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Gilhar O, Ben-Navi LR, Olender T, Aharoni A, Friedman J, Kolodkin-Gal I. Multigenerational inheritance drives symbiotic interactions of the bacterium Bacillus subtilis with its plant host. Microbiol Res 2024; 286:127814. [PMID: 38954993 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127814] [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: 04/13/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Bacillus subtilis is a beneficial bacterium that supports plant growth and protects plants from bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. Using a simplified system of B. subtilis and Arabidopsis thaliana interactions, we studied the fitness and transcriptome of bacteria detached from the root over generations of growth in LB medium. We found that bacteria previously associated with the root or exposed to its secretions had greater stress tolerance and were more competitive in root colonization than bacteria not previously exposed to the root. Furthermore, our transcriptome results provide evidence that plant secretions induce a microbial stress response and fundamentally alter signaling by the cyclic nucleotide c-di-AMP, a signature maintained by their descendants. The changes in cellular physiology due to exposure to plant exudates were multigenerational, as they allowed not only the bacterial cells that colonized a new plant but also their descendants to have an advance over naive competitors of the same species, while the overall plasticity of gene expression and rapid adaptation were maintained. These changes were hereditary but not permanent. Our work demonstrates a bacterial memory manifested by multigenerational reversible adaptation to plant hosts in the form of activation of the stressosome, which confers an advantage to symbiotic bacteria during competition.
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- Omri Gilhar
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel.
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Engelhardt IC, Holden N, Daniell TJ, Dupuy LX. Mobility and growth in confined spaces are important mechanisms for the establishment of Bacillus subtilis in the rhizosphere. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2024; 170. [PMID: 39106481 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2024]
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The rhizosphere hosts complex and abundant microbiomes whose structure and composition are now well described by metagenomic studies. However, the dynamic mechanisms that enable micro-organisms to establish along a growing plant root are poorly characterized. Here, we studied how a motile bacterium utilizes the microhabitats created by soil pore space to establish in the proximity of plant roots. We have established a model system consisting of Bacillus subtilis and lettuce seedlings co-inoculated in transparent soil microcosms. We carried out live imaging experiments and developed image analysis pipelines to quantify the abundance of the bacterium as a function of time and position in the pore space. Results showed that the establishment of the bacterium in the rhizosphere follows a precise sequence of events where small islands of mobile bacteria were first seen forming near the root tip within the first 12-24 h of inoculation. Biofilm was then seen forming on the root epidermis at distances of about 700-1000 µm from the tip. Bacteria accumulated predominantly in confined pore spaces within 200 µm from the root or the surface of a particle. Using probabilistic models, we could map the complete sequence of events and propose a conceptual model of bacterial establishment in the pore space. This study therefore advances our understanding of the respective role of growth and mobility in the efficient colonization of bacteria in the rhizosphere.
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- Ilonka C Engelhardt
- Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72074, Germany
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- Department of Rural Land Use, Scotland's Rural College, Aberdeen AB21 9YA, UK
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- Molecular Microbiology: Biochemistry to Disease, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, Neiker, Derio 48160, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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Mahmoud FM, Pritsch K, Siani R, Benning S, Radl V, Kublik S, Bunk B, Spröer C, Schloter M. Comparative genomic analysis of strain Priestia megaterium B1 reveals conserved potential for adaptation to endophytism and plant growth promotion. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0042224. [PMID: 38916310 PMCID: PMC11302069 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00422-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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In our study, we aimed to explore the genomic and phenotypic traits of Priestia megaterium strain B1, which was isolated from root material of healthy apple plants, to adapt to the endophytic lifestyle and promote plant growth. We identified putative genes encoding proteins involved in chemotaxis, flagella biosynthesis, biofilm formation, secretory systems, detoxification, transporters, and transcription regulation. Furthermore, B1 exhibited both swarming and swimming motilities, along with biofilm formation. Both genomic and physiological analyses revealed the potential of B1 to promote plant growth through the production of indole-3-acetic acid and siderophores, as well as the solubilization of phosphate and zinc. To deduce potential genomic features associated with endophytism across members of P. megaterium strains, we conducted a comparative genomic analysis involving 27 and 31 genomes of strains recovered from plant and soil habitats, respectively, in addition to our strain B1. Our results indicated a closed pan genome and comparable genome size of strains from both habitats, suggesting a facultative host association and adaptive lifestyle to both habitats. Additionally, we performed a sparse Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis to infer the most discriminative functional features of the two habitats based on Pfam annotation. Despite the distinctive clustering of both groups, functional enrichment analysis revealed no significant enrichment of any Pfam domain in both habitats. Furthermore, when assessing genetic elements related to adaptation to endophytism in each individual strain, we observed their widespread presence among strains from both habitats. Moreover, all members displayed potential genetic elements for promoting plant growth.IMPORTANCEBoth genomic and phenotypic analyses yielded valuable insights into the capacity of P. megaterium B1 to adapt to the plant niche and enhance its growth. The comparative genomic analysis revealed that P. megaterium members, whether derived from soil or plant sources, possess the essential genetic machinery for interacting with plants and enhancing their growth. The conservation of these traits across various strains of this species extends its potential application as a bio-stimulant in diverse environments. This significance also applies to strain B1, particularly regarding its application to enhance the growth of plants facing apple replant disease conditions.
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- Fatma M. Mahmoud
- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Research Unit for Environmental Simulations, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- Chair for Environmental Microbiology, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Liu X, Lertsethtakarn P, Mariscal VT, Yildiz F, Ottemann KM. Counterclockwise rotation of the flagellum promotes biofilm initiation in Helicobacter pylori. mBio 2024; 15:e0044024. [PMID: 38700325 PMCID: PMC11237671 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00440-24] [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: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Motility promotes biofilm initiation during the early steps of this process: microbial surface association and attachment. Motility is controlled in part by chemotaxis signaling, so it seems reasonable that chemotaxis may also affect biofilm formation. There is a gap, however, in our understanding of the interactions between chemotaxis and biofilm formation, partly because most studies analyzed the phenotype of only a single chemotaxis signaling mutant, e.g., cheA. Here, we addressed the role of chemotaxis in biofilm formation using a full set of chemotaxis signaling mutants in Helicobacter pylori, a class I carcinogen that infects more than half the world's population and forms biofilms. Using mutants that lack each chemotaxis signaling protein, we found that chemotaxis signaling affected the biofilm initiation stage, but not mature biofilm formation. Surprisingly, some chemotaxis mutants elevated biofilm initiation, while others inhibited it in a manner that was not tied to chemotaxis ability or ligand input. Instead, the biofilm phenotype correlated with flagellar rotational bias. Specifically, mutants with a counterclockwise bias promoted biofilm initiation, e.g., ∆cheA, ∆cheW, or ∆cheV1; in contrast, those with a clockwise bias inhibited it, e.g., ∆cheZ, ∆chePep, or ∆cheV3. We tested this correlation using a counterclockwise bias-locked flagellum, which induced biofilm formation independent of the chemotaxis system. These CCW flagella, however, were not sufficient to induce biofilm formation, suggesting there are downstream players. Overall, our work highlights the new finding that flagellar rotational direction promotes biofilm initiation, with the chemotaxis signaling system operating as one mechanism to control flagellar rotation. IMPORTANCE Chemotaxis signaling systems have been reported to contribute to biofilm formation in many bacteria; however, how they regulate biofilm formation remains largely unknown. Chemotaxis systems are composed of many distinct kinds of proteins, but most previous work analyzed the biofilm effect of loss of only a few. Here, we explored chemotaxis' role during biofilm formation in the human-associated pathogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori. We found that chemotaxis proteins are involved in biofilm initiation in a manner that correlated with how they affected flagellar rotation. Biofilm initiation was high in mutants with counterclockwise (CCW) flagellar bias and low in those with clockwise bias. We supported the idea that a major driver of biofilm formation is flagellar rotational direction using a CCW-locked flagellar mutant, which stays CCW independent of chemotaxis input and showed elevated biofilm initiation. Our data suggest that CCW-rotating flagella, independent of chemotaxis inputs, are a biofilm-promoting signal.
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- Xiaolin Liu
- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA
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Nishisaka CS, Ventura JP, Bais HP, Mendes R. Role of Bacillus subtilis exopolymeric genes in modulating rhizosphere microbiome assembly. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOME 2024; 19:33. [PMID: 38745256 DOI: 10.1186/s40793-024-00567-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Bacillus subtilis is well known for promoting plant growth and reducing abiotic and biotic stresses. Mutant gene-defective models can be created to understand important traits associated with rhizosphere fitness. This study aimed to analyze the role of exopolymeric genes in modulating tomato rhizosphere microbiome assembly under a gradient of soil microbiome diversities using the B. subtilis wild-type strain UD1022 and its corresponding mutant strain UD1022eps-TasA, which is defective in exopolysaccharide (EPS) and TasA protein production. RESULTS qPCR revealed that the B. subtilis UD1022eps-TasA- strain has a diminished capacity to colonize tomato roots in soils with diluted microbial diversity. The analysis of bacterial β-diversity revealed significant differences in bacterial and fungal community structures following inoculation with either the wild-type or mutant B. subtilis strains. The Verrucomicrobiota, Patescibacteria, and Nitrospirota phyla were more enriched with the wild-type strain inoculation than with the mutant inoculation. Co-occurrence analysis revealed that when the mutant was inoculated in tomato, the rhizosphere microbial community exhibited a lower level of modularity, fewer nodes, and fewer communities compared to communities inoculated with wild-type B. subtilis. CONCLUSION This study advances our understanding of the EPS and TasA genes, which are not only important for root colonization but also play a significant role in shaping rhizosphere microbiome assembly. Future research should concentrate on specific microbiome genetic traits and their implications for rhizosphere colonization, coupled with rhizosphere microbiome modulation. These efforts will be crucial for optimizing PGPR-based approaches in agriculture.
