In this study, we aimed to explore how microbial agent relieves the soil sickness of watermelon by analyzing watermelon performance, soil physicochemical properties and microbial community structures. Results suggested that microbial agent treatments significantly changed the photosynthetic efficiency of upper and lower leaves, which helped improve the growth of watermelon. The single fruit weight, fruit sugar degree and total phosphorus of soil following treatment with a mixture of Paecilomyces lilacinus DZ910 and Bacillus subtilis KC1723 (treatment D_K) were higher than those in single biofertilizer treatments and control. The soil microbial community under microbial agent treatments also changed significantly, indicating the feasibility of using microbial agents as soil remediations. The proportions of Pseudomonas and Flavobacterium, changed significantly after using microbial agents. Pseudomonas increased significantly after B. subtilis KC1723 and D_K treatments, while Flavobacterium increased significantly after using all three kinds of microbial agents compared to control. Increases in these bacteria were positively correlated with agronomic variables of watermelon. The fungi Aspergillus and Neocosmospora in the soil, which create an soil sickness of watermelon, decreased after KC1723 and D_K treatments. Meanwhile, Aspergillus and Neocosmospora were positively related to Myceliophthora incidence and negatively correlated with watermelon growth (single fruit weight and photosynthetic efficiency of upper leaves). Our microbial agent, especially D_K, represents a useful technique for alleviating soil sickness in watermelon.
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- Peng Chen
- Institute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China,Key Laboratory of Natural Enemies Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jinan, China,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Biocontrol of Crop Diseases and Insect Pest, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Biocontrol of Crop Diseases and Insect Pest, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Biocontrol of Crop Diseases and Insect Pest, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural Technology Extension Center, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China,Key Laboratory of Natural Enemies Insects, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jinan, China,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Biocontrol of Crop Diseases and Insect Pest, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Biocontrol of Crop Diseases and Insect Pest, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Xingxiang Gao, ; Jian Li,
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China,Shandong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center on Biocontrol of Crop Diseases and Insect Pest, Jinan, China,*Correspondence: Xingxiang Gao, ; Jian Li,
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Hereditary symbioses have the potential to drive transgenerational effects, yet the mechanisms responsible for transmission of heritable plant symbionts are still poorly understood. The leaf symbiosis between Dioscorea sansibarensis and the bacterium Orrella dioscoreae offers an appealing model system to study how heritable bacteria are transmitted to the next generation. Here, we demonstrate that inoculation of apical buds with a bacterial suspension is sufficient to colonize newly formed leaves and propagules, and to ensure transmission to the next plant generation. Flagellar motility is not required for movement inside the plant but is important for the colonization of new hosts. Further, tissue-specific regulation of putative symbiotic functions highlights the presence of two distinct subpopulations of bacteria in the leaf gland and at the shoot meristem. We propose that bacteria in the leaf gland dedicate resources to symbiotic functions, while dividing bacteria in the shoot tip ensure successful colonization of meristematic tissue, glands, and propagules. Compartmentalization of intrahost populations together with tissue-specific regulation may serve as a robust mechanism for the maintenance of mutualism in leaf symbiosis.
