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Alon M, Waitz Y, Finkel OM, Sheffer E. The native distribution of a common legume shrub is limited by the range of its nitrogen-fixing mutualist. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 242:77-92. [PMID: 38339826 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19577] [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: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Plant-microbe mutualisms, such as the legume-rhizobium symbiosis, are influenced by the geographical distributions of both partners. However, limitations on the native range of legumes, resulting from the absence of a compatible mutualist, have rarely been explored. We used a combination of a large-scale field survey and controlled experiments to determine the realized niche of Calicotome villosa, an abundant and widespread legume shrub. Soil type was a major factor affecting the distribution and abundance of C. villosa. In addition, we found a large region within its range in which neither C. villosa nor Bradyrhizobium, the bacterial genus that associates with it, were present. Seedlings grown in soil from this region failed to nodulate and were deficient in nitrogen. Inoculation of this soil with Bradyrhizobium isolated from root nodules of C. villosa resulted in the formation of nodules and higher growth rate, leaf N and shoot biomass compared with un-inoculated plants. We present evidence for the exclusion of a legume from parts of its native range by the absence of a compatible mutualist. This result highlights the importance of the co-distribution of both the host plant and its mutualist when attempting to understand present and future geographical distributions of legumes.
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- Moshe Alon
- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus - Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
- Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus - Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Paraburkholderia Species: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives. NITROGEN 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/nitrogen4010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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A century after the discovery of rhizobia, the first Beta-proteobacteria species (beta-rhizobia) were isolated from legume nodules in South Africa and South America. Since then, numerous species belonging to the Burkholderiaceae family have been isolated. The presence of a highly branching lineage of nodulation genes in beta-rhizobia suggests a long symbiotic history. In this review, we focus on the beta-rhizobial genus Paraburkholderia, which includes two main groups: the South American mimosoid-nodulating Paraburkholderia and the South African predominantly papilionoid-nodulating Paraburkholderia. Here, we discuss the latest knowledge on Paraburkholderia nitrogen-fixing symbionts in each step of the symbiosis, from their survival in the soil, through the first contact with the legumes until the formation of an efficient nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in root nodules. Special attention is given to the strain P. phymatum STM815T that exhibits extraordinary features, such as the ability to: (i) enter into symbiosis with more than 50 legume species, including the agriculturally important common bean, (ii) outcompete other rhizobial species for nodulation of several legumes, and (iii) endure stressful soil conditions (e.g., high salt concentration and low pH) and high temperatures.
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Mahdhi A, Mars M, Rejili M. Members of Ensifer and Rhizobium genera are new bacterial endosymbionts nodulating Pisum sativum (L.). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2023; 99:fiad001. [PMID: 36597782 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad001] [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: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A total of 84 Pisum sativum legume nodulating bacteria (LNB) were isolated from seven geographical sites from southern Tunisia. Phylogenetic analyses based on partial sequences of 16S rRNA gene and the housekeeping genes glnII, and recA grouped strains into six clusters, four of which belonged to the genus Rhizobium and two to the Ensifer genus. Among Rhizobium clusters, 41 strains were affiliated to Rhizobium leguminosarum, two strains to R. pisi, two strains to R. etli, and interestingly two strains belonged to previously undescribed Rhizobium species. The remaining two strains were closely related to Ensifer medicae (two strains) and Ensifer meliloti (two strains). A symbiotic nodC gene-based phylogeny and host specificity test showed that all Rhizobium strains nodulating pea belonged to the symbiovar viciae, whereas the Ensifer strains were associated with the symbiovar meliloti never described to date. All strains under investigation differed in the number of induced root nodules and the effectiveness of atmospheric nitrogen fixation. The R. leguminosarum PsZA23, R. leguminosarum PsGBL42, and E. medicae PsTA22a, forming the most effective symbiosis with the plant host, are potential candidates for inoculation programs.
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- A Mahdhi
- Laboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas Bioresources (BVBAA) - Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, Erriadh, Zrig 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas Bioresources (BVBAA) - Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, Erriadh, Zrig 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas Bioresources (BVBAA) - Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, University of Gabes, Erriadh, Zrig 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
- Department of Life Sciences, College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia
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Klonowska A, Ardley J, Moulin L, Zandberg J, Patrel D, Gollagher M, Marinova D, Reddy TBK, Varghese N, Huntemann M, Woyke T, Seshadri R, Ivanova N, Kyrpides N, Reeve W. Discovery of a novel filamentous prophage in the genome of the Mimosa pudica microsymbiont Cupriavidus taiwanensis STM 6018. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1082107. [PMID: 36925474 PMCID: PMC10011098 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1082107] [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: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Integrated virus genomes (prophages) are commonly found in sequenced bacterial genomes but have rarely been described in detail for rhizobial genomes. Cupriavidus taiwanensis STM 6018 is a rhizobial Betaproteobacteria strain that was isolated in 2006 from a root nodule of a Mimosa pudica host in French Guiana, South America. Here we describe features of the genome of STM 6018, focusing on the characterization of two different types of prophages that have been identified in its genome. The draft genome of STM 6018 is 6,553,639 bp, and consists of 80 scaffolds, containing 5,864 protein-coding genes and 61 RNA genes. STM 6018 contains all the nodulation and nitrogen fixation gene clusters common to symbiotic Cupriavidus species; sharing >99.97% bp identity homology to the nod/nif/noeM gene clusters from C. taiwanensis LMG19424T and "Cupriavidus neocalidonicus" STM 6070. The STM 6018 genome contains the genomes of two prophages: one complete Mu-like capsular phage and one filamentous phage, which integrates into a putative dif site. This is the first characterization of a filamentous phage found within the genome of a rhizobial strain. Further examination of sequenced rhizobial genomes identified filamentous prophage sequences in several Beta-rhizobial strains but not in any Alphaproteobacterial rhizobia.