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- Caroline Sayuri Nishisaka
- Embrapa Environment, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Agricultural Microbiology, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Embrapa Environment, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Agricultural Microbiology, College of Agriculture "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
- Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center (BPI), Newark, DE, USA
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Maitra P, Hrynkiewicz K, Szuba A, Jagodziński AM, Al-Rashid J, Mandal D, Mucha J. Metabolic niches in the rhizosphere microbiome: dependence on soil horizons, root traits and climate variables in forest ecosystems. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1344205. [PMID: 38645395 PMCID: PMC11026606 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1344205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Understanding belowground plant-microbial interactions is important for biodiversity maintenance, community assembly and ecosystem functioning of forest ecosystems. Consequently, a large number of studies were conducted on root and microbial interactions, especially in the context of precipitation and temperature gradients under global climate change scenarios. Forests ecosystems have high biodiversity of plants and associated microbes, and contribute to major primary productivity of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the impact of root metabolites/exudates and root traits on soil microbial functional groups along these climate gradients is poorly described in these forest ecosystems. The plant root system exhibits differentiated exudation profiles and considerable trait plasticity in terms of root morphological/phenotypic traits, which can cause shifts in microbial abundance and diversity. The root metabolites composed of primary and secondary metabolites and volatile organic compounds that have diverse roles in appealing to and preventing distinct microbial strains, thus benefit plant fitness and growth, and tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought. Climatic factors significantly alter the quantity and quality of metabolites that forest trees secrete into the soil. Thus, the heterogeneities in the rhizosphere due to different climate drivers generate ecological niches for various microbial assemblages to foster beneficial rhizospheric interactions in the forest ecosystems. However, the root exudations and microbial diversity in forest trees vary across different soil layers due to alterations in root system architecture, soil moisture, temperature, and nutrient stoichiometry. Changes in root system architecture or traits, e.g. root tissue density (RTD), specific root length (SRL), and specific root area (SRA), impact the root exudation profile and amount released into the soil and thus influence the abundance and diversity of different functional guilds of microbes. Here, we review the current knowledge about root morphological and functional (root exudation) trait changes that affect microbial interactions along drought and temperature gradients. This review aims to clarify how forest trees adapt to challenging environments by leveraging their root traits to interact beneficially with microbes. Understanding these strategies is vital for comprehending plant adaptation under global climate change, with significant implications for future research in plant biodiversity conservation, particularly within forest ecosystems.
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- Pulak Maitra
- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
- Department of Game Management and Forest Protection, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
- Department of Forest Entomology and Pathology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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Wu YC, Yu CW, Chiu JY, Chiang YH, Mitsuda N, Yen XC, Huang TP, Chang TF, Yen CJ, Guo WJ. The AT-hook protein AHL29 promotes Bacillus subtilis colonization by suppressing SWEET2-mediated sugar retrieval in Arabidopsis roots. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024; 47:1084-1098. [PMID: 38037476 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Beneficial Bacillus subtilis (BS) symbiosis could combat root pathogenesis, but it relies on root-secreted sugars. Understanding the molecular control of sugar flux during colonization would benefit biocontrol applications. The SWEET (Sugar Will Eventually Be Exported Transporter) uniporter regulates microbe-induced sugar secretion from roots; thus, its homologs may modulate sugar distribution upon BS colonization. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed that gene transcripts of SWEET2, but not SWEET16 and 17, were significantly induced in seedling roots after 12 h of BS inoculation. Particularly, SWEET2-β-glucuronidase fusion proteins accumulated in the apical mature zone where BS abundantly colonized. Yet, enhanced BS colonization in sweet2 mutant roots suggested a specific role for SWEET2 to constrain BS propagation, probably by limiting hexose secretion. By employing yeast one-hybrid screening and ectopic expression in Arabidopsis protoplasts, the transcription factor AHL29 was identified to function as a repressor of SWEET2 expression through the AT-hook motif. Repression occurred despite immunity signals. Additionally, enhanced SWEET2 expression and reduced colonies were specifically detected in roots of BS-colonized ahl29 mutant. Taken together, we propose that BS colonization may activate repression of AHL29 on SWEET2 transcription that would be enhanced by immunity signals, thereby maintaining adequate sugar secretion for a beneficial Bacillus association.
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- Yun-Chien Wu
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ROC
- Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ROC
- Master and Doctoral Degree Program in Plant Health Care, Academy of Circular Economy, National Chung Hsing University, Nantou, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan ROC
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Filan C, Green M, Diering A, Cicerone MT, Cheung LS, Kostka JE, Robles FE. Label-free functional analysis of root-associated microbes with dynamic quantitative oblique back-illumination microscopy. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5812. [PMID: 38461279 PMCID: PMC10925023 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56443-1] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024] Open
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The increasing global demand for food, coupled with concerns about the environmental impact of synthetic fertilizers, underscores the urgency of developing sustainable agricultural practices. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, known as diazotrophs, offer a potential solution by converting atmospheric nitrogen into bioavailable forms, reducing the reliance on synthetic fertilizers. However, a deeper understanding of their interactions with plants and other microbes is needed. In this study, we introduce a recently developed label-free 3D quantitative phase imaging technology called dynamic quantitative oblique back-illumination microscopy (DqOBM) to assess the functional dynamic activity of diazotrophs in vitro and in situ. Our experiments involved three different diazotrophs (Sinorhizobium meliloti, Azotobacter vinelandii, and Rahnella aquatilis) cultured on media with amendments of carbon and nitrogen sources. Over 5 days, we observed increased dynamics in nutrient-amended media. These results suggest that the observed bacterial dynamics correlate with their metabolic activity. Furthermore, we applied qOBM to visualize microbial dynamics within the root cap and elongation zone of Arabidopsis thaliana primary roots. This allowed us to identify distinct areas of microbial infiltration in plant roots without the need for fluorescent markers. Our findings demonstrate that DqOBM can effectively characterize microbial dynamics and provide insights into plant-microbe interactions in situ, offering a valuable tool for advancing our understanding of sustainable agriculture.
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- Caroline Filan
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA.
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LeBlanc NR, Harrigian FC. Green Waste Compost Impacts Microbial Functions Related to Carbohydrate Use and Active Dispersal in Plant Pathogen-Infested Soil. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2024; 87:44. [PMID: 38367043 PMCID: PMC10874327 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-024-02361-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The effects of compost on physical and chemical characteristics of soil are well-studied but impacts on soil microbiomes are poorly understood. This research tested effects of green waste compost on bacterial communities in soil infested with the plant pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Compost was added to pathogen-infested soil and maintained in mesocosms in a greenhouse experiment and replicated growth chamber experiments. Bacteria and F. oxysporum abundance were quantified using quantitative PCR. Taxonomic and functional characteristics of bacterial communities were measured using shotgun metagenome sequencing. Compost significantly increased bacterial abundance 8 weeks after amendment in one experiment. Compost increased concentrations of chemical characteristics of soil, including phosphorus, potassium, organic matter, and pH. In all experiments, compost significantly reduced abundance of F. oxysporum and altered the taxonomic composition of soil bacterial communities. Sixteen bacterial genera were significantly increased from compost in every experiment, potentially playing a role in pathogen suppression. In all experiments, there was a consistent negative effect of compost on functions related to carbohydrate use and a positive effect on bacteria with flagella. Results from this work demonstrate that compost can reduce the abundance of soilborne plant pathogens and raise questions about the role of microbes in plant pathogen suppression.
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- Nicholas R LeBlanc
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, 1636 E. Alisal St, Salinas, CA, 93905, USA.
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit, 1636 E. Alisal St, Salinas, CA, 93905, USA
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Ghitti E, Rolli E, Vergani L, Borin S. Flavonoids influence key rhizocompetence traits for early root colonization and PCB degradation potential of Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1325048. [PMID: 38371405 PMCID: PMC10869545 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1325048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Introduction Flavonoids are among the main plant root exudation components, and, in addition to their role in symbiosis, they can broadly affect the functionality of plant-associated microbes: in polluted environments, for instance, flavonoids can induce the expression of the enzymatic degradative machinery to clean-up soils from xenobiotics like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). However, their involvement in root community recruitment and assembly involving non-symbiotic beneficial interactions remains understudied and may be crucial to sustain the holobiont fitness under PCB stress. Methods By using a set of model pure flavonoid molecules and a natural blend of root exudates (REs) with altered flavonoid composition produced by Arabidopsis mutant lines affected in flavonoid biosynthesis and abundance (null mutant tt4, flavonoid aglycones hyperproducer tt8, and flavonoid conjugates hyperaccumulator ttg), we investigated flavonoid contribution in stimulating rhizocompetence traits and the catabolic potential of the model bacterial strain for PCB degradation Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400. Results Flavonoids influenced the traits involved in bacterial recruitment in the rhizoplane by improving chemotaxis and motility responses, by increasing biofilm formation and by promoting the growth and activation of the PCB-degradative pathway of strain LB400, being thus potentially exploited as carbon sources, stimulating factors and chemoattractant molecules. Indeed, early rhizoplane colonization was favored in plantlets of the tt8 Arabidopsis mutant and reduced in the ttg line. Bacterial growth was promoted by the REs of mutant lines tt4 and tt8 under control conditions and reduced upon PCB-18 stress, showing no significant differences compared with the WT and ttg, indicating that unidentified plant metabolites could be involved. PCB stress presumably altered the Arabidopsis root exudation profile, although a sudden "cry-for-help" response to recruit strain LB400 was excluded and flavonoids appeared not to be the main determinants. In the in vitro plant-microbe interaction assays, plant growth promotion and PCB resistance promoted by strain LB400 seemed to act through flavonoid-independent mechanisms without altering bacterial colonization efficiency and root adhesion pattern. Discussions This study further contributes to elucidate the vast array of functions provided by flavonoids in orchestrating the early events of PCB-degrading strain LB400 recruitment in the rhizosphere and to support the holobiont fitness by stimulating the catabolic machinery involved in xenobiotics decomposition and removal.
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Aroney STN, Pini F, Kessler C, Poole PS, Sánchez-Cañizares C. The motility and chemosensory systems of Rhizobium leguminosarum, their role in symbiosis, and link to PTS Ntr regulation. Environ Microbiol 2024; 26:e16570. [PMID: 38216524 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16570] [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: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Motility and chemotaxis are crucial processes for soil bacteria and plant-microbe interactions. This applies to the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum, where motility is driven by flagella rotation controlled by two chemotaxis systems, Che1 and Che2. The Che1 cluster is particularly important in free-living motility prior to the establishment of the symbiosis, with a che1 mutant delayed in nodulation and reduced in nodulation competitiveness. The Che2 system alters bacteroid development and nodule maturation. In this work, we also identified 27 putative chemoreceptors encoded in the R. leguminosarum bv. viciae 3841 genome and characterized its motility in different growth conditions. We describe a metabolism-based taxis system in rhizobia that acts at high concentrations of dicarboxylates to halt motility independent of chemotaxis. Finally, we show how PTSNtr influences cell motility, with PTSNtr mutants exhibiting reduced swimming in different media. Motility is restored by the active forms of the PTSNtr output regulatory proteins, unphosphorylated ManX and phosphorylated PtsN. Overall, this work shows how rhizobia typify soil bacteria by having a high number of chemoreceptors and highlights the importance of the motility and chemotaxis mechanisms in a free-living cell in the rhizosphere, and at different stages of the symbiosis.