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Becker MF, Hellmann M, Knief C. Spatio-temporal variation in the root-associated microbiota of orchard-grown apple trees. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2022; 17:31. [PMID: 35715810 PMCID: PMC9205072 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-022-00427-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The root-associated microbiome has been of keen research interest especially in the last decade due to the large potential for increasing overall plant performance in agricultural systems. Studies about spatio-temporal variation of the root-associated microbiome focused so far primarily on community-compositional changes of annual plants, while little is known about their perennial counterparts. The aim of this work was to get deep insight into the spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of the root associated microbiota of apple trees. RESULTS The bacterial community structure in rhizospheric soil and endospheric root material from orchard-grown apple trees was characterized based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. At the small scale, the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial communities shifted gradually with increasing root size diameter (PERMANOVA R2-values up to 0.359). At the larger scale, bulk soil heterogeneity introduced variation between tree individuals, especially in the rhizosphere microbiota, while the presence of a root pathogen was contributing to tree-to-tree variation in the endosphere microbiota. Moreover, the communities of both compartments underwent seasonal changes and displayed year-to-year variation (PERMANOVA R2-values of 0.454 and 0.371, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The apple tree root-associated microbiota can be spatially heterogeneous at field scale due to soil heterogeneities, which particularly influence the microbiota in the rhizosphere soil, resulting in tree-to-tree variation. The presence of pathogens can contribute to this variation, though primarily in the endosphere microbiota. Smaller-scale spatial heterogeneity is observed in the rhizosphere and endosphere microbiota related to root diameter, likely influenced by root traits and processes such as rhizodeposition. The microbiota is also subject to temporal variation, including seasonal effects and annual variation. As a consequence, responses of the tree root microbiota to further environmental cues should be considered in the context of this spatio-temporal variation.
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- Maximilian Fernando Becker
- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation - Molecular Biology of the Rhizosphere, University of Bonn, Nussallee 13, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum (DLR) Rheinpfalz, Kompetenzzentrum Gartenbau Klein-Altendorf, 53359, Rheinbach, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation - Molecular Biology of the Rhizosphere, University of Bonn, Nussallee 13, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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Khare D, Chandwadkar P, Acharya C. Gliding motility of a uranium-tolerant Bacteroidetes bacterium Chryseobacterium sp. strain PMSZPI: insights into the architecture of spreading colonies. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2022; 14:453-463. [PMID: 34907658 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.13034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Uranium-tolerant soil bacterium Chryseobacterium sp. strain PMSZPI moved over solid agar surfaces by gliding motility thereby forming spreading colonies which is a hallmark of members of Bacteroidetes phylum. PMSZPI genome harboured orthologs of all the gld and spr genes considered as core bacteroidetes gliding motility genes of which gldK, gldL, gldM and gldN were co-transcribed. Here, we present the intriguing interplay between gliding motility and cellular organization in PMSZPI spreading colonies. While nutrient deficiency enhanced colony spreading, high agar concentrations and presence of motility inhibitor like 5-hydroxyindole reduced the spreading. A detailed in situ structural analysis of spreading colonies revealed closely packed cells forming multiple layers at centre of colony while the edges showed clusters of cells periodically arranged in hexagonal lattices interconnected with each other. The cell migration within colony was visualized as branched structures wherein the cells were buried within extracellular matrix. PMSZPI colonies exhibited strong iridescence possibly as a result of periodicity within the cell population achieved through gliding motility. Presence of uranium reduced motility and iridescence and induced biofilm formation. The coordinated study of gliding motility and iridescence apparently influenced by uranium provides unique insights into the lifestyle of PMSZPI residing in uranium enriched environment.
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- Devanshi Khare
- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 400094, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 400094, India
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Determination of Phylloplane Associated Bacteria of Lettuce from a Small-Scale Aquaponic System via 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequence Analysis. HORTICULTURAE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae8020151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Fresh vegetables harbour diverse bacterial populations on their surfaces which are important for plant health and growth. Information on epiphytic bacteria is limited to only a few types of vegetables and it is unknown how the lettuce epiphytic bacterial community structure may respond when a probiotic product is added to an aquaponic system. In this study, we evaluated lettuce growth and analysed epiphytic bacterial communities of lettuce based on metabarcoding analysis of the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene obtained from paired-end Illumina MiSeq reads. The addition of Bacillus probiotics resulted in a significant increase of nitrate and phosphate in the deep-water culture solution, as well as increased vegetative growth of lettuce. Metabarcoding analysis revealed that the most abundant phyla on lettuce leaf surfaces were Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria. The in-depth bacterial composition analysis indicated that genera Chryseobacterium, Bacillus, Pantoea, Pseudoduganella, Flavobacterium, Paludibacter, and Cloacibacterium were dominant in leaf samples obtained from Bacillus-treated systems. Analysis of lettuce epiphytic bacterial communities of the fresh lettuce leaf surfaces also indicated the presence of food-borne pathogens belonging to the Shigella and Aeromonas genera, which were less abundant in the probiotic treated systems. This study provides the first characterization of the epiphytic bacterial community structure and how it can be modulated by the addition of a probiotic mixture to the nutrient solution of aquaponic systems.
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Wang N, Li H, Wang B, Ding J, Liu Y, Wei Y, Li J, Ding GC. Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Rhizosphere Microbiome Recruited From Compost Synergistically Determined by Plant Species and Compost. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:798476. [PMID: 35095808 PMCID: PMC8792965 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.798476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Compost is frequently served as the first reservoir for plants to recruit rhizosphere microbiome when used as growing substrate in the seedling nursery. In the present study, recruitment of rhizosphere microbiome from two composts by tomato, pepper, or maize was addressed by shotgun metagenomics and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing analysis showed that 41% of variation in the rhizosphere bacterial community was explained by compost, in contrast to 23% by plant species. Proteobacterial genera were commonly recruited by all three plant species with specific selections for Ralstonia by tomato and Enterobacteria by maize. These findings were confirmed by analysis of 16S rRNA retrieved from the shotgun metagenomics library. Approximately 70% of functional gene clusters differed more than sevenfold in abundance between rhizosphere and compost. Functional groups associated with the sensing and up-taking of C3 and C4 carboxylic acids, amino acids, monosaccharide, production of antimicrobial substances, and antibiotic resistance were over-represented in the rhizosphere. In summary, compost and plant species synergistically shaped the composition of the rhizosphere microbiome and selected for functional traits associated with the competition on root exudates.
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- Ning Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Organic Recycling Institute (Suzhou) of China Agricultural University, Suzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Guo-Chun Ding,
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Auxiliary rapid identification of pathogenic and antagonistic microorganisms associated with Coptis chinensis root rot by high-throughput sequencing. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11141. [PMID: 34045546 PMCID: PMC8160328 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90489-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Root rot reduces the yield and medical quality of C. chinensis (Cc). Previous studies of Coptis root rot focused on the identification of pathogens and the rhizosphere microbial community composition. The present study aimed to identify potential pathogenic and antagonistic microorganisms associated with root rot based on a high-throughput sequencing technique to prevent this disease. Healthy and diseased Cc in the endosphere and rhizosphere from the same field were collected to investigate the differences in microbiome composition and function. The results showed that the composition and function of microbes were different. The numbers of animal pathogens, soil saprotrophs, plant saprotrophs, and wood saprotrophs in the endosphere of diseased Cc were higher than those in the healthy endosphere and were dominated by Phaeosphaeriaceae, Cladorrhinum, Fusarium, Exophiala, and Melanommataceae. Fusarium, Volutella, Cladorrhinum, Cylindrocarpon, and Exophiala were significantly enriched in the endosphere of the diseased plants. Co-occurrence network analysis showed that Bacillus was negatively correlated with Fusarium, Volutella, and Cylindrocarpon, indicating that Bacillus may be antagonistic microorganisms. To verify the sequencing results, F. solani and F. avenaceum were isolated and verified as pathogens, and 14 Bacillus strains were isolated, which displayed an apparent suppression effect against the two pathogens on PDA medium and detached roots. The strategy of high-throughput sequencing has the potential for the comprehensive identification of pathogenic and antagonistic microorganisms for plant disease. These results provide research ideas and microbial resources for future studies on mitigating or preventing root rot damage to Cc.
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Kraut-Cohen J, Shapiro OH, Dror B, Cytryn E. Pectin Induced Colony Expansion of Soil-Derived Flavobacterium Strains. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:651891. [PMID: 33889143 PMCID: PMC8056085 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.651891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The genus Flavobacterium is characterized by the capacity to metabolize complex organic compounds and a unique gliding motility mechanism. Flavobacteria are often abundant in root microbiomes of various plants, but the factors contributing to this high abundance are currently unknown. In this study, we evaluated the effect of various plant-associated poly- and mono-saccharides on colony expansion of two Flavobacterium strains. Both strains were able to spread on pectin and other polysaccharides such as microcrystalline cellulose. However, only pectin (but not pectin monomers), a component of plant cell walls, enhanced colony expansion on solid surfaces in a dose- and substrate-dependent manner. On pectin, flavobacteria exhibited bi-phasic motility, with an initial phase of rapid expansion, followed by growth within the colonized area. Proteomic and gene expression analyses revealed significant induction of carbohydrate metabolism related proteins when flavobacteria were grown on pectin, including selected SusC/D, TonB-dependent glycan transport operons. Our results show a positive correlation between colony expansion and the upregulation of proteins involved in sugar uptake, suggesting an unknown linkage between specific operons encoding for glycan uptake and metabolism and flavobacterial expansion. Furthermore, within the context of flavobacterial-plant interactions, they suggest that pectin may facilitate flavobacterial expansion on plant surfaces in addition to serving as an essential carbon source.
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- Judith Kraut-Cohen
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Postharvest and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.,Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The R.H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Sivaram AK, Subashchandrabose SR, Logeshwaran P, Lockington R, Naidu R, Megharaj M. Rhizodegradation of PAHs differentially altered by C3 and C4 plants. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16109. [PMID: 32999304 PMCID: PMC7527560 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72844-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pyrosequencing of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) was employed to characterize bacterial communities colonizing the rhizosphere of plants with C3 and C4 photosynthetic pathways grown in soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) after 60 and 120 days. The results of this study exhibited a clear difference in bacterial diversity between the rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere samples and between the rhizospheres of the C3 and C4 plants after 120 days. In both C3 and C4 rhizospheres, an incremental change in PAHs degrading bacterial genera was observed in the 120th day samples compared to the 60th day ones. Among the PAHs degrading bacterial genera, Pseudomonas showed good resistance to PAHs in the 120th day rhizosphere of both C3 and C4 plants. Conversely, the genus Sphingomonas showed sensitivity to PAHs in the 120th day rhizosphere soils of C3 plants only. Also, a significant increase in the PAHs degrading genera was observed at 120th day in the C4 rhizosphere in comparison to the C3 rhizosphere, which was reflected in a reduced PAHs concentration measured in the soil remediated with C4 plants rather than C3 plants. These results suggest that the rhizoremediation of PAHs was primarily governed by the plant photosystems, which led to differences in root secretions that caused the variation in bacterial diversity seen in the rhizospheres. This study is the first report to demonstrate the greater effectiveness of C4 plants in enhancing the PAHs degrading bacterial community than C3 plants.
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- Anithadevi Kenday Sivaram
- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, Advanced Technology Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, Advanced Technology Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, Advanced Technology Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, Advanced Technology Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, Advanced Technology Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.,Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. .,Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, Advanced Technology Centre, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. .,Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Kusstatscher P, Zachow C, Harms K, Maier J, Eigner H, Berg G, Cernava T. Microbiome-driven identification of microbial indicators for postharvest diseases of sugar beets. MICROBIOME 2019; 7:112. [PMID: 31391094 PMCID: PMC6686572 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-019-0728-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sugar loss due to storage rot has a substantial economic impact on the sugar industry. The gradual spread of saprophytic fungi such as Fusarium and Penicillium spp. during storage in beet clamps is an ongoing challenge for postharvest processing. Early detection of shifts in microbial communities in beet clamps is a promising approach for the initiation of targeted countermeasures during developing storage rot. In a combined approach, high-throughput sequencing of bacterial and fungal genetic markers was complemented with cultivation-dependent methods and provided detailed insights into microbial communities colonizing stored roots. These data were used to develop a multi-target qPCR technique for early detection of postharvest diseases. RESULTS The comparison of beet microbiomes from six clamps in Austria and Germany highlighted regional differences; nevertheless, universal indicators of the health status were identified. Apart from a significant decrease in microbial diversity in decaying sugar beets (p ≤ 0.01), a distinctive shift in the taxonomic composition of the overall microbiome was found. Fungal taxa such as Candida and Penicillium together with the gram-positive Lactobacillus were the main disease indicators in the microbiome of decaying sugar beets. In contrast, the genera Plectosphaerella and Vishniacozyma as well as a higher microbial diversity in general were found to reflect the microbiome of healthy beets. Based on these findings, a qPCR-based early detection technique was developed and confirmed a twofold decrease of health indicators and an up to 10,000-fold increase of disease indicators in beet clamps. This was further verified with analyses of the sugar content in storage samples. CONCLUSION By conducting a detailed assessment of temporal microbiome changes during the storage of sugar beets, distinct indicator species were identified that reflect progressing rot and losses in sugar content. The insights generated in this study provide a novel basis to improve current or develop next-generation postharvest management techniques by tracking disease indicators during storage.
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- Peter Kusstatscher
- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Südzucker AG, Maximilianstraße 10, 68165 Mannheim, Germany
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- Südzucker AG, Maximilianstraße 10, 68165 Mannheim, Germany
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- Agrana Research & Innovation Center, Josef-Reither-Straße 21 – 23, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Roombiotic GmbH, c/o: SciencePark, Stremayrgasse 16/IV, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Sato K, Kakuda S, Yukitake H, Kondo Y, Shoji M, Takebe K, Narita Y, Naito M, Nakane D, Abiko Y, Hiratsuka K, Suzuki M, Nakayama K. Immunoglobulin‐like domains of the cargo proteins are essential for protein stability during secretion by the type IX secretion system. Mol Microbiol 2018; 110:64-81. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Keiko Sato
- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki Nagasaki 852‐8588Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research Osaka University Yamadaoka, Suita Osaka 565‐0871Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki Nagasaki 852‐8588Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki Nagasaki 852‐8588Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki Nagasaki 852‐8588Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research Osaka University Yamadaoka, Suita Osaka 565‐0871Japan
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- Department of Functional Bioscience, Infection Biology Fukuoka Dental College Matsudo, Tamura, Sawara, Fukuoka 814‐0913Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki Nagasaki 852‐8588Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Gakushuin University Toshima‐ku, Tokyo 171‐8588Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo Matsudo Chiba 271‐8587Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo Matsudo Chiba 271‐8587Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research Osaka University Yamadaoka, Suita Osaka 565‐0871Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki Nagasaki 852‐8588Japan
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Jaiswal AK, Elad Y, Cytryn E, Graber ER, Frenkel O. Activating biochar by manipulating the bacterial and fungal microbiome through pre-conditioning. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 219:363-377. [PMID: 29417582 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Biochar can enhance plant growth and reduce diseases, but frequently the optimal doses for these two benefits do not coincide. An approach is needed that will extend the range of biochar doses resulting in a concurrence of maximum benefits for both plant productivity and disease suppression. A biochar-amended growth medium was pre-conditioned by pre-planting fertigation in order to enhance the indigenous microbial community structure and activity. Cucumber plant performance and resistance against damping-off caused by Pythium aphanidermatum were monitored. Soil microbial activity, as well as bacterial and fungal community structure, were assessed by high-throughput 16S rRNA and ITS1 gene amplicon sequencing. Pre-conditioning enhanced the efficacy of biochar for improving plant performance and suppressing soilborne disease through enriching the medium in beneficial soil microorganisms, increasing microbial and fungal diversity and activity, and eliminating biochar phytotoxic compounds. The pre-conditioning process brought dose-response curves for both growth and disease resistance into sync, resulting in maximum benefits for both. These findings suggest that pre-conditioning should be incorporated as an important stage during biochar application in soil and soilless media.
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- Amit K Jaiswal
- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, 7505101, Israel
- Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, 7505101, Israel
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 761001, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, 7505101, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, 7505101, Israel
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Naturally occurring photonic structures are responsible for the bright and vivid coloration in a large variety of living organisms. Despite efforts to understand their biological functions, development, and complex optical response, little is known of the underlying genes involved in the development of these nanostructures in any domain of life. Here, we used Flavobacterium colonies as a model system to demonstrate that genes responsible for gliding motility, cell shape, the stringent response, and tRNA modification contribute to the optical appearance of the colony. By structural and optical analysis, we obtained a detailed correlation of how genetic modifications alter structural color in bacterial colonies. Understanding of genotype and phenotype relations in this system opens the way to genetic engineering of on-demand living optical materials, for use as paints and living sensors.
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Carro L, Nouioui I. Taxonomy and systematics of plant probiotic bacteria in the genomic era. AIMS Microbiol 2017; 3:383-412. [PMID: 31294168 PMCID: PMC6604993 DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2017.3.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recent decades have predicted significant changes within our concept of plant endophytes, from only a small number specific microorganisms being able to colonize plant tissues, to whole communities that live and interact with their hosts and each other. Many of these microorganisms are responsible for health status of the plant, and have become known in recent years as plant probiotics. Contrary to human probiotics, they belong to many different phyla and have usually had each genus analysed independently, which has resulted in lack of a complete taxonomic analysis as a group. This review scrutinizes the plant probiotic concept, and the taxonomic status of plant probiotic bacteria, based on both traditional and more recent approaches. Phylogenomic studies and genes with implications in plant-beneficial effects are discussed. This report covers some representative probiotic bacteria of the phylum Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, but also includes minor representatives and less studied groups within these phyla which have been identified as plant probiotics.
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- Lorena Carro
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Kolton M, Graber ER, Tsehansky L, Elad Y, Cytryn E. Biochar-stimulated plant performance is strongly linked to microbial diversity and metabolic potential in the rhizosphere. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 213:1393-1404. [PMID: 27780299 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The 'biochar effect' depicts a phenomenon in which biochar soil amendment enhances plant performance by promoting growth and suppressing disease. Although this phenomenon has been observed in numerous studies, the mode of action that explains it is currently unknown. In order to elucidate mechanisms responsible for the 'biochar effect', we comprehensively monitored tomato plant development and resistance to the foliar fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea, in biochar-amended and nonamended soils using native biochar and washed biochar, striped of labile chemical constituents. We concomitantly assessed bacterial community succession in the rhizosphere by high-throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and carbon-source utilization profiling. Biochar had little impact on plant physiological parameters. However, both native and washed biochar treatments were characterized by higher rhizosphere bacterial diversity and enhanced carbohydrate and phenolic compound utilization rates coupled to stimulation of bacteria known to degrade phenolic compounds. This study indicates that the 'biochar effect' is at least partially dictated by increased diversity and changes in metabolic potential in the rhizosphere microbiome, which is primarily triggered by the recalcitrant carbon backbone of the biochar and tightly bound compounds. It corresponds to the growing consensus that soil amendments which enhance microbial diversity have important benefits to ecosystem functioning.
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- Max Kolton
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, PO Box 15159, Rishon Lezion, 7528809, Israel
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, PO Box 15159, Rishon Lezion, 7528809, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, PO Box 15159, Rishon Lezion, 7528809, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, PO Box 15159, Rishon Lezion, 7528809, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, PO Box 15159, Rishon Lezion, 7528809, Israel
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Müller DB, Vogel C, Bai Y, Vorholt JA. The Plant Microbiota: Systems-Level Insights and Perspectives. Annu Rev Genet 2016; 50:211-234. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-120215-034952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 408] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Daniel B. Müller
- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Department of Plant Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, 50829 Cologne, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland;
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Pii Y, Borruso L, Brusetti L, Crecchio C, Cesco S, Mimmo T. The interaction between iron nutrition, plant species and soil type shapes the rhizosphere microbiome. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 99:39-48. [PMID: 26713550 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Plant-associated microorganisms can stimulate plants growth and influence both crops yield and quality by nutrient mobilization and transport. Therefore, rhizosphere microbiome appears to be one of the key determinants of plant health and productivity. The roots of plants have the ability to influence its surrounding microbiology, the rhizosphere microbiome, through the creation of specific chemical niches in the soil mediated by the release of phytochemicals (i.e. root exudates) that depends on several factors, such as plants genotype, soil properties, plant nutritional status, climatic conditions. In the present research, two different crop species, namely barley and tomato, characterized by different strategies for Fe acquisition, have been grown in the RHIZOtest system using either complete or Fe-free nutrient solution to induce Fe starvation. Afterward, plants were cultivated for 6 days on two different calcareous soils. Total DNA was extracted from rhizosphere and bulk soil and 454 pyrosequencing technology was applied to V1-V3 16S rRNA gene region. Approximately 5000 sequences were obtained for each sample. The analysis of the bacterial population confirmed that the two bulk soils showed a different microbial community. The presence of the two plant species, as well as the nutritional status (Fe-deficiency and Fe-sufficiency), could promote a differentiation of the rhizosphere microbiome, as highlighted by non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis. Alphaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Chloracidobacteria, Thermoleophilia, Betaproteobacteria, Saprospirae, Gemmatimonadetes, Gammaproteobacteria, Acidobacteria were the most represented classes in all the samples analyzed even though their relative abundance changed as a function of the soil, plant species and nutritional status. To our knowledge, this research demonstrate for the first time that different plants species with a diverse nutritional status can promote the development of a peculiar rhizosphere microbiome, depending on the growth substrate.
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- Youry Pii
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy.
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", via Amendola 165/A, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, I-39100 Bolzano, Italy
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Involvement of the Type IX Secretion System in Capnocytophaga ochracea Gliding Motility and Biofilm Formation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:1756-1766. [PMID: 26729712 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03452-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Capnocytophaga ochracea is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that demonstrates gliding motility when cultured on solid agar surfaces. C. ochracea possesses the ability to form biofilms; however, factors involved in biofilm formation by this bacterium are unclear. A type IX secretion system (T9SS) in Flavobacterium johnsoniae was shown to be involved in the transport of proteins (e.g., several adhesins) to the cell surface. Genes orthologous to those encoding T9SS proteins in F. johnsoniae have been identified in the genome of C. ochracea; therefore, the T9SS may be involved in biofilm formation by C. ochracea. Here we constructed three ortholog-deficient C. ochracea mutants lacking sprB (which encodes a gliding motility adhesin) or gldK or sprT (which encode T9SS proteins in F. johnsoniae). Gliding motility was lost in each mutant, suggesting that, in C. ochracea, the proteins encoded by sprB, gldK, and sprT are necessary for gliding motility, and SprB is transported to the cell surface by the T9SS. For the ΔgldK, ΔsprT, and ΔsprB strains, the amounts of crystal violet-associated biofilm, relative to wild-type values, were 49%, 34%, and 65%, respectively, at 48 h. Confocal laser scanning and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the biofilms formed by wild-type C. ochracea were denser and bacterial cells were closer together than in those formed by the mutant strains. Together, these results indicate that proteins exported by the T9SS are key elements of the gliding motility and biofilm formation of C. ochracea.
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Flavobacterium gliding motility and the type IX secretion system. Curr Opin Microbiol 2015; 28:72-7. [PMID: 26461123 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cells of Flavobacterium johnsoniae crawl rapidly over surfaces in a process called gliding motility. These cells do not have flagella or pili but instead rely on a novel motility machine composed of proteins that are unique to the phylum Bacteroidetes. The motility adhesins SprB and RemA are propelled along the cell surface by the still poorly-defined gliding motor. Interaction of these adhesins with a surface results in translocation of the cell. SprB and RemA are delivered to the cell surface by the type IX secretion system (T9SS). T9SSs are confined to but common in the phylum Bacteroidetes. Transmembrane components of the T9SS may perform roles in both secretion and gliding motility.
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Wang ZG, Hu YL, Xu WH, Liu S, Hu Y, Zhang Y. Impacts of dimethyl phthalate on the bacterial community and functions in black soils. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:405. [PMID: 25999932 PMCID: PMC4419729 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dimethyl phthalate (DMP), a known endocrine disruptor and one of the phthalate esters (PAEs), is a ubiquitous pollutant. Its impacts on living organisms have aroused great concern. In this study, the impacts of DMP contamination on bacterial communities and functions were tested by using microcosm model in black soils. The results showed that the operational taxonomic unit (OTUs) richness and bacterial diversity were reduced by DMP contamination. The relative percentages of some genera associated with nitrogen metabolism were increased by DMP contamination, while the relative percentages of some other genera that were extremely beneficial to soil health were decreased by DMP contamination. Further, the relative percentages of some genera that possessed the capability to degrade DMP were increased by the DMP treatment at low concentrations (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg), but were decreased by the high concentration DMP treatment (40 mg/kg). Clearly, DMP contamination changed the bacterial community structure and disturbed the metabolic activity and functional diversity of the microbes in black soils. Our results suggest that DMP pollution can alter the metabolism and biodiversity of black soil microorganisms, thereby directly impact fertility and ecosystem functions.
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- Zhi-Gang Wang
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Agriculture and Forestry, Qiqihar University Qiqihar, China ; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Municipal Environment and Engineering, Harbin Industry University Harbin, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Agriculture and Forestry, Qiqihar University Qiqihar, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Agriculture and Forestry, Qiqihar University Qiqihar, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Agriculture and Forestry, Qiqihar University Qiqihar, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Agriculture and Forestry, Qiqihar University Qiqihar, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University Harbin, China
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Haldar S, Sengupta S. Impact of plant development on the rhizobacterial population ofArachis hypogaea: a multifactorial analysis. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 55:922-8. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201400683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Flavobacterium johnsoniae PorV is required for secretion of a subset of proteins targeted to the type IX secretion system. J Bacteriol 2014; 197:147-58. [PMID: 25331433 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02085-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Flavobacterium johnsoniae exhibits gliding motility and digests many polysaccharides, including chitin. A novel protein secretion system, the type IX secretion system (T9SS), is required for gliding and chitin utilization. The T9SS secretes the cell surface motility adhesins SprB and RemA and the chitinase ChiA. Proteins involved in secretion by the T9SS include GldK, GldL, GldM, GldN, SprA, SprE, and SprT. Porphyromonas gingivalis has orthologs for each of these that are required for secretion of gingipain protease virulence factors by its T9SS. P. gingivalis porU and porV have also been linked to T9SS-mediated secretion, and F. johnsoniae has orthologs of these. Mutations in F. johnsoniae porU and porV were constructed to determine if they function in secretion. Cells of a porV deletion mutant were deficient in chitin utilization and failed to secrete ChiA. They were also deficient in secretion of the motility adhesin RemA but retained the ability to secrete SprB. SprB is involved in gliding motility and is needed for formation of spreading colonies on agar, and the porV mutant exhibited gliding motility and formed spreading colonies. However, the porV mutant was partially deficient in attachment to glass, apparently because of the absence of RemA and other adhesins on the cell surface. The porV mutant also appeared to be deficient in secretion of numerous other proteins that have carboxy-terminal domains associated with targeting to the T9SS. PorU was not required for secretion of ChiA, RemA, or SprB, indicating that it does not play an essential role in the F. johnsoniae T9SS.
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