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- Agnieszka Klonowska
- Université de Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut AgroPHIM Plant Health Institute, Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Université de Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut AgroPHIM Plant Health Institute, Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Université de Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut AgroPHIM Plant Health Institute, Montpellier, France
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- Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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Moles AT, Dalrymple RL, Raghu S, Bonser SP, Ollerton J. Advancing the missed mutualist hypothesis, the under-appreciated twin of the enemy release hypothesis. Biol Lett 2022; 18:20220220. [PMID: 36259169 PMCID: PMC9579764 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduced species often benefit from escaping their enemies when they are transported to a new range, an idea commonly expressed as the enemy release hypothesis. However, species might shed mutualists as well as enemies when they colonize a new range. Loss of mutualists might reduce the success of introduced populations, or even cause failure to establish. We provide the first quantitative synthesis testing this natural but often overlooked parallel of the enemy release hypothesis, which is known as the missed mutualist hypothesis. Meta-analysis showed that plants interact with 1.9 times more mutualist species, and have 2.3 times more interactions with mutualists per unit time in their native range than in their introduced range. Species may mitigate the negative effects of missed mutualists. For instance, selection arising from missed mutualists could cause introduced species to evolve either to facilitate interactions with a new suite of species or to exist without mutualisms. Just as enemy release can allow introduced populations to redirect energy from defence to growth, potentially evolving increased competitive ability, species that shift to strategies without mutualists may be able to reallocate energy from mutualism toward increased competitive ability or seed production. The missed mutualist hypothesis advances understanding of the selective forces and filters that act on plant species in the early stages of introduction and establishment and thus could inform the management of introduced species.
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- Angela T. Moles
- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- CSIRO, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Waterside Campus, Northampton NN1 5PH, UK,Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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Chouhan B, Tak N, Bissa G, Adhikari D, Barik SK, Sprent JI, James EK, Jha S, Gehlot HS. Evolution of novel strains of Ensifer nodulating the invasive legume Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in different climatic regions of India through lateral gene transfer. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2022; 98:6643559. [PMID: 35833268 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac086] [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: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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More than 200 root-nodule bacterial strains were isolated from Leucaena leucocephala growing at 42 sampling sites across 12 states and three union territories of India. Genetic diversity was observed among 114 strains from various climatic zones; based on recA these were identified as strains of Ensifer, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium. In MLSA strains clustered into several novel clades and lineages. Ensifer were predominant nodulating genotype isolated from majority of alkaline soils, while Mesorhizobium and Rhizobium strains were isolated from a limited sampling in North-Eastern states with acidic soils. Positive nodulation assays of selected Ensifer representing different genetic combinations of housekeeping and sym genes suggested their broad host range within the closely related mimosoid genera Vachellia, Senegalia, Mimosa and Prosopis. Leucaena selected diverse strains of Ensifer and Mesorhizobium as symbionts depending on available soil pH, climatic and other edaphic conditions in India. Lateral gene transfer seems to play a major role in genetic diversification of Ensifer exhibited in terms of Old World vs. Neotropical genetic make-up and mixed populations at several sites. Although Neotropical Ensifer strains were most symbiotically effective on Leucaena the native Ensifer are promiscuous and particularly well-adapted to a wide range of sampling sites with varied climates and edaphic factors.
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- Bhawana Chouhan
- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow- 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow- 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Plant Functional Genomics Lab, Biotechnology Unit, Department of Botany, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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Warrington S, Ellis AG, Keet JH, Le Roux JJ. How does familiarity in rhizobial interactions impact the performance of invasive and native legumes? NEOBIOTA 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.72.79620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mutualisms can be disrupted when non-native plants are introduced into novel environments, potentially impacting their establishment success. Introduced species can reassemble mutualisms by forming novel associations with resident biota or by maintaining familiar associations when they are co-introduced with their mutualists. Invasive Australian Acacia species in South Africa have formed nitrogen-fixing rhizobium mutualisms using both pathways.
Here we examined the contributions of novel vs familiar rhizobial associations to the performance of Acacia saligna across different soils within South Africa’s Core Cape Subregion (CCR), and the concomitant impacts of exotic rhizobia on the endemic legume, Psoralea pinnata. We grew each legume with and without Australian Bradyrhizobium strains across various CCR soil types in a glasshouse. We identified root nodule rhizobium communities associating with seedlings grown in each treatment combination using next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques.
Our results show that different CCR soils affected growth performances of seedlings for both species while the addition of Australian bradyrhizobia affected growth performances of A. saligna, but not P. pinnata. NGS data revealed that each legume associated mostly with their familiar rhizobial partners, regardless of soil conditions or inoculum treatment. Acacia saligna predominantly associated with Australian bradyrhizobia, even when grown in soils without inoculum, while P. pinnata largely associated with native South African Mesorhizobium strains.
Our study suggests that exotic Australian bradyrhizobia are already present and widespread in pristine CCR soils, and that mutualist limitation is not an impediment to further acacia invasion in the region. The ability of P. pinnata to sanction Australian Bradyrhizobium strains suggests that this species may be a good candidate for restoration efforts following the removal of acacias in CCR habitats.
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Khairnar M, Hagir A, Parmar K, Sayyed RZ, James EK, Rahi P. Phylogenetic diversity and plant growth-promoting activities of rhