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Cruz AAD, Cabeo M, Durán-Viseras A, Sampedro I, Llamas I. Interference of AHL signal production in the phytophatogen Pantoea agglomerans as a sustainable biological strategy to reduce its virulence. Microbiol Res 2024; 285:127781. [PMID: 38795406 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127781] [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: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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Pantoea agglomerans is considered one of the most ubiquitous and versatile organisms that include strains that induce diseases in various crops and occasionally cause opportunistic infections in humans. To develop effective strategies to mitigate its impact on plant health and agricultural productivity, a comprehensive investigation is crucial for better understanding its pathogenicity. One proposed eco-friendly approach involves the enzymatic degradation of quorum sensing (QS) signal molecules like N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs), known as quorum quenching (QQ), offering potential treatment for such bacterial diseases. In this study the production of C4 and 3-oxo-C6HSL was identified in the plant pathogenic P. agglomerans CFBP 11141 and correlated to enzymatic activities such as amylase and acid phosphatase. Moreover, the heterologous expression of a QQ enzyme in the pathogen resulted in lack of AHLs production and the attenuation of the virulence by mean of drastically reduction of soft rot disease in carrots and cherry tomatoes. Additionally, the interference with the QS systems of P. agglomerans CFBP 11141 by two the plant growth-promoting and AHL-degrading bacteria (PGP-QQ) Pseudomonas segetis P6 and Bacillus toyonensis AA1EC1 was evaluated as a potential biocontrol approach for the first time. P. segetis P6 and B. toyonensis AA1EC1 demonstrated effectiveness in diminishing soft rot symptoms induced by P. agglomerans CFBP 11141 in both carrots and cherry tomatoes. Furthermore, the virulence of pathogen notably decreased when co-cultured with strain AA1EC1 on tomato plants.
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- Alba Amaro-da Cruz
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cartuja Campus, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cartuja Campus, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cartuja Campus, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cartuja Campus, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain; Institute of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada 18106, Spain.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cartuja Campus, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain; Institute of Biotechnology, Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), University of Granada, Granada 18106, Spain.
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Banerjee B, Yuan X, Yang CH. Dissecting the molecular dance: c-di-GMP, cAMP-CRP, and VfmH collaboration in pectate lyase regulation for Dickeya dadantii-unveiling the soft rot pathogen's strategy. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0153723. [PMID: 37811940 PMCID: PMC10714721 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01537-23] [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: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Bacteria respond to environmental changes and adapt to host systems. The response regulator VfmH of the Vfm quorum sensing system regulates a crucial virulence factor, pectate lyase (Pel), in Dickeya dadantii. At high c-di-GMP concentrations, VfmH binds c-di-GMP, resulting in the loss of its activation property in the Pel and virulence regulation in D. dadantii. VfmH binds to c-di-GMP via three conserved arginine residues, and mutations of these residues eliminate the c-di-GMP-related phenotypes of VfmH in Pel synthesis. Our data also show that VfmH interacts with CRP to regulate pelD transcription, thus integrating cyclic AMP and c-di-GMP signaling pathways to control virulence in D. dadantii. We propose that VfmH is an important intermediate factor incorporating quorum sensing and nucleotide signaling pathways for the collective regulation of D. dadantii pathogenesis.
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- Biswarup Banerjee
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Liu F, Hu M, Tan X, Xue Y, Li C, Wang S, Lv M, Chen X, Zhou X, Zhang L, Zhou J. Pseudomonas chlororaphis L5 and Enterobacter asburiae L95 biocontrol Dickeya soft rot diseases by quenching virulence factor modulating quorum sensing signal. Microb Biotechnol 2023; 16:2145-2160. [PMID: 37815509 PMCID: PMC10616651 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Virulence factor modulating (VFM) is a quorum sensing (QS) signal shared by and specific to Dickeya bacteria, regulating the production of plant cell wall degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) and virulence of Dickeya. High polarity and trace of VFM signal increase the difficulty of signal separation and structure identification, and thus limit the development of quorum quenching strategy to biocontrol bacterial soft rot diseases caused by Dickeya. In order to high-throughput screen VFM quenching bacteria, a vfmE-gfp biosensor VR2 (VFM Reporter) sensitive to VFM signal was first constructed. Subsequently, two bacterial strains with high quenching efficiency were screened out by fluorescence intensity measurement and identified as Pseudomonas chlororaphis L5 and Enterobacter asburiae L95 using multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA). L5 and L95 supernatants reduced the expression of vfm genes, and both strains also decreased the production of PCWDEs of D. zeae MS2 and significantly reduced the virulence of D. oryzae EC1 on rice seedlings, D. zeae MS2 on banana seedlings, D. dadantii 3937 on potato and D. fangzhongdai CL3 on taro. Findings in this study provide a method to high-throughput screen VFM quenching bacteria and characterize novel functions of P. chlororaphis and E. asburiae in biocontrolling plant diseases through quenching VFM QS signal.
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- Fan Liu
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Henry Fok School of Biology and AgricultureShaoguan UniversityShaoguanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Henry Fok School of Biology and AgricultureShaoguan UniversityShaoguanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Integrative Microbiology Research CenterSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Matilla MA, Monson RE, Salmond GPC. Dickeya solani. Trends Microbiol 2023; 31:1085-1086. [PMID: 36958995 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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- Miguel A Matilla
- Department of Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, 18008, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, UK
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Robic K, Munier E, Effantin G, Lachat J, Naquin D, Gueguen E, Faure D. Dissimilar gene repertoires of Dickeya solani involved in the colonization of lesions and roots of Solanum tuberosum. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1154110. [PMID: 37223796 PMCID: PMC10202176 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1154110] [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: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Dickeya and Pectobacterium species are necrotrophic pathogens that macerate stems (blackleg disease) and tubers (soft rot disease) of Solanum tuberosum. They proliferate by exploiting plant cell remains. They also colonize roots, even if no symptoms are observed. The genes involved in pre-symptomatic root colonization are poorly understood. Here, transposon-sequencing (Tn-seq) analysis of Dickeya solani living in macerated tissues revealed 126 genes important for competitive colonization of tuber lesions and 207 for stem lesions, including 96 genes common to both conditions. Common genes included acr genes involved in the detoxification of plant defense phytoalexins and kduD, kduI, eda (=kdgA), gudD, garK, garL, and garR genes involved in the assimilation of pectin and galactarate. In root colonization, Tn-seq highlighted 83 genes, all different from those in stem and tuber lesion conditions. They encode the exploitation of organic and mineral nutrients (dpp, ddp, dctA, and pst) including glucuronate (kdgK and yeiQ) and synthesis of metabolites: cellulose (celY and bcs), aryl polyene (ape), and oocydin (ooc). We constructed in-frame deletion mutants of bcsA, ddpA, apeH, and pstA genes. All mutants were virulent in stem infection assays, but they were impaired in the competitive colonization of roots. In addition, the ΔpstA mutant was impaired in its capacity to colonize progeny tubers. Overall, this work distinguished two metabolic networks supporting either an oligotrophic lifestyle on roots or a copiotrophic lifestyle in lesions. This work revealed novel traits and pathways important for understanding how the D. solani pathogen efficiently survives on roots, persists in the environment, and colonizes progeny tubers.
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- Kévin Robic
- French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, CNRS, INSA Lyon, UMR5240 MAP, Lyon, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, CNRS, INSA Lyon, UMR5240 MAP, Lyon, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Petrova O, Parfirova O, Gogoleva N, Vorob'ev V, Gogolev Y, Gorshkov V. The Role of Intercellular Signaling in the Regulation of Bacterial Adaptive Proliferation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087266. [PMID: 37108429 PMCID: PMC10138535 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Bacterial adaptation is regulated at the population level with the involvement of intercellular communication (quorum sensing). When the population density is insufficient for adaptation under starvation, bacteria can adjust it to a quorum level through cell divisions at the expense of endogenous resources. This phenomenon has been described for the phytopathogenic bacterium Pectobacterium atrosepticum (Pba), and it is called, in our study, adaptive proliferation. An important attribute of adaptive proliferation is its timely termination, which is necessary to prevent the waste of endogenous resources when the required level of population density is achieved. However, metabolites that provide the termination of adaptive proliferation remained unidentified. We tested the hypothesis of whether quorum sensing-related autoinducers prime the termination of adaptive proliferation and assessed whether adaptive proliferation is a common phenomenon in the bacterial world. We showed that both known Pba quorum sensing-related autoinducers act synergistically and mutually compensatory to provide the timely termination of adaptive proliferation and formation of cross-protection. We also demonstrated that adaptive proliferation is implemented by bacteria of many genera and that bacteria with similar quorum sensing-related autoinducers have similar signaling backgrounds that prime the termination of adaptive proliferation, enabling the collaborative regulation of this adaptive program in multispecies communities.
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- Olga Petrova
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 420111 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 420111 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 420111 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 420111 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 420111 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 420111 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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Solanimycin: Biosynthesis and Distribution of a New Antifungal Antibiotic Regulated by Two Quorum-Sensing Systems. mBio 2022; 13:e0247222. [PMID: 36214559 PMCID: PMC9765074 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02472-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The increasing emergence of drug-resistant fungal infections has necessitated a search for new compounds capable of combating fungal pathogens of plants, animals, and humans. Microorganisms represent the main source of antibiotics with applicability in agriculture and in the clinic, but many aspects of their metabolic potential remain to be explored. This report describes the discovery and characterization of a new antifungal compound, solanimycin, produced by a hybrid polyketide/nonribosomal peptide (PKS/NRPS) system in Dickeya solani, the enterobacterial pathogen of potato. Solanimycin was active against a broad range of plant-pathogenic fungi of global economic concern and the human pathogen Candida albicans. The genomic cluster responsible for solanimycin production was defined and analyzed to identify the corresponding biosynthetic proteins, which include four multimodular PKS/NRPS proteins and several tailoring enzymes. Antifungal production in D. solani was enhanced in response to experimental conditions found in infected potato tubers and high-density fungal cultures. Solanimycin biosynthesis was cell density dependent in D. solani and was controlled by both the ExpIR acyl-homoserine lactone and Vfm quorum-sensing systems of the bacterial phytopathogen. The expression of the solanimycin cluster was also regulated at the post-transcriptional level, with the regulator RsmA playing a major role. The solanimycin biosynthetic cluster was conserved across phylogenetically distant bacterial genera, and multiple pieces of evidence support that the corresponding gene clusters were acquired by horizontal gene transfer. Given its potent broad-range antifungal properties, this study suggests that solanimycin and related molecules may have potential utility for agricultural and clinical exploitation. IMPORTANCE Fungal infections represent a major clinical, agricultural, and food security threat worldwide, which is accentuated due to the difficult treatment of these infections. Microorganisms represent a prolific source of antibiotics, and current data support that this enormous biosynthetic potential has been scarcely explored. To improve the performance in the discovery of novel antimicrobials, there is a need to diversify the isolation niches for new antibiotic-producing microorganisms as well as to scrutinize novel phylogenetic positions. With the identification of the antifungal antibiotic solanimycin in a broad diversity of phytopathogenic Dickeya spp., we provide further support for the potential of plant-associated bacteria for the biosynthesis of novel antimicrobials. The complex regulatory networks involved in solanimycin production reflect the high metabolic cost of bacterial secondary metabolism. This metabolic regulatory control makes many antibiotics cryptic under standard laboratory conditions, and mimicking environmental conditions, as shown here, is a strategy to activate cryptic antibiotic clusters.
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Tan XJ, Zhang ZW, Xiao JJ, Wang W, He F, Gao X, Jiang B, Shen L, Wang X, Sun Y, Zhu GP. Genomic and phenotypic biology of a novel Dickeya zeae WH1 isolated from rice in China: Insights into pathogenicity and virulence factors. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:997486. [PMID: 36386707 PMCID: PMC9650423 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.997486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Soft rot caused by Dickeya zeae is an important bacterial disease affecting rice and other plants worldwide. In this study, Nanopore and Illumina sequencing platforms were used to sequence the high-quality complete genome of a novel D. zeae strain WH1 (size: 4.68 Mb; depth: 322.37x for Nanopore, 243.51x for Illumina; GC content: 53.59%), which was isolated from healthy rice root surface together with Paenibacillus polymyxa, a potential biocontrol bacterium against D. zeae strain WH1. However, the pure WH1 culture presented severe pathogenicity. Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) indicated that strains WH1, EC1, and EC2 isolated from rice were grouped into a clade differentiated from other D. zeae strains. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) analyses demonstrated that WH1 was phylogenetically closest to EC2. Furthermore, the pathogenicity determinants and virulence factors of WH1 were mainly analyzed through genomic comparison with complete genomes of other D. zeae strains with high virulence (EC1, EC2, MS1, and MS2). The results revealed that plant cell wall-degrading extracellular enzymes (PCWDEs), flagellar and chemotaxis, and quorum sensing were highly conserved in all analyzed genomes, which were confirmed through phenotypic assays. Besides, WH1 harbored type I, II, III, and VI secretion systems (T1SS, T2SS, T3SS, and T6SS), but lost T4SS and T5SS. Like strains MS1 and MS2 isolated from bananas, WH1 harbored genes encoding both capsule polysaccharide (CPS) and exopolysaccharide (EPS) biosynthesis. The results of pathogenicity assays demonstrated that WH1 produced severe soft rot symptoms on potato tubers, carrots, radishes, and Chinese cabbage. Meanwhile, WH1 also produced phytotoxin(s) to inhibit rice seed germination with an 87% inhibitory rate in laboratory conditions. More importantly, we confirmed that phytotoxin(s) produced by WH1 are different from zeamines produced by EC1. Comparative genomics analyses and phenotypic and pathogenicity assays suggested that WH1 likely evolved through a pathway different from the other D. zeae strains from rice, producing a new type of rice foot rot pathogen. These findings highlight the emergence of a new type of D. zeae strain with high virulence, causing soft rot in rice and other plants.
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- Xiao-Juan Tan
- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Wuhu Qingyijiang Seed Industry Co., Ltd., Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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Banerjee B, Zeng Q, Yu M, Hsueh BY, Waters CM, Yang CH. Quorum-Sensing Master Regulator VfmE Is a c-di-GMP Effector That Controls Pectate Lyase Production in the Phytopathogen Dickeya dadantii. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0180521. [PMID: 35352959 PMCID: PMC9045272 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01805-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dickeya dadantii is a phytopathogenic bacterium that causes diseases on a wide range of host plants. The pathogen secretes pectate lyases (Pel) through the type II secretion system (T2SS) that degrades the cell wall in host plants. The virulence of D. dadantii is controlled by the second messenger cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-GMP), and the homeostasis of c-di-GMP is maintained by a number of diguanylate cyclases and phosphodiesterases. Deletion of a phosphodiesterase ecpC repressed pelD transcription, and such repression can be suppressed by an additional deletion in vfmE. VfmE is an AraC type of transcriptional regulator in the Vfm quorum-sensing system. Our results suggest that VfmE is a c-di-GMP effector that functions as an activator of pel at low c-di-GMP concentrations and a repressor of pel at high c-di-GMP concentrations through regulation of the transcriptional activator SlyA. Multiple sequence alignment with known c-di-GMP effectors identified an RWIWR motif in VfmE that we demonstrate is required for the c-di-GMP binding. Mutation of R93D in the RxxxR motif eliminates the c-di-GMP-related phenotypes in Pel activity. Our results show that VfmE is not only a quorum-sensing regulator but also a c-di-GMP effector, suggesting that D. dadantii integrates the c-di-GMP signaling network with the Vfm quorum-sensing pathway during environmental adaptation. IMPORTANCE How bacteria integrate environmental cues from multiple sources to appropriately regulate adaptive phenotypes is a central question in microbiology. In Dickeya dadantii, the quorum-sensing regulator VfmE controls the key virulence factor pectate lyase (Pel). Here, we demonstrate that VfmE also binds to c-di-GMP, resulting in VfmE functioning as an activator of pel at low c-di-GMP concentrations and repressor of pel at high c-di-GMP concentrations. The RWIWR motif in VfmE is required for c-di-GMP binding, and mutation of the motif in the mutant R93D eliminates the c-di-GMP-related phenotypes in Pel activity. We propose that VfmE is an important mediator to integrate quorum-sensing signals with c-di-GMP to collectively regulate D. dadantii pathogenesis.
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- Biswarup Banerjee
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Influence of glucose on swarming and quorum sensing of Dickeya solani. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263124. [PMID: 35192621 PMCID: PMC8863224 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Dickeya solani is a pathogen most frequently responsible for infecting potato plants in Europe. As in the case of most plant pathogens, its ability to colonize and invade the host depends on chemotaxis and motility. The coordinated movement of Dickeya over solid surfaces is governed by a quorum sensing mechanism. In D. solani motility is regulated by ExpI-ExpR proteins, homologous to luxI-luxR system from Vibrio fisheri, in which N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) serve as signaling molecules. Moreover, in many Gram-negative bacteria motility is coupled with central metabolism via carbon catabolite repression. This enables them to reach more nutrient-efficient niches. The aim of this study was to analyze the swarming motility of D. solani depending on the volume of the medium in the cultivation plate and glucose content. We show that the ability of this bacterium to move is strictly dependent on both these factors. Moreover, we analyze the production of AHLs and show that the quorum sensing mechanism in D. solani is also influenced by the availability of glucose in the medium and that the distribution of these signaling molecules are different depending on the volume of the medium in the plate.
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Liu F, Hu M, Zhang Z, Xue Y, Chen S, Hu A, Zhang LH, Zhou J. Dickeya Manipulates Multiple Quorum Sensing Systems to Control Virulence and Collective Behaviors. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:838125. [PMID: 35211146 PMCID: PMC8860905 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.838125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP), typical of Pectobacterium and Dickeya, are a class of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens that cause devastating diseases on a wide range of crops and ornamental plants worldwide. Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-cell communication mechanism regulating the expression of specific genes by releasing QS signal molecules associated with cell density, in most cases, involving in the vital process of virulence and infection. In recent years, several types of QS systems have been uncovered in Dickeya pathogens to control diverse biological behaviors, especially bacterial pathogenicity and transkingdom interactions. This review depicts an integral QS regulation network of Dickeya, elaborates in detail the regulation of specific QS system on different biological functions of the pathogens and hosts, aiming at providing a systematic overview of Dickeya pathogenicity and interactions with hosts, and, finally, expects the future prospective of effectively controlling the bacterial soft rot disease caused by Dickeya by quenching the key QS signal.
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Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat N, Royer M, Gueguen E, Le Guen P, Süssmuth RD, Reverchon S, Cociancich S. Specificity and genetic polymorphism in the Vfm quorum sensing system of plant pathogenic bacteria of the genus Dickeya. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:1467-1483. [PMID: 35014170 PMCID: PMC9306890 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Vfm quorum sensing (QS) system is preponderant for the virulence of different species of the bacterial genus Dickeya. The vfm gene cluster encodes 26 genes involved in the production, sensing or transduction of the QS signal. To date, the Vfm QS signal has escaped detection by analytical chemistry methods. However, we report here a strain‐specific polymorphism in the biosynthesis genes vfmO and vfmP, which is predicted to be related to the production of different analogues of the QS signal. Consequently, the Vfm communication could be impossible between strains possessing different variants of the genes vfmO/P. We constructed three Vfm QS biosensor strains possessing different vfmO/P variants and compared these biosensors for their responses to samples prepared from 34 Dickeya strains possessing different vfmO/P variants. A pattern of specificity was demonstrated, providing evidence that the polymorphism in the genes vfmO/P determines the biosynthesis of different analogues of the QS signal. Unexpectedly, this vfmO/P‐dependent pattern of specificity is linked to a polymorphism in the ABC transporter gene vfmG, suggesting an adaptation of the putative permease VfmG to specifically bind different analogues of the QS signal. Accordingly, we discuss the possible involvement of VfmG as co‐sensor of the Vfm two‐component regulatory system.
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- CIRAD, UMR PHIM, Montpellier, F-34398, France.,PHIM, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSA-Lyon, CNRS, UMR5240 MAP, Villeurbanne, F-69622, France
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- CIRAD, UMR PHIM, Montpellier, F-34398, France.,PHIM, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, D-10623, Germany
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSA-Lyon, CNRS, UMR5240 MAP, Villeurbanne, F-69622, France
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- CIRAD, UMR PHIM, Montpellier, F-34398, France.,PHIM, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Zhang W, Fan X, Li J, Ye T, Mishra S, Zhang L, Chen S. Exploration of the Quorum-Quenching Mechanism in Pseudomonas nitroreducens W-7 and Its Potential to Attenuate the Virulence of Dickeya zeae EC1. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:694161. [PMID: 34413838 PMCID: PMC8369503 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.694161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Quorum quenching (QQ) is a novel, promising strategy that opens up a new perspective for controlling quorum-sensing (QS)-mediated bacterial pathogens. QQ is performed by interfering with population-sensing systems, such as by the inhibition of signal synthesis, catalysis of degrading enzymes, and modification of signals. In many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, a class of chemically conserved signaling molecules named N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) have been widely studied. AHLs are involved in the modulation of virulence factors in various bacterial pathogens including Dickeya zeae. Dickeya zeae is the causal agent of plant-rot disease of bananas, rice, maize, potatoes, etc., causing enormous economic losses of crops. In this study, a highly efficient AHL-degrading bacterial strain W-7 was isolated from activated-sludge samples and identified as Pseudomonas nitroreducens. Strain W-7 revealed a superior ability to degrade N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (OdDHL) and completely degraded 0.2 mmol/L of OdDHL within 48 h. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) identified N-cyclohexyl-propanamide as the main intermediate metabolite during AHL biodegradation. A metabolic pathway for AHL in strain W-7 was proposed based on the chemical structure of AHL and intermediate products. In addition to the degradation of OdDHL, this strain was also found to be capable of degrading a wide range of AHLs including N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (OHHL), N-(3-oxooctanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone (OOHL), and N-hexanoyl-l-homoserine lactone (HHL). Moreover, the application of strain W-7 as a biocontrol agent could substantially attenuate the soft rot caused by D. zeae EC1 to suppress tissue maceration in various host plants. Similarly, the application of crude enzymes of strain W-7 significantly reduced the disease incidence and severity in host plants. These original findings unveil the biochemical aspects of a highly efficient AHL-degrading bacterial isolate and provide useful agents that exhibit great potential for the control of infectious diseases caused by AHL-dependent bacterial pathogens.
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- Wenping Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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Quorum Sensing Regulation in Phytopathogenic Bacteria. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020239. [PMID: 33498890 PMCID: PMC7912708 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Quorum sensing is a type of chemical communication by which bacterial populations control expression of their genes in a coordinated manner. This regulatory mechanism is commonly used by pathogens to control the expression of genes encoding virulence factors and that of genes involved in the bacterial adaptation to variations in environmental conditions. In phytopathogenic bacteria, several mechanisms of quorum sensing have been characterized. In this review, we describe the different quorum sensing systems present in phytopathogenic bacteria, such as those using the signal molecules named N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL), diffusible signal factor (DSF), and the unknown signal molecule of the virulence factor modulating (VFM) system. We focus on studies performed on phytopathogenic bacteria of major importance, including Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Agrobacterium, Xanthomonas, Erwinia, Xylella,Dickeya, and Pectobacterium spp. For each system, we present the mechanism of regulation, the functions targeted by the quorum sensing system, and the mechanisms by which quorum sensing is regulated.
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Blin P, Robic K, Khayi S, Cigna J, Munier E, Dewaegeneire P, Laurent A, Jaszczyszyn Y, Hong KW, Chan KG, Beury A, Reverchon S, Giraud T, Hélias V, Faure D. Pattern and causes of the establishment of the invasive bacterial potato pathogen Dickeya solani and of the maintenance of the resident pathogen D. dianthicola. Mol Ecol 2020; 30:608-624. [PMID: 33226678 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Invasive pathogens can be a threat when they affect human health, food production or ecosystem services, by displacing resident species, and we need to understand the cause of their establishment. We studied the patterns and causes of the establishment of the pathogen Dickeya solani that recently invaded potato agrosystems in Europe by assessing its invasion dynamics and its competitive ability against the closely related resident D. dianthicola species. Epidemiological records over one decade in France revealed the establishment of D. solani and the maintenance of the resident D. dianthicola in potato fields exhibiting blackleg symptoms. Using experimentations, we showed that D. dianthicola caused a higher symptom incidence on aerial parts of potato plants than D. solani, while D. solani was more aggressive on tubers (i.e. with more severe symptoms). In co-infection assays, D. dianthicola outcompeted D. solani in aerial parts, while the two species co-existed in tubers. A comparison of 76 D. solani genomes (56 of which have been sequenced here) revealed balanced frequencies of two previously uncharacterized alleles, VfmBPro and VfmBSer , at the vfmB virulence gene. Experimental inoculations showed that the VfmBSer population was more aggressive on tubers, while the VfmBPro population outcompeted the VfmBSer population in stem lesions, suggesting an important role of the vfmB virulence gene in the ecology of the pathogens. This study thus brings novel insights allowing a better understanding of the pattern and causes of the D.solani invasion into potato production agrosystems, and the reasons why the endemic D. dianthicola nevertheless persisted.
