The Biocontrol Agent and Insect Pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens Interacts with Plant Roots
The Biocontrol Agent and Insect Pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens Interacts with Plant Roots
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生物防治剂和昆虫病原体发光杆菌与植物根部相互作用
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
R. Heermann
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文献类型:
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作者:
Alice Regaiolo;N. Dominelli;Karsten Andresen;R. Heermann
Insect-pathogenic Photorhabdus luminescens bacteria are widely used in biocontrol strategies against pests. Very little is known about the life of these bacteria in the rhizosphere. Here, we show that P. luminescens can specifically react to and interact with plant roots. Understanding the adaptation of P. luminescens in the rhizosphere is highly important for the biotechnological application of entomopathogenic bacteria and could improve future sustainable pest management in agriculture. ABSTRACT The number of sustainable agriculture techniques to improve pest management and environmental safety is rising, as biological control agents are used to enhance disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance in crops. Here, we investigated the capacity of the Photorhabdus luminescens secondary variant to react to plant root exudates and their behavior toward microorganisms in the rhizosphere. P. luminescens is known to live in symbiosis with entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and to be highly pathogenic toward insects. The P. luminescens-EPN relationship has been widely studied, and this combination has been used as a biological control agent; however, not much attention has been paid to the putative lifestyle of P. luminescens in the rhizosphere. We performed transcriptome analysis to show how P. luminescens responds to plant root exudates. The analysis highlighted genes involved in chitin degradation, biofilm regulation, formation of flagella, and type VI secretion system. Furthermore, we provide evidence that P. luminescens can inhibit growth of phytopathogenic fungi. Finally, we demonstrated a specific interaction of P. luminescens with plant roots. Understanding the role and the function of this bacterium in the rhizosphere might accelerate the progress in biocontrol manipulation and elucidate the peculiar mechanisms adopted by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in plant root interactions. IMPORTANCE Insect-pathogenic Photorhabdus luminescens bacteria are widely used in biocontrol strategies against pests. Very little is known about the life of these bacteria in the rhizosphere. Here, we show that P. luminescens can specifically react to and interact with plant roots. Understanding the adaptation of P. luminescens in the rhizosphere is highly important for the biotechnological application of entomopathogenic bacteria and could improve future sustainable pest management in agriculture.
DOI:
10.1038/ismej.2016.169
发表时间:
2017-04
期刊:
The ISME journal
影响因子:
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作者:
Bernal P;Allsopp LP;Filloux A;Llamas MA
通讯作者:
Llamas MA
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
Shank, Elizabeth Anne;Kolter, Roberto
通讯作者:
Kolter, Roberto
影响因子:
30.3
作者:
Ho BT;Dong TG;Mekalanos JJ
通讯作者:
Mekalanos JJ