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Liu Y, Xu Z, Chen L, Xun W, Shu X, Chen Y, Sun X, Wang Z, Ren Y, Shen Q, Zhang R. Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2024; 48:fuad066. [PMID: 38093453 PMCID: PMC10786197 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuad066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Rhizosphere microbes play critical roles for plant's growth and health. Among them, the beneficial rhizobacteria have the potential to be developed as the biofertilizer or bioinoculants for sustaining the agricultural development. The efficient rhizosphere colonization of these rhizobacteria is a prerequisite for exerting their plant beneficial functions, but the colonizing process and underlying mechanisms have not been thoroughly reviewed, especially for the nonsymbiotic beneficial rhizobacteria. This review systematically analyzed the root colonizing process of the nonsymbiotic rhizobacteria and compared it with that of the symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria. This review also highlighted the approaches to improve the root colonization efficiency and proposed to study the rhizobacterial colonization from a holistic perspective of the rhizosphere microbiome under more natural conditions.
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- Yunpeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China, The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Experimental Center of Forestry in North China, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 1 Shuizha West Road, Beijing 102300, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China, The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, 1 Shizishan Street, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Arid and Semi-Arid Arable Land in Northern China, The Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, National Engineering Research Center for Organic-Based Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, 6 Tongwei Road, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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Knights HE, Ramachandran VK, Jorrin B, Ledermann R, Parsons JD, Aroney STN, Poole PS. Rhizobium determinants of rhizosphere persistence and root colonization. THE ISME JOURNAL 2024; 18:wrae072. [PMID: 38690786 PMCID: PMC11103875 DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Bacterial persistence in the rhizosphere and colonization of root niches are critical for the establishment of many beneficial plant-bacteria interactions including those between Rhizobium leguminosarum and its host legumes. Despite this, most studies on R. leguminosarum have focused on its symbiotic lifestyle as an endosymbiont in root nodules. Here, we use random barcode transposon sequencing to assay gene contributions of R. leguminosarum during competitive growth in the rhizosphere and colonization of various plant species. This facilitated the identification of 189 genes commonly required for growth in diverse plant rhizospheres, mutation of 111 of which also affected subsequent root colonization (rhizosphere progressive), and a further 119 genes necessary for colonization. Common determinants reveal a need to synthesize essential compounds (amino acids, ribonucleotides, and cofactors), adapt metabolic function, respond to external stimuli, and withstand various stresses (such as changes in osmolarity). Additionally, chemotaxis and flagella-mediated motility are prerequisites for root colonization. Many genes showed plant-specific dependencies highlighting significant adaptation to different plant species. This work provides a greater understanding of factors promoting rhizosphere fitness and root colonization in plant-beneficial bacteria, facilitating their exploitation for agricultural benefit.
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- Hayley E Knights
- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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Idris AL, Li W, Huang F, Lin F, Guan X, Huang T. Impacts of UV radiation on Bacillus biocontrol agents and their resistance mechanisms. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:58. [PMID: 38165488 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03856-1] [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: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Bacillus biocontrol agent(s) BCA(s) such as Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus subtilis have been widely applied to control insects' pests of plants and pathogenic microbes, improve plant growth, and facilitate their resistance to environmental stresses. In the last decade, researchers have shown that, the application of Bacillus biocontrol agent(s) BCA(s) optimized agricultural production yield, and reduced disease risks in some crops. However, these bacteria encountered various abiotic stresses, among which ultraviolet (UV) radiation severely decrease their efficiency. Researchers have identified several strategies by which Bacillus biocontrol agents resist the negative effects of UV radiation, including transcriptional response, UV mutagenesis, biochemical and artificial means (addition of protective agents). These strategies are governed by distinct pathways, triggered by UV radiation. Herein, the impact of UV radiation on Bacillus biocontrol agent(s) BCA(s) and their mechanisms of resistance were discussed.
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- Aisha Lawan Idris
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Polytechnic of Information Technology, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Wu D, Wang W, Yao Y, Li H, Wang Q, Niu B. Microbial interactions within beneficial consortia promote soil health. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 900:165801. [PMID: 37499809 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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By ecologically interacting with various biotic and abiotic agents acting in soil ecosystems, highly diverse soil microorganisms establish complex and stable assemblages and survive in a community context in natural settings. Besides facilitating soil microbiome to maintain great levels of population homeostasis, such microbial interactions drive soil microbes to function as the major engine of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling. It is verified that the regulative effect of microbe-microbe interplay plays an instrumental role in microbial-mediated promotion of soil health, including bioremediation of soil pollutants and biocontrol of soil-borne phytopathogens, which is considered an environmentally friendly strategy for ensuring the healthy condition of soils. Specifically, in microbial consortia, it has been proven that microorganism-microorganism interactions are involved in enhancing the soil health-promoting effectiveness (i.e., efficacies of pollution reduction and disease inhibition) of the beneficial microbes, here defined as soil health-promoting agents. These microbial interactions can positively regulate the soil health-enhancing effect by supporting those soil health-promoting agents utilized in combination, as multi-strain soil health-promoting agents, to overcome three main obstacles: inadequate soil colonization, insufficient soil contaminant eradication and inefficient soil-borne pathogen suppression, all of which can restrict their probiotic functionality. Yet the mechanisms underlying such beneficial interaction-related adjustments and how to efficiently assemble soil health-enhancing consortia with the guidance of microbe-microbe communications remain incompletely understood. In this review, we focus on bacterial and fungal soil health-promoting agents to summarize current research progress on the utilization of multi-strain soil health-promoting agents in the control of soil pollution and soil-borne plant diseases. We discuss potential microbial interaction-relevant mechanisms deployed by the probiotic microorganisms to upgrade their functions in managing soil health. We emphasize the interplay-related factors that should be taken into account when building soil health-promoting consortia, and propose a workflow for assembling them by employing a reductionist synthetic community approach.
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- Di Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; The Center for Basic Forestry Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; The Center for Basic Forestry Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Food Science, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; The Center for Basic Forestry Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China; College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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Wiesmann CL, Wang NR, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Haney CH. Origins of symbiosis: shared mechanisms underlying microbial pathogenesis, commensalism and mutualism of plants and animals. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2023; 47:fuac048. [PMID: 36521845 PMCID: PMC10719066 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Regardless of the outcome of symbiosis, whether it is pathogenic, mutualistic or commensal, bacteria must first colonize their hosts. Intriguingly, closely related bacteria that colonize diverse hosts with diverse outcomes of symbiosis have conserved host-association and virulence factors. This review describes commonalities in the process of becoming host associated amongst bacteria with diverse lifestyles. Whether a pathogen, commensal or mutualist, bacteria must sense the presence of and migrate towards a host, compete for space and nutrients with other microbes, evade the host immune system, and change their physiology to enable long-term host association. We primarily focus on well-studied taxa, such as Pseudomonas, that associate with diverse model plant and animal hosts, with far-ranging symbiotic outcomes. Given the importance of opportunistic pathogens and chronic infections in both human health and agriculture, understanding the mechanisms that facilitate symbiotic relationships between bacteria and their hosts will help inform the development of disease treatments for both humans, and the plants we eat.
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- Christina L Wiesmann
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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de Barros Dantas LL, Eldridge BM, Dorling J, Dekeya R, Lynch DA, Dodd AN. Circadian regulation of metabolism across photosynthetic organisms. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 116:650-668. [PMID: 37531328 PMCID: PMC10953457 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Circadian regulation produces a biological measure of time within cells. The daily cycle in the availability of light for photosynthesis causes dramatic changes in biochemical processes in photosynthetic organisms, with the circadian clock having crucial roles in adaptation to these fluctuating conditions. Correct alignment between the circadian clock and environmental day-night cycles maximizes plant productivity through its regulation of metabolism. Therefore, the processes that integrate circadian regulation with metabolism are key to understanding how the circadian clock contributes to plant productivity. This forms an important part of exploiting knowledge of circadian regulation to enhance sustainable crop production. Here, we examine the roles of circadian regulation in metabolic processes in source and sink organ structures of Arabidopsis. We also evaluate possible roles for circadian regulation in root exudation processes that deposit carbon into the soil, and the nature of the rhythmic interactions between plants and their associated microbial communities. Finally, we examine shared and differing aspects of the circadian regulation of metabolism between Arabidopsis and other model photosynthetic organisms, and between circadian control of metabolism in photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organisms. This synthesis identifies a variety of future research topics, including a focus on metabolic processes that underlie biotic interactions within ecosystems.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental BiologyJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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Boubsi F, Hoff G, Arguelles Arias A, Steels S, Andrić S, Anckaert A, Roulard R, Rigolet A, van Wuytswinkel O, Ongena M. Pectic homogalacturonan sensed by Bacillus acts as host associated cue to promote establishment and persistence in the rhizosphere. iScience 2023; 26:107925. [PMID: 37790276 PMCID: PMC10543691 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107925] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Bacillus velezensis isolates are among the most promising plant-associated beneficial bacteria used as biocontrol agents. However, various aspects of the chemical communication between the plant and these beneficials, determining root colonization ability, remain poorly described. Here we investigated the molecular basis of such interkingdom interaction occurring upon contact between Bacillus velezensis and its host via the sensing of pectin backbone homogalacturonan (HG). We showed that B. velezensis stimulates key developmental traits via a dynamic process involving two conserved pectinolytic enzymes. This response integrates transcriptional changes leading to the switch from planktonic to sessile cells, a strong increase in biofilm formation, and an accelerated sporulation dynamics while conserving the potential to efficiently produce specialized secondary metabolites. As a whole, we anticipate that this response of Bacillus to cell wall-derived host cues contributes to its establishment and persistence in the competitive rhizosphere niche and ipso facto to its activity as biocontrol agent.
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- Farah Boubsi
- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- UMRT INRAe 1158 Plant Biology and Innovation, University of Picardie Jules Verne, UFR des Sciences, 80039 Amiens, France
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- UMRT INRAe 1158 Plant Biology and Innovation, University of Picardie Jules Verne, UFR des Sciences, 80039 Amiens, France
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- Microbial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Tani A, Masuda S, Fujitani Y, Iga T, Haruna Y, Kikuchi S, Shuaile W, Lv H, Katayama S, Yurimoto H, Sakai Y, Kato J. Metabolism-linked methylotaxis sensors responsible for plant colonization in Methylobacterium aquaticum strain 22A. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1258452. [PMID: 37901831 PMCID: PMC10613068 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1258452] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Motile bacteria take a competitive advantage in colonization of plant surfaces to establish beneficial associations that eventually support plant health. Plant exudates serve not only as primary growth substrates for bacteria but also as bacterial chemotaxis attractants. A number of plant-derived compounds and corresponding chemotaxis sensors have been documented, however, the sensors for methanol, one of the major volatile compounds released by plants, have not been identified. Methylobacterium species are ubiquitous plant surface-symbiotic, methylotrophic bacteria. A plant-growth promoting bacterium, M. aquaticum strain 22A exhibits chemotaxis toward methanol (methylotaxis). Its genome encodes 52 methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins (MCPs), among which we identified three MCPs (methylotaxis proteins, MtpA, MtpB, and MtpC) responsible for methylotaxis. The triple gene mutant of the MCPs exhibited no methylotaxis, slower gathering to plant tissues, and less efficient colonization on plants than the wild type, suggesting that the methylotaxis mediates initiation of plant-Methylobacterium symbiosis and engages in proliferation on plants. To examine how these MCPs are operating methylotaxis, we generated multiple gene knockouts of the MCPs, and Ca2+-dependent MxaFI and lanthanide (Ln3+)-dependent XoxF methanol dehydrogenases (MDHs), whose expression is regulated by the presence of Ln3+. MtpA was found to be a cytosolic sensor that conducts formaldehyde taxis (formtaxis), as well as methylotaxis when MDHs generate formaldehyde. MtpB contained a dCache domain and exhibited differential cellular localization in response to La3+. MtpB expression was induced by La3+, and its activity required XoxF1. MtpC exhibited typical cell pole localization, required MxaFI activity, and was regulated under MxbDM that is also required for MxaF expression. Strain 22A methylotaxis is realized by three independent MCPs, two of which monitor methanol oxidation by Ln3+-regulated MDHs, and one of which monitors the common methanol oxidation product, formaldehyde. We propose that methanol metabolism-linked chemotaxis is the key factor for the efficient colonization of Methylobacterium on plants.
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- Akio Tani
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program (JST ALCA), Kawaguchi, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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Hu G, Wang Y, Blake C, Nordgaard M, Liu X, Wang B, Kovács ÁT. Parallel genetic adaptation of Bacillus subtilis to different plant species. Microb Genom 2023; 9:mgen001064. [PMID: 37466402 PMCID: PMC10438812 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria benefit plants by stimulating their growth or protecting them against phytopathogens. Rhizobacteria must colonize and persist on plant roots to exert their benefits. However, little is known regarding the processes by which rhizobacteria adapt to different plant species, or behave under alternating host plant regimes. Here, we used experimental evolution and whole-population whole-genome sequencing to analyse how Bacillus subtilis evolves on Arabidopsis thaliana and tomato seedlings, and under an alternating host plant regime, in a static hydroponic setup. We observed parallel evolution across multiple levels of biological organization in all conditions, which was greatest for the two heterogeneous, multi-resource, spatially structured environments at the genetic level. Species-specific adaptation at the genetic level was also observed, possibly caused by the selection stress imposed by different host plants. Furthermore, a trade-off between motility and biofilm development was supported by mutational changes in motility- and biofilm-related genes. Finally, we identified several condition-specific and common targeted genes in different environments by comparing three different B. subtilis biofilm adaptation settings. The results demonstrate a common evolutionary pattern when B. subtilis is adapting to the plant rhizosphere in similar conditions, and reveal differences in genetic mechanisms between different host plants. These findings will likely support strain improvements for sustainable agriculture.
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- Guohai Hu
- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518120, PR China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518120, PR China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
- BGI-Beijing, Beijing 102601, PR China
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- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518120, PR China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
- BGI-Beijing, Beijing 102601, PR China
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- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518120, PR China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbial Genomics and Application, BGI Shenzhen, 518083 Shenzhen, PR China
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- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, 2333BE Leiden, Netherlands
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Bhattacharyya A, Mavrodi O, Bhowmik N, Weller D, Thomashow L, Mavrodi D. Bacterial biofilms as an essential component of rhizosphere plant-microbe interactions. METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY 2023; 53:3-48. [PMID: 38415193 PMCID: PMC10898258 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mim.2023.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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- Ankita Bhattacharyya
- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit, Pullman, WA, United States
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- USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit, Pullman, WA, United States
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- School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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Sharipova M, Rudakova N, Mardanova A, Evtugyn V, Akosah Y, Danilova I, Suleimanova A. Biofilm Formation by Mutant Strains of Bacilli under Different Stress Conditions. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1486. [PMID: 37374988 PMCID: PMC10302059 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Bacillus subtilis is traditionally classified as a PGPR that colonizes plant roots through biofilm formation. The current study focused on investigating the influence of various factors on bacilli biofilm formation. In the course of the study, the levels of biofilm formation by the model strain B. subtilis WT 168 and on its basis created regulatory mutants, as well as strains of bacilli with deleted extracellular proteases under conditions of changes in temperature, pH, salt and oxidative stress and presence of divalent metals ions. B. subtilis 168 forms halotolerant and oxidative stress-resistant biofilms at a temperature range of 22 °C-45 °C and a pH range of 6-8.5. The presence of Ca2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+ upsurges the biofilm development while an inhibition with Zn2+. Biofilm formation level was higher in protease-deficient strains. Relative to the wild-type strain, degU mutants showed a decrease in biofilm formation, abrB mutants formed biofilms more efficiently. spo0A mutants showed a plummeted film formation for the first 36 h, followed by a surge after. The effect of metal ions and NaCl on the mutant biofilms formation is described. Confocal microscopy indicated that B. subtilis mutants and protease-deficient strains differ in matrix structure. The highest content of amyloid-like proteins in mutant biofilms was registered for degU-mutants and protease-deficient strains.
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- Margarita Sharipova
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya St. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.M.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya St. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.M.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya St. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.M.)
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Analytical Microscopy, Kazan Federal University, Paris Commune St. 9, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 E. 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya St. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.M.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine, Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya St. 18, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (A.M.)
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Jiang Z, Fu Y, Zhou L, He Y, Zhou G, Dietrich P, Long J, Wang X, Jia S, Ji Y, Jia Z, Song B, Liu R, Zhou X. Plant growth strategy determines the magnitude and direction of drought-induced changes in root exudates in subtropical forests. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2023; 29:3476-3488. [PMID: 36931867 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Root exudates are an important pathway for plant-microbial interactions and are highly sensitive to climate change. However, how extreme drought affects root exudates and the main components, as well as species-specific differences in response magnitude and direction, are poorly understood. In this study, root exudation rates of total carbon (C) and its components (e.g., sugar, organic acid, and amino acid) were measured under the control and extreme drought treatments (i.e., 70% throughfall reduction) by in situ collection of four tree species with different growth rates in a subtropical forest. We also quantified soil properties, root morphological traits, and mycorrhizal infection rates to examine the driving factors underlying variations in root exudation. Our results showed that extreme drought significantly decreased root exudation rates of total C, sugar, and amino acid by 17.8%, 30.8%, and 35.0%, respectively, but increased root exudation rate of organic acid by 38.6%, which were largely associated with drought-induced changes in tree growth rates, root morphological traits, and mycorrhizal infection rates. Specifically, trees with relatively high growth rates were more responsive to drought for root exudation rates compared with those with relatively low growth rates, which were closely related to root morphological traits and mycorrhizal infection rates. These findings highlight the importance of plant growth strategy in mediating drought-induced changes in root exudation rates. The coordinations among root exudation rates, root morphological traits, and mycorrhizal symbioses in response to drought could be incorporated into land surface models to improve the prediction of climate change impacts on rhizosphere C dynamics in forest ecosystems.
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- Zheng Jiang
- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Northeast Asia Ecosystem Carbon Sink Research Center (NACC), Center for Ecological Research, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Northeast Asia Ecosystem Carbon Sink Research Center (NACC), Center for Ecological Research, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, Tiantong National Field Station for Forest Ecosystem, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Northeast Asia Ecosystem Carbon Sink Research Center (NACC), Center for Ecological Research, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Tu J, Zhao X, Yang Y, Yi Y, Wang H, Wei B, Zeng L. Two Bacillus spp. Strains Improve the Structure and Diversity of the Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Community of Lilium brownii var. viridulum. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1229. [PMID: 37317201 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Lily Fusarium wilt disease caused by Fusarium spp. spreads rapidly and is highly destructive, leading to a severe reduction in yield. In this study, lily (Lilium brownii var. viridulum) bulbs were irrigated after planting with suspensions of two Bacillus strains that effectively control lily Fusarium wilt disease to assess their effects on the rhizosphere soil properties and microbial community. A high-throughput sequencing of microorganisms in the rhizosphere soil was performed and the soil physicochemical properties were measured. The FunGuild and Tax4Fun tools were used for a functional profile prediction. The results showed that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BF1 and B. subtilis Y37 controlled lily Fusarium wilt disease with control efficacies of 58.74% and 68.93%, respectively, and effectively colonized the rhizosphere soil. BF1 and Y37 increased the bacterial diversity and richness of the rhizosphere soil and improved the physicochemical properties of the soil, thereby favoring the proliferation of beneficial microbes. The relative abundance of beneficial bacteria was increased and that of pathogenic bacteria was decreased. Bacillus abundance in the rhizosphere was positively correlated with most soil physicochemical properties, whereas Fusarium abundance was negatively correlated with most physicochemical properties. Functional prediction revealed that irrigation with BF1 and Y37 significantly upregulated glycolysis/gluconeogenesis among metabolism and absorption pathways. This study provides insights into the mechanism by which two Bacillus strains with antifungal activity, BF1 and Y37, antagonize plant pathogenic fungi and lays the foundation for their effective application as biocontrol agents.
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- Jing Tu
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, China
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- Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410205, China
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Li G, Wang K, Qin Q, Li Q, Mo F, Nangia V, Liu Y. Integrated Microbiome and Metabolomic Analysis Reveal Responses of Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities and Root exudate Composition to Drought and Genotype in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 16:19. [PMID: 37039929 PMCID: PMC10090257 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-023-00636-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND As climate change events become more frequent, drought is an increasing threat to agricultural production and food security. Crop rhizosphere microbiome and root exudates are critical regulators for drought adaptation, yet our understanding on the rhizosphere bacterial communities and root exudate composition as affected by drought stress is far from complete. In this study, we performed 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and widely targeted metabolomic analysis of rhizosphere soil and root exudates from two contrasting rice genotypes (Nipponbare and Luodao 998) exposed to drought stress. RESULTS A reduction in plant phenotypes was observed under drought, and the inhibition was greater for roots than for shoots. Additionally, drought exerted a negligible effect on the alpha diversity of rhizosphere bacterial communities, but obviously altered their composition. In particular, drought led to a significant enrichment of Actinobacteria but a decrease in Firmicutes. We also found that abscisic acid in root exudates was clearly higher under drought, whereas lower jasmonic acid and L-cystine concentrations. As for plant genotypes, variations in plant traits of the drought-tolerant genotype Luodao 998 after drought were smaller than those of Nipponbare. Interestingly, drought triggered an increase in Bacillus, as well as an upregulation of most organic acids and a downregulation of all amino acids in Luodao 998. Notably, both Procrustes analysis and Mantel test demonstrated that rhizosphere microbiome and root exudate metabolomic profiles were highly correlated. A number of differentially abundant genera responded to drought and genotype, including Streptomyces, Bacillus and some members of Actinobacteria, were significantly associated with organic acid and amino acid contents in root exudates. Further soil incubation experiments showed that Streptomyces was regulated by abscisic acid and jasmonic acid under drought. CONCLUSIONS Our results reveal that both drought and genotype drive changes in the compositions of rice rhizosphere bacterial communities and root exudates under the greenhouse condition, and that organic acid exudation and suppression of amino acid exudation to select specific rhizosphere bacterial communities may be an important strategy for rice to cope with drought. These findings have important implications for improving the adaptability of rice to drought from the perspective of plant-microbe interactions.
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- Gege Li
- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, 999055, Rabat, Morocco
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Gomez MY, Schroeder MM, Chieb M, McLain NK, Gachomo EW. Bradyrhizobium japonicum IRAT FA3 promotes salt tolerance through jasmonic acid priming in Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:60. [PMID: 36710321 PMCID: PMC9885586 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03977-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), such as Bradyrhizobium japonicum IRAT FA3, are able to improve seed germination and plant growth under various biotic and abiotic stress conditions, including high salinity stress. PGPR can affect plants' responses to stress via multiple pathways which are often interconnected but were previously thought to be distinct. Although the overall impacts of PGPR on plant growth and stress tolerance have been well documented, the underlying mechanisms are not fully elucidated. This work contributes to understanding how PGPR promote abiotic stress by revealing major plant pathways triggered by B. japonicum under salt stress. RESULTS The plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) strain Bradyrhizobium japonicum IRAT FA3 reduced the levels of sodium in Arabidopsis thaliana by 37.7%. B. japonicum primed plants as it stimulated an increase in jasmonates (JA) and modulated hydrogen peroxide production shortly after inoculation. B. japonicum-primed plants displayed enhanced shoot biomass, reduced lipid peroxidation and limited sodium accumulation under salt stress conditions. Q(RT)-PCR analysis of JA and abiotic stress-related gene expression in Arabidopsis plants pretreated with B. japonicum and followed by six hours of salt stress revealed differential gene expression compared to non-inoculated plants. Response to Desiccation (RD) gene RD20 and reactive oxygen species scavenging genes CAT3 and MDAR2 were up-regulated in shoots while CAT3 and RD22 were increased in roots by B. japonicum, suggesting roles for these genes in B. japonicum-mediated salt tolerance. B. japonicum also influenced reductions of RD22, MSD1, DHAR and MYC2 in shoots and DHAR, ADC2, RD20, RD29B, GTR1, ANAC055, VSP1 and VSP2 gene expression in roots under salt stress. CONCLUSION Our data showed that MYC2 and JAR1 are required for B. japonicum-induced shoot growth in both salt stressed and non-stressed plants. The observed microbially influenced reactions to salinity stress in inoculated plants underscore the complexity of the B. japonicum jasmonic acid-mediated plant response salt tolerance.
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- Melissa Y Gomez
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92507, USA.
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Agorsor IDK, Kagel BT, Danna CH. The Arabidopsis LHT1 Amino Acid Transporter Contributes to Pseudomonas simiae-Mediated Plant Growth Promotion by Modulating Bacterial Metabolism in the Rhizosphere. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:371. [PMID: 36679084 PMCID: PMC9867026 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The root microbiome structure ensures optimal plant host health and fitness, and it is, at least in part, defined by the plant genotype. It is well documented that root-secreted amino acids promote microbial chemotaxis and growth in the rhizosphere. However, whether the plant-mediated re-uptake of amino acids contributes to maintaining optimal levels of amino acids in the root exudates, and, in turn, microbial growth and metabolism, remains to be established. Here, we show that Lysine-Histidine Transporter-1 (LHT1), an amino acid inward transporter expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana roots, limits the growth of the plant-growth-promoting bacteria Pseudomonas simiae WCS417r (Ps WCS417r). The amino acid profiling of the lht1 mutant root exudates showed increased levels of glutamine, among other amino acids. Interestingly, lht1 exudates or Gln-supplemented wild-type exudates enhance Ps WCS417r growth. However, despite promoting bacterial growth and robust root colonization, lht1 exudates and Gln-supplemented wild-type exudates inhibited plant growth in a Ps WCS417r-dependent manner. The transcriptional analysis of defense and growth marker genes revealed that plant growth inhibition was not linked to the elicitation of plant defense but likely to the impact of Ps WCS417r amino acids metabolism on auxin signaling. These data suggest that an excess of amino acids in the rhizosphere impacts Ps WCS417r metabolism, which, in turn, inhibits plant growth. Together, these results show that LHT1 regulates the amino-acid-mediated interaction between plants and Ps WCS417r and suggest a complex relationship between root-exuded amino acids, root colonization by beneficial bacteria, bacterial metabolism, and plant growth promotion.
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- Israel D. K. Agorsor
- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture & Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, UC, Cape Coast P.O. Box 5007, Ghana
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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Srithaworn M, Jaroenthanyakorn J, Tangjitjaroenkun J, Suriyachadkun C, Chunhachart O. Zinc solubilizing bacteria and their potential as bioinoculant for growth promotion of green soybean ( Glycine max L. Merr.). PeerJ 2023; 11:e15128. [PMID: 37193032 PMCID: PMC10182760 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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Zinc-solubilizing rhizobacteria can convert insoluble zinc to an accessible form and increase Zn bioavailability in soil, which help mitigate Zn deficiency in crops. In this work, 121 bacterial isolates were isolated from the rhizosphere soils of peanuts, sweet potatoes, and cassava, and their capability to solubilize Zn was evaluated using Bunt and Rovira's agar containing 0.1% ZnO and ZnCO3. Among these isolates, six showed high Zn solubilization efficiencies ranging from 1.32 to 2.84 and 1.93 to 2.27 on the medium supplemented with 0.1% ZnO and ZnCO3, respectively. In a quantitative analysis of soluble Zn in liquid medium supplemented with 0.1% ZnO, the isolate KAH109 showed the maximum soluble zinc concentration of 62.89 mg L-1. Among the six isolates, the isolate KAH109 also produced the most indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) at 33.44 mg L-1, whereas the isolate KEX505 also produced IAA at 17.24 mg L-1 along with showing zinc and potassium solubilization activity. These strains were identified as Priestia megaterium KAH109 and Priestia aryabhattai KEX505 based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis. In a greenhouse experiment conducted in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand the ability of P. megaterium KAH109 and P. aryabhattai KEX505 to stimulate the growth and production of green soybeans was examined. The results revealed that inoculation with P. megaterium KAH109 and P. aryabhattai KEX505 considerably increased plant dry weight by 26.96% and 8.79%, respectively, and the number of grains per plant by 48.97% and 35.29% when compared to those of the uninoculated control. According to these results, both strains can be considered as a potential zinc solubilizing bioinoculant to promote the growth and production yield of green soybeans.
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- Moltira Srithaworn
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Science and Bioinnovation, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Science and Bioinnovation, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Faculty of Science at Sriracha, Kasetsart University Sriracha Campus, Chonburi, Thailand
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- Thailand Bioresource Research Center, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Patumthani, Thailand
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Science and Bioinnovation, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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Endophytic Pseudomonas sp. from Agave palmeri Participate in the Rhizophagy Cycle and Act as Biostimulants in Crop Plants. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11121790. [PMID: 36552299 PMCID: PMC9775861 DOI: 10.3390/biology11121790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Plant growth-promoting bacteria are generating increasing interest in the agricultural industry as a promising alternative to traditional chemical fertilizers; however, much of the focus has been on rhizosphere bacteria. Bacterial endophytes are another promising source of plant growth-promoting bacteria, and though many plants have already been prospected for beneficial microbes, desert plants have been underrepresented in such studies. In this study, we show the growth-promoting potential of five strains of endophytic Pseudomonas sp. isolated from Agave palmeri, an agave from the Sonoran Desert. When inoculated onto Kentucky bluegrass, clover, carrot, coriander, and wheat, endophytic Pseudomonas sp. increased seedling root lengths in all hosts and seedling shoot lengths in Kentucky bluegrass, carrot, and wheat. Transformation of the Pseudomonas sp. strain P3AW to express the fluorescent protein mCherry revealed that Pseudomonas sp. becomes endophytic in non-native hosts and participates in parts of the rhizophagy cycle, a process by which endophytic bacteria cycle between the soil and roots, bringing in nutrients from the soil which are then extracted through reactive oxygen-mediated bacterial degradation in the roots. Tracking of the Pseudomonas sp. strain P3AW also provided evidence for a system of endophyte, or endophyte cell content, transport via the vascular bundle. These results provide further evidence of the rhizophagy cycle in plants and how it relates to growth promotion in plants by biostimulant bacteria.
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Ulrich DEM, Clendinen CS, Alongi F, Mueller RC, Chu RK, Toyoda J, Gallegos-Graves LV, Goemann HM, Peyton B, Sevanto S, Dunbar J. Root exudate composition reflects drought severity gradient in blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). Sci Rep 2022; 12:12581. [PMID: 35869127 PMCID: PMC9307599 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16408-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Plant survival during environmental stress greatly affects ecosystem carbon (C) cycling, and plant–microbe interactions are central to plant stress survival. The release of C-rich root exudates is a key mechanism plants use to manage their microbiome, attracting beneficial microbes and/or suppressing harmful microbes to help plants withstand environmental stress. However, a critical knowledge gap is how plants alter root exudate concentration and composition under varying stress levels. In a greenhouse study, we imposed three drought treatments (control, mild, severe) on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis Kunth Lag. Ex Griffiths), and measured plant physiology and root exudate concentration and composition using GC–MS, NMR, and FTICR. With increasing drought severity, root exudate total C and organic C increased concurrently with declining predawn leaf water potential and photosynthesis. Root exudate composition mirrored the physiological gradient of drought severity treatments. Specific compounds that are known to alter plant drought responses and the rhizosphere microbiome mirrored the drought severity-induced root exudate compositional gradient. Despite reducing C uptake, these plants actively invested C to root exudates with increasing drought severity. Patterns of plant physiology and root exudate concentration and composition co-varied along a gradient of drought severity.
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Li B, Wan J, Sha J, Tian M, Wang M, Zhang X, Sun W, Mao Y, Min J, Qin Y, Liu Y, Wang W, He X. Genomics assisted functional characterization of Bacillus velezensis E as a biocontrol and growth promoting bacterium for lily. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:976918. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.976918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Lily (Lilium spp.) is one of the most famous ornamental flowers globally. Lily basal rot (also known as root rot or stem rot) and lily gray mold have seriously affected the yield and quality of lily, resulting in huge economic losses. In this study, bacterial strain E was isolated from a continuous lily cropping field. Strain E displayed high control efficiency against lily basal rot and gray mold, caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Botrytis cinerea respectively, and promoted the occurrence of scale bulblets. Strain E displayed strong inhibitory effects against several other plant pathogenic fungi and two pathogenic bacteria in dual culture and disc diffusion assays, respectively. Whole genome sequencing revealed that strain E contained a 3,929,247 bp circular chromosome with 4,056 protein-coding genes and an average GC content of 47.32%. Strain E was classified as Bacillus velezensis using genome-based phylogenetic analysis and average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization analyses. A total of 86 genes and 13 secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters involved in antifungal and antibacterial activity, plant growth promotion, colonization, nutrient uptake and availability were identified in the genome of strain E. In vitro biochemical assays showed that strain E produced siderophores, proteases, cellulases, biofilms, antifungal and antibacterial substances, and exhibited organic phosphate solubilization and swimming and swarming motility, which were consistent with the results of the genome analysis. Colonization analysis showed that strain E could colonize the root of the lily, but not the leaf. Overall, these results demonstrate that B. velezensis strain E can be used as a potential biofertilizer and biocontrol agent for lily production.
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Bunyoo C, Roongsattham P, Khumwan S, Phonmakham J, Wonnapinij P, Thamchaipenet A. Dynamic Alteration of Microbial Communities of Duckweeds from Nature to Nutrient-Deficient Condition. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11212915. [PMID: 36365369 PMCID: PMC9658847 DOI: 10.3390/plants11212915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Duckweeds live with complex assemblages of microbes as holobionts that play an important role in duckweed growth and phytoremediation ability. In this study, the structure and diversity of duckweed-associated bacteria (DAB) among four duckweed subtypes under natural and nutrient-deficient conditions were investigated using V3-V4 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. High throughput sequencing analysis indicated that phylum Proteobacteria was predominant in across duckweed samples. A total of 24 microbial genera were identified as a core microbiome that presented in high abundance with consistent proportions across all duckweed subtypes. The most abundant microbes belonged to the genus Rhodobacter, followed by other common DAB, including Acinetobacter, Allorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium, and Pseudomonas. After nutrient-deficient stress, diversity of microbial communities was significantly deceased. However, the relative abundance of Allorhizobium-Neorhizobium-Pararhizobium-Rhizobium, Pelomonas, Roseateles and Novosphingobium were significantly enhanced in stressed duckweeds. Functional prediction of the metagenome data displayed the relative abundance of essential pathways involved in DAB colonization, such as bacterial motility and biofilm formation, as well as biodegradable ability, such as benzoate degradation and nitrogen metabolism, were significantly enriched under stress condition. The findings improve the understanding of the complexity of duckweed microbiomes and facilitate the establishment of a stable microbiome used for co-cultivation with duckweeds for enhancement of biomass and phytoremediation under environmental stress.
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- Chakrit Bunyoo
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Bioscience, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Duckweed Holobiont Resource & Research Center (DHbRC), Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Duckweed Holobiont Resource & Research Center (DHbRC), Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Duckweed Holobiont Resource & Research Center (DHbRC), Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Duckweed Holobiont Resource & Research Center (DHbRC), Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Duckweed Holobiont Resource & Research Center (DHbRC), Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Omics Center for Agriculture, Bioresource, Food and Health Kasetsart University (OmiKU), Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Duckweed Holobiont Resource & Research Center (DHbRC), Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Omics Center for Agriculture, Bioresource, Food and Health Kasetsart University (OmiKU), Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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Gashash EA, Osman NA, Alsahli AA, Hewait HM, Ashmawi AE, Alshallash KS, El-Taher AM, Azab ES, Abd El-Raouf HS, Ibrahim MFM. Effects of Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Cyanobacteria on Botanical Characteristics of Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicon L.) Plants. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11202732. [PMID: 36297756 PMCID: PMC9610162 DOI: 10.3390/plants11202732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Tomatoes are an important agricultural product because they contain high concentrations of bioactive substances, such as folate, ascorbate, polyphenols, and carotenoids, as well as many other essential elements. As a result, tomatoes are thought to be extremely beneficial to human health. Chemical fertilizers and insecticides are routinely utilized to maximize tomato production. In this context, microbial inoculations, particularly those containing PGPR, may be utilized in place of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. In this study, we investigated the effects of PGPR (Bacillus subtilis, and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens) and cyanobacteria when utilized alone, and in conjunction with each other, on the growth, quality, and yield of fresh fruits of tomato plants. The results showed that the inoculation significantly increased all measured parameters of tomato plants compared with the control. Combined use of B. subtilis and B. amyloliquefaciens had a positive impact on tomato yield, increasing fruit yield. Moreover, leaflet anatomical characteristics were altered, with increased thickness of the upper epidermis, lower epidermis, palisade tissue, spongy tissue, and vascular bundles. Tomato fruit quality was improved, as measured by an increased number of fruit per plant (76% increase), fruit weight (g; 33% increase), fruit height (cm; 50% increase), fruit diameter (cm; 50%), total soluble solids (TSS; 26% increase), and ascorbic acid (mg/100 g F.W.; 75% increase), relative to the control, in the first season. In addition, fruit chemical contents (N, P, and K) were increased with inoculation. The results suggest that inoculation with B. subtilis and B. amyloliquefaciens could be successfully used to enhance tomato plant growth and yield.
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- Ebtesam A. Gashash
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science in Baljurashi, Baha University, Baha 65635, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science and Technology, Ranya Collage, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Science College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Soils & Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12112, Egypt
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11651, Egypt
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- College of Science and Humanities-Huraymila, Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Agriculture Faculty, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11651, Egypt
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- Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, University College, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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Engelhardt IC, Patko D, Liu Y, Mimault M, de Las Heras Martinez G, George TS, MacDonald M, Ptashnyk M, Sukhodub T, Stanley-Wall NR, Holden N, Daniell TJ, Dupuy LX. Novel form of collective movement by soil bacteria. THE ISME JOURNAL 2022; 16:2337-2347. [PMID: 35798939 PMCID: PMC9478162 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01277-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Although migrations are essential for soil microorganisms to exploit scarce and heterogeneously distributed resources, bacterial mobility in soil remains poorly studied due to experimental limitations. In this study, time-lapse images collected using live microscopy techniques captured collective and coordinated groups of B. subtilis cells exhibiting "crowd movement". Groups of B. subtilis cells moved through transparent soil (nafion polymer with particle size resembling sand) toward plant roots and re-arranged dynamically around root tips in the form of elongating and retracting "flocks" resembling collective behaviour usually associated with higher organisms (e.g., bird flocks or fish schools). Genetic analysis reveals B. subtilis flocks are likely driven by the diffusion of extracellular signalling molecules (e.g., chemotaxis, quorum sensing) and may be impacted by the physical obstacles and hydrodynamics encountered in the soil like environment. Our findings advance understanding of bacterial migration through soil matrices and expand known behaviours for coordinated bacterial movement.
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- I C Engelhardt
- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
- Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, Neiker, Bilbao, Spain
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- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
- Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, Neiker, Bilbao, Spain
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- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
- ICS, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
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- ICS, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
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- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
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- School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK
- North Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Aberdeen, UK
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- Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil, School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Ecological Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK.
- Department of Conservation of Natural Resources, Neiker, Bilbao, Spain.
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.
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Liu Z, Xiao J, Zhang X, Dou S, Gao T, Wang D, Zhang D. Influence of Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 on microbial communities of wheat rhizospheric soil infested with Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:923242. [PMID: 36118228 PMCID: PMC9479631 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.923242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Wheat take-all disease caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt) spreads rapidly and is highly destructive, causing severe reductions in wheat yield. Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 that significantly controlled wheat take-all disease effectively colonized the roots of wheat seedlings. Z-14 increased the metabolic activity and carbon source utilization of rhizospheric microorganisms, thus elevating average well-color development (AWCD) values and functional diversity indexes of soil microbial communities. Z-14 increased the abundance of Bacillus in the rhizosphere, which was positively correlated with AWCD and functional diversity indexes. The Z-14-treated samples acquired more linkages and relative connections between bacterial communities according to co-occurrence network analyses. After the application of Ggt, the number of linkages between fungal communities increased but later decreased, whereas Z-14 increased such interactions. Whole-genome sequencing uncovered 113 functional genes related to Z-14’s colonization ability and 10 secondary metabolite gene clusters in the strain, of which nine substances have antimicrobial activity. This study clarifies how bacterial agents like Z-14 act against phytopathogenic fungi and lays a foundation for the effective application of biocontrol agents.
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- Zhaosha Liu
- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Resource Utilization of Agricultural Wastes, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Resource Utilization of Agricultural Wastes, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Resource Utilization of Agricultural Wastes, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Resource Utilization of Agricultural Wastes, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Baoding, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for Resource Utilization of Agricultural Wastes, Baoding, China
- *Correspondence: Dongdong Zhang,
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Comparative Genomics Insights into a Novel Biocontrol Agent Paenibacillus peoriae Strain ZF390 against Bacterial Soft Rot. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11081172. [PMID: 36009799 PMCID: PMC9404902 DOI: 10.3390/biology11081172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary Bacterial soft rot, attributed to Pectobacterium brasiliense infection, has caused destructive impacts and colossal economic losses to China’s agricultural industry. Chemical control, which was ubiquitously used, cannot manage this disease as expected, so biocontrol has been followed with interest to date. In this study, we found a Paenibacillus peoriae strain ZF390 that had a potent control efficiency over cucumber plants against Pectobacterium brasiliense, and the comparative genomic analysis revealed biocontrol mechanisms might be involved in the strain ZF390. Abstract Bacterial soft rot, caused by Pectobacterium brasiliense, can infect several economically important horticultural crops. However, the management strategies available to control this disease are limited. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have been considered to be promising biocontrol agents. With the aim of obtaining a strain suitable for agricultural applications, 161 strains were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of healthy cucumber plants and screened through plate bioassays and greenhouse tests. Paenibacillus peoriae ZF390 exhibited an eminent control effect against soft rot disease and a broad antagonistic activity spectrum in vitro. Moreover, ZF390 showed good activities of cellulase, protease, and phosphatase and a tolerance of heavy metal. Whole-genome sequencing was performed and annotated to explore the underlying biocontrol mechanisms. Strain ZF390 consists of one 6,193,667 bp circular chromosome and three plasmids. Comparative genome analysis revealed that ZF390 involves ten gene clusters responsible for secondary metabolite antibiotic synthesis, matching its excellent biocontrol activity. Plenty of genes related to plant growth promotion, biofilm formation, and induced systemic resistance were mined to reveal the biocontrol mechanisms that might consist in strain ZF390. Overall, these findings suggest that strain ZF390 could be a potential biocontrol agent in bacterial-soft-rot management, as well as a source of antimicrobial mechanisms for further exploitation.
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Xue J, Tong T, Wang R, Qiu Y, Gu Y, Sun L, Xu H, Lei P. Secretion of poly-γ-glutamic acid by Bacillus atrophaeus NX-12 enhanced its root colonization and biocontrol activity. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:972393. [PMID: 35966665 PMCID: PMC9372288 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.972393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bacilli are used as biocontrol agents (BCAs) against phytopathogens and most of them can produce poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) as one of the major extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs). However, the role of γ-PGA in plant biocontrol is still unclear. In this study, Bacillus atrophaeus NX-12 (γ-PGA yield: 16.8 g/l) was screened, which formed a strong biofilm and has been proved to be a promising BCA against Cucumber Fusarium wilt. Then, the γ-PGA synthesis gene cluster pgsBCA was knocked out by CRISPR-Cas9n. Interestingly, the antifungal ability of γ-PGA synthetase-deficient strain NX-12Δpgs (γ-PGA yield: 1.65 g/l) was improved in vitro, while the biocontrol ability of NX-12Δpgs was greatly diminished in situ. Data proved that γ-PGA produced by NX-12 contributes to the biofilm formation and rhizosphere colonization, which effectively improved biocontrol capability. Taken together, these findings prove that the mechanism of γ-PGA promotes the colonization of NX-12 and thus assists in controlling plant diseases, which highlight the key role of γ-PGA produced by BCA in biocontrol.
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Liu Q, Zhang L, Wang L, Wu Q, Li K, Guo X. Autotoxin affects the rhizosphere microbial community structure by influencing the secretory characteristics of grapevine roots. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:953424. [PMID: 35958141 PMCID: PMC9360756 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.953424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Autotoxins secreted by roots into the soil can trigger rhizosphere microecological imbalances and affect root secretory properties resulting in conditions such as replanting disease. However, information on the effect of autotoxins on root secretion characteristics and regulation of the composition of rhizosphere microorganisms by altered root exudates is limited. In this study, autotoxin ρ-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HBA) was added to the soil of potted grapevine seedlings, CO2 pulse-labeling, and DNA stable isotope probing were used to track the rhizosphere microbiome that assimilates root exudates. Bacterial and fungal microbiomes that assimilated plant-derived carbon were identified by high-throughput sequencing. Results showed that 4-HBA treatment altered bacterial and fungal communities in 13C-labeled organisms, with a lower abundance of beneficial bacteria (e.g., Gemmatimonas, Streptomyces, and Bacillus) and a higher abundance of potential pathogen fungi (e.g., Fusarium, Neocosmospora, Gibberella, and Fusicolla) by changing the composition of root exudates. The exogenous addition of upregulated compound mixtures of root exudates reduced the abundance of beneficial bacterial Bacillus and increased the abundance of potential pathogen fungi Gibberella. These results suggest that 4-HBA can alter root secretion properties and altered root exudates may enrich certain potential pathogens and reduce certain beneficial bacteria, thereby unbalancing the structure of the rhizosphere microbial community.
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- Qianwen Liu
- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Dalian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian, China
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Kun Li,
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Xiuwu Guo,
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Signal binding at both modules of its dCache domain enables the McpA chemoreceptor of Bacillus velezensis to sense different ligands. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2201747119. [PMID: 35858353 PMCID: PMC9303924 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201747119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Bacteria have evolved multiple signal transduction systems that permit an adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Chemoreceptor-based signaling cascades are very abundant in bacteria and are among the most complex signaling systems. Currently, our knowledge on the molecular features that determine signal recognition at chemoreceptors is limited. Chemoreceptor McpA of Bacillus velezensis SQR9 has been shown to mediate chemotaxis to a broad range of different ligands. Here we show that its ligand binding domain binds directly 13 chemoattractants. We provide support that organic acids and amino acids bind to the membrane-distal and membrane-proximal module of the dCache domain, respectively, whereas binding of sugars/sugar alcohols occurred at both modules. Structural biology studies combined with site-directed mutagenesis experiments have permitted to identify 10 amino acid residues that play key roles in the recognition of multiple ligands. Residues in membrane-distal and membrane-proximal regions were central for sensing organic acids and amimo acids, respectively, whereas all residues participated in sugars/sugar alcohol sensing. Most characterized chemoreceptors possess a narrow and well-defined ligand spectrum. We propose here a sensing mechanism involving both dCache modules that allows the integration of very diverse signals by a single chemoreceptor.
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Jiang L, Peng Y, Seo J, Jeon D, Jo MG, Lee JH, Jeong JC, Kim CY, Park HC, Lee J. Subtercola endophyticus sp. nov., a cold-adapted bacterium isolated from Abies koreana. Sci Rep 2022; 12:12114. [PMID: 35840645 PMCID: PMC9287328 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16116-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A novel Gram-stain-positive, aerobic bacterial strain, designated AK-R2A1-2 T, was isolated from the surface-sterilized needle leaves of an Abies koreana tree. Strain AK-R2A1-2 T had 97.3% and 96.7% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Subtercola boreus K300T and Subtercola lobariae 9583bT, respectively, but formed a distinct phyletic lineage from these two strains. Growth of strain AK-R2A1-2 T was observed at 4–25 °C at pH 5.0–8.0. Strain AK-R2A1-2 T contained menaquinone 9 (MK-9) and menaquinone 10 (MK-10) as the predominant respiratory quinones. The major cellular fatty acids were anteiso-C15:0 and summed feature 8 (C18:1ω7c or/and C18:1ω6c), and the polar lipids included diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG) and three unknown aminolipids, AKL2, AKL3, and AKL4. The complete genome of strain AK-R2A1-2 T was sequenced to understand the genetic basis of its survival at low temperatures. Multiple copies of cold-associated genes involved in cold-active chaperon, stress response, and DNA repair supported survival of the strain at low temperatures. Strain AK-R2A1-2 T was also able to significantly improve rice seedling growth under low temperatures. Thus, this strain represents a novel species of the genus Subtercola, and the proposed name is Subtercola endophyticus sp. nov. The type strain is AK-R2A1-2 T (= KCTC 49721 T = GDMCC 1.2921 T).
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- Lingmin Jiang
- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Team of Vulnerable Ecological Research, Division of Climate and Ecology, Bureau of Conservation & Assessment Research, National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Seocheon, 33657, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC), Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do, 56212, Republic of Korea.
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Nordgaard M, Blake C, Maróti G, Hu G, Wang Y, Strube ML, Kovács ÁT. Experimental evolution of Bacillus subtilis on Arabidopsis thaliana roots reveals fast adaptation and improved root colonization. iScience 2022; 25:104406. [PMID: 35663012 PMCID: PMC9157203 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis is known to promote plant growth and protect plants against disease. B. subtilis rapidly adapts to Arabidopsis thaliana root colonization, as evidenced by improved root colonizers already after 12 consecutive transfers between seedlings in a hydroponic setup. Re-sequencing of single evolved isolates and endpoint populations revealed mutations in genes related to different bacterial traits, in accordance with evolved isolates displaying increased root colonization associated with robust biofilm formation in response to the plant polysaccharide xylan and impaired motility. Interestingly, evolved isolates suffered a fitness disadvantage in a non-selective environment, demonstrating an evolutionary cost of adaptation to the plant root. Finally, increased root colonization by an evolved isolate was also demonstrated in the presence of resident soil microbes. Our findings highlight how a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium rapidly adapts to an ecologically relevant environment and reveal evolutionary consequences that are fundamental to consider when evolving strains for biocontrol purposes. Bacillus subtilis shows fast adaptation to Arabidopsis thaliana roots in a hydroponic setup Evolved isolates exhibit robust biofilms in response to xylan and impaired motility Adaptation to A. thaliana roots is accompanied by an evolutionary cost An evolved isolate shows higher root colonization in the presence of soil bacteria
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- Mathilde Nordgaard
- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.,China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, 518120 Shenzhen, China
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- China National GeneBank, BGI-Shenzhen, 518120 Shenzhen, China.,BGI-Beijing, BGI-Shenzhen, 100101 Beijing, China
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- Bacterial Ecophysiology and Biotechnology Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Bacterial Interactions and Evolution Group, DTU Bioengineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Safara S, Harighi B, Bahramnejad B, Ahmadi S. Antibacterial Activity of Endophytic Bacteria Against Sugar Beet Root Rot Agent by Volatile Organic Compound Production and Induction of Systemic Resistance. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:921762. [PMID: 35722285 PMCID: PMC9201493 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.921762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by endophytic bacteria have a significant role in the control of phytopathogens. In this research, the VOCs produced by the endophytic bacteria Streptomyces sp. B86, Pantoea sp. Dez632, Pseudomonas sp. Bt851, and Stenotrophomonas sp. Sh622 isolated from healthy sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) and sea beet (Beta maritima) were evaluated for their effects on the virulence traits of Bacillus pumilus Isf19, the causal agent of harvested sugar beet root rot disease. The gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis revealed that B86, Dez632, Bt851, and Sh622 produced 15, 28, 30, and 20 VOCs, respectively, with high quality. All antagonistic endophytic bacteria produced VOCs that significantly reduced soft root symptoms and inhibited the growth of B. pumilus Isf19 at different levels. The VOCs produced by endophytic bacteria significantly reduced swarming, swimming, and twitching motility by B. pumilus Isf19, which are important to pathogenicity. Our results revealed that VOCs produced by Sh622 and Bt851 significantly reduced attachment of B. pumilus Isf19 cells to sugar beetroots, and also all endophytic bacteria tested significantly reduced chemotaxis motility of the pathogen toward root extract. The VOCs produced by Dez632 and Bt851 significantly upregulated the expression levels of defense genes related to soft rot resistance. Induction of PR1 and NBS-LRR2 genes in sugar beetroot slices suggests the involvement of SA and JA pathways, respectively, in the induction of resistance against pathogen attack. Based on our results, the antibacterial VOCs produced by endophytic bacteria investigated in this study can reduce soft rot incidence.