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- Pauline Blin
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.,French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.,Biotechnology Research Unit, National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA), Rabat, Morocco
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.,French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- International Genome Centre, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- International Genome Centre, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- Microbiologie Adaptation et Pathogénie (MAP), UMR5240, CNRS, INSA-Lyon, Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- French Federation of Seed Potato Growers (FN3PT/inov3PT), Paris, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Comparative genomics and pangenome-oriented studies reveal high homogeneity of the agronomically relevant enterobacterial plant pathogen Dickeya solani. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:449. [PMID: 32600255 PMCID: PMC7325237 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-06863-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Dickeya solani is an important plant pathogenic bacterium causing severe losses in European potato production. This species draws a lot of attention due to its remarkable virulence, great devastating potential and easier spread in contrast to other Dickeya spp. In view of a high need for extensive studies on economically important soft rot Pectobacteriaceae, we performed a comparative genomics analysis on D. solani strains to search for genetic foundations that would explain the differences in the observed virulence levels within the D. solani population. Results High quality assemblies of 8 de novo sequenced D. solani genomes have been obtained. Whole-sequence comparison, ANIb, ANIm, Tetra and pangenome-oriented analyses performed on these genomes and the sequences of 14 additional strains revealed an exceptionally high level of homogeneity among the studied genetic material of D. solani strains. With the use of 22 genomes, the pangenome of D. solani, comprising 84.7% core, 7.2% accessory and 8.1% unique genes, has been almost completely determined, suggesting the presence of a nearly closed pangenome structure. Attribution of the genes included in the D. solani pangenome fractions to functional COG categories showed that higher percentages of accessory and unique pangenome parts in contrast to the core section are encountered in phage/mobile elements- and transcription- associated groups with the genome of RNS 05.1.2A strain having the most significant impact. Also, the first D. solani large-scale genome-wide phylogeny computed on concatenated core gene alignments is herein reported. Conclusions The almost closed status of D. solani pangenome achieved in this work points to the fact that the unique gene pool of this species should no longer expand. Such a feature is characteristic of taxa whose representatives either occupy isolated ecological niches or lack efficient mechanisms for gene exchange and recombination, which seems rational concerning a strictly pathogenic species with clonal population structure. Finally, no obvious correlations between the geographical origin of D. solani strains and their phylogeny were found, which might reflect the specificity of the international seed potato market.
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Potrykus M, Decorosi F, Perkowska I, Viti C, Mengoni A, Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat N, Lojkowska E. The metabolic shift in highly and weakly virulent Dickeya solani strains is more affected by temperature than by mutations in genes encoding global virulence regulators. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 96:5739916. [PMID: 32068796 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Global warming may shortly increase the risk of disease development on plants. Significant differences in the metabolic activity screened with Phenotype Microarray at 22°C and 28°C were observed between D. solani strains with high and low virulence level. Highly virulent D. solani was characterized by a higher number of metabolized compounds and a faster metabolism and was more tolerant to non-favorable pH and osmolarity. Metabolic phenotyping showed for the first time that the mutation in pecT gene, which encodes a global repressor of virulence, affects several pathways of the basic cell metabolism. PecT mutants had a higher maceration capacity of potato tissue and showed a higher pectinolytic activity than the wild-type strains. On the contrary, mutation in expI gene, which encoded the signaling molecules synthase crucial for quorum sensing, had an insignificant effect on the cell metabolism, although it slightly reduced the potato tissue maceration. The ability to utilize most of the tested compounds was higher at 28°C, while the survival at non-favorable pH and osmolarity was higher at 22°C. These results proved that the temperature of incubation had the most significant impact on the D. solani metabolic profiles.
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- Marta Potrykus
- Department of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland.,Department of Environmental Toxicology, Faculty of Health Sciences with Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Debowa 23A, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 10 - 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia, 10 - 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano, 6 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Microbiologie Adaptation et Pathogénie, Univ Lyon, CNRS UMR5240, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSA de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Plant Protection and Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdansk, Poland
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Lv M, Hu M, Li P, Jiang Z, Zhang LH, Zhou J. A two-component regulatory system VfmIH modulates multiple virulence traits in Dickeya zeae. Mol Microbiol 2019; 111:1493-1509. [PMID: 30825339 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bacterial pathogen Dickeya zeae strain EC1 produces antibiotics-like phytotoxins called zeamines, which are major virulence determinants encoded by the zms gene cluster. In this study, we identified a zeamine-deficient mutant with a Tn5 insertion in a gene designated as vfmI encoding a two-component system (TCS) sensor histidine kinase (HK), which is accompanied by vfmH encoding a response regulator (RR) at the same genetic locus. Domain analysis shows this TCS is analogous to the VfmIH of D. dadantii, with typical characteristics of sensor HK and RR, respectively, and sharing the same operon. Deletion of either vfmI or vfmH resulted in decreased production of zeamines and cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs), and alleviated virulence on rice seeds and potato tubers. In D. dadantii 3937, VfmH was shown to bind to the promoters of vfmA and vfmE, while in D. zeae EC1, VfmH could bind to the promoters of vfmA, vfmE and vfmF. RNA-seq analysis of strain EC1 and its vfmH mutant also showed that the TCS positively regulated a range of virulence genes, including zms, T1SS, T2SS, T3SS, T6SS, flagellar and CWDE genes.
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- Mingfa Lv
- Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Ecology of Tropical Islands, College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, China
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.,Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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Golanowska M, Potrykus M, Motyka-Pomagruk A, Kabza M, Bacci G, Galardini M, Bazzicalupo M, Makalowska I, Smalla K, Mengoni A, Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat N, Lojkowska E. Comparison of Highly and Weakly Virulent Dickeya solani Strains, With a View on the Pangenome and Panregulon of This Species. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1940. [PMID: 30233505 PMCID: PMC6127512 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bacteria belonging to the genera Dickeya and Pectobacterium are responsible for significant economic losses in a wide variety of crops and ornamentals. During last years, increasing losses in potato production have been attributed to the appearance of Dickeya solani. The D. solani strains investigated so far share genetic homogeneity, although different virulence levels were observed among strains of various origins. The purpose of this study was to investigate the genetic traits possibly related to the diverse virulence levels by means of comparative genomics. First, we developed a new genome assembly pipeline which allowed us to complete the D. solani genomes. Four de novo sequenced and ten publicly available genomes were used to identify the structure of the D. solani pangenome, in which 74.8 and 25.2% of genes were grouped into the core and dispensable genome, respectively. For D. solani panregulon analysis, we performed a binding site prediction for four transcription factors, namely CRP, KdgR, PecS and Fur, to detect the regulons of these virulence regulators. Most of the D. solani potential virulence factors were predicted to belong to the accessory regulons of CRP, KdgR, and PecS. Thus, some differences in gene expression could exist between D. solani strains. The comparison between a highly and a low virulent strain, IFB0099 and IFB0223, respectively, disclosed only small differences between their genomes but significant differences in the production of virulence factors like pectinases, cellulases and proteases, and in their mobility. The D. solani strains also diverge in the number and size of prophages present in their genomes. Another relevant difference is the disruption of the adhesin gene fhaB2 in the highly virulent strain. Strain IFB0223, which has a complete adhesin gene, is less mobile and less aggressive than IFB0099. This suggests that in this case, mobility rather than adherence is needed in order to trigger disease symptoms. This study highlights the utility of comparative genomics in predicting D. solani traits involved in the aggressiveness of this emerging plant pathogen.
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- Malgorzata Golanowska
- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- EMBL, EBI, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- UMR5240 Microbiologie Adaptation et Pathogénie, Univ Lyon, CNRS, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSA Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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