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- Somayeh Safara
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Sun L, Cheng L, Ma Y, Lei P, Wang R, Gu Y, Li S, Zhang F, Xu H. Exopolysaccharides from Pantoea alhagi NX-11 specifically improve its root colonization and rice salt resistance. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 209:396-404. [PMID: 35413311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their extracellular polymers such as exopolysaccharides can enhance rice salt stress resistance, however, the relevant mechanism remains unclear. In this study, an exopolysaccharides-deficient strain, named ΔpspD, was obtained from Pantoea alhagi NX-11 by chromosomal pspD deletion. The yield and characteristics of ΔpspD exopolysaccharides was obviously different from P. alhagi NX-11 exopolysaccharides (PAPS). Subsequently, hydroponic experiments showed that NX-11 or PAPS could enhance rice salt tolerance, but ΔpspD could not. Furthermore, it was found that PAPS promoted P. alhagi rhizosphere colonization through a direct effect on biofilm formation, as well as through an indirect impact of enhancing the abilities of biofilm formation and chemotaxis by altering rice root exudates. Importantly, the effect of PAPS in promoting the root colonization of NX-11 was specific. Through transcriptome and RT-qPCR analysis, we revealed that this specificity correlated with PAPS-induced lectin overexpression. The specificity between exopolysaccharides and the host microorganism ensures the colonization of the latter, and prevents other microorganisms from hitchhiking to the rice roots.
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- Liang Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Yantai, Yantai 264000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Ivo Ganchev. Role of Multispecies Biofilms with a Dominance of Bacillus subtilis in the Rhizosphere. BIOL BULL+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359021150061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bremer E, Hoffmann T, Dempwolff F, Bedrunka P, Bange G. The many faces of the unusual biofilm activator RemA. Bioessays 2022; 44:e2200009. [PMID: 35289951 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Biofilms can be viewed as tissue-like structures in which microorganisms are organized in a spatial and functional sophisticated manner. Biofilm formation requires the orchestration of a highly integrated network of regulatory proteins to establish cell differentiation and production of a complex extracellular matrix. Here, we discuss the role of the essential Bacillus subtilis biofilm activator RemA. Despite intense research on biofilms, RemA is a largely underappreciated regulatory protein. RemA forms donut-shaped octamers with the potential to assemble into dimeric superstructures. The presumed DNA-binding mode suggests that RemA organizes its target DNA into nucleosome-like structures, which are the basis for its role as transcriptional activator. We discuss how RemA affects gene expression in the context of biofilm formation, and its regulatory interplay with established components of the biofilm regulatory network, such as SinR, SinI, SlrR, and SlrA. We emphasize the additional role of RemA played in nitrogen metabolism and osmotic-stress adjustment.
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- Erhard Bremer
- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
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Aufrecht J, Khalid M, Walton CL, Tate K, Cahill JF, Retterer ST. Hotspots of root-exuded amino acids are created within a rhizosphere-on-a-chip. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:954-963. [PMID: 35089295 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00705j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The rhizosphere is a challenging ecosystem to study from a systems biology perspective due to its diverse chemical, physical, and biological characteristics. In the past decade, microfluidic platforms (e.g. plant-on-a-chip) have created an alternative way to study whole rhizosphere organisms, like plants and microorganisms, under reduced-complexity conditions. However, in reducing the complexity of the environment, it is possible to inadvertently alter organism phenotype, which biases laboratory data compared to in situ experiments. To build back some of the complexity of the rhizosphere in a fully-defined, parameterized approach we have developed a rhizosphere-on-a-chip platform that mimics the physical structure of soil. We demonstrate, through computational simulation, how this synthetic soil structure can influence the emergence of molecular "hotspots" and "hotmoments" that arise naturally from the plant's exudation of labile carbon compounds. We establish the amenability of the rhizosphere-on-a-chip for long-term culture of Brachypodium distachyon, and experimentally validate the presence of exudate hotspots within the rhizosphere-on-a-chip pore spaces using liquid microjunction surface sampling probe mass spectrometry.
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- Jayde Aufrecht
- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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Schroeder MM, Gomez MY, McLain N, Gachomo EW. Bradyrhizobium japonicum IRAT FA3 Alters Arabidopsis thaliana Root Architecture via Regulation of Auxin Efflux Transporters PIN2, PIN3, PIN7, and ABCB19. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:215-229. [PMID: 34941379 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-21-0118-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Beneficial rhizobacteria can stimulate changes in plant root development. Although root system growth is mediated by multiple factors, the regulated distribution of the phytohormone auxin within root tissues plays a principal role. Auxin transport facilitators help to generate the auxin gradients and maxima that determine root structure. Here, we show that the plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterial strain Bradyrhizobium japonicum IRAT FA3 influences specific auxin efflux transporters to alter Arabidopsis thaliana root morphology. Gene expression profiling of host transcripts in control and B. japonicum-inoculated roots of the wild-type A. thaliana accession Col-0 confirmed upregulation of PIN2, PIN3, PIN7, and ABCB19 with B. japonicum and identified genes potentially contributing to a diverse array of auxin-related responses. Cocultivation of the bacterium with loss-of-function auxin efflux transport mutants revealed that B. japonicum requires PIN3, PIN7, and ABCB19 to increase lateral root development and utilizes PIN2 to reduce primary root length. Accelerated lateral root primordia production due to B. japonicum was not observed in single pin3, pin7, or abcb19 mutants, suggesting independent roles for PIN3, PIN7, and ABCB19 during the plant-microbe interaction. Our work demonstrates B. japonicum's influence over host transcriptional reprogramming during plant interaction with this beneficial microbe and the subsequent alterations to root system architecture.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Mercedes M Schroeder
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, U.S.A
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Response of Mature Helicobacter pylori Biofilm to Different Doses of Lactobacillus salivarius LN12 with Amoxicillin and Clarithromycin. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11020262. [PMID: 35203863 PMCID: PMC8868532 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11020262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori is a gastrointestinal pathogen with a high infection rate. Probiotics are clinically used as an adjuvant to improve the cure rate and reduce the side effects of antibiotic treatment for H. pylori. This study is the first to explore the effects of a cell-free supernatant of high- or low-dose Lactobacillus salivarius LN12 combined with amoxicillin (AMX) and clarithromycin (CLR) on H. pylori 3192 biofilms in terms of the biofilm biomass, survival rates, biofilm structure, and transcriptome. The results showed that the combination of the CFS of high-dose LN12 with AMX and CLR had stronger effects on the biofilm biomass, survival rate, and structure of H. pylori 3192 biofilms. H. pylori 3192 biofilms may increase the expression of NADH-related genes and downregulate flagellar assembly and quorum sensing-related receptor genes to deal with the stronger stress effects of high-dose LN12 with AMX and CLR. In conclusion, the biofilm biomass, survival rate, structure, and transcriptome results showed that the combination of LN12 CFS with AMX and CLR had dose effects. We recommend that compared with low doses, high doses of L. salivarus LN12 combined with AMX and CLR may be more effective for H. pylori biofilm than low doses.
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Rico-Jiménez M, Roca A, Krell T, Matilla MA. A bacterial chemoreceptor that mediates chemotaxis to two different plant hormones. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:3580-3597. [PMID: 35088505 PMCID: PMC9543091 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is the main naturally occurring auxin and is produced by organisms of all kingdoms of life. In addition to the regulation of plant growth and development, IAA plays an important role in the interaction between plants and growth-promoting and phytopathogenic bacteria by regulating bacterial gene expression and physiology. We show here that a IAA metabolizing plant-associated Pseudomonas putida isolate exhibits chemotaxis to IAA that is independent of auxin metabolism. We found that IAA chemotaxis is based on the activity of the PcpI chemoreceptor and heterologous expression of pcpI conferred IAA taxis to different environmental and human pathogenic isolates of the Pseudomonas genus. Using ligand screening, microcalorimetry and quantitative chemotaxis assays, we found that PcpI failed to bind IAA directly, but recognized and mediated chemoattractions to various aromatic compounds, including the phytohormone salicylic acid. The expression of pcpI and its role in the interactions with plants was also investigated. PcpI extends the range of central signal molecules recognized by chemoreceptors. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a bacterial receptor that responds to two different phytohormones. Our study reinforces the multifunctional role of IAA and salicylic acid as intra- and inter-kingdom signal molecules. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Miriam Rico-Jiménez
- Department of Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Facultad de Farmacia, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Protection, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, Spain
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Characterization of opposing responses to phenol by Bacillus subtilis chemoreceptors. J Bacteriol 2022; 204:e0044121. [PMID: 35007157 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00441-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis employs ten chemoreceptors to move in response to chemicals in its environment. While the sensing mechanisms have been determined for many attractants, little is known about the sensing mechanisms for repellents. In this work, we investigated phenol chemotaxis in B. subtilis. Phenol is an attractant at low, micromolar concentrations, and a repellent at high, millimolar concentrations. McpA was found to be the principal chemoreceptor governing the repellent response to phenol and other related aromatic compounds. In addition, the chemoreceptors McpC and HemAT were found to govern the attractant response to phenol and related compounds. Using chemoreceptor chimeras, McpA was found to sense phenol using its signaling domain rather than its sensing domain. These observations were substantiated in vitro, where direct binding of phenol to the signaling domain of McpA was observed using saturation-transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance. These results further advance our understanding of B. subtilis chemotaxis and further demonstrate that the signaling domain of B. subtilis chemoreceptors can directly sense chemoeffectors. IMPORTANCE Bacterial chemotaxis is commonly thought to employ a sensing mechanism involving the extracellular sensing domain of chemoreceptors. Some ligands, however, appear to be sensed by the signaling domain. Phenolic compounds, commonly found in soil and root exudates, provide environmental cues for soil microbes like Bacillus subtilis. We show that phenol is sensed both as an attractant and a repellent. While the mechanism for sensing phenol as an attractant is still unknown, we found that phenol is sensed as a repellent by the signaling domain of the chemoreceptor McpA. This study furthers our understanding of the unconventional sensing mechanisms employed by the B. subtilis chemotaxis pathway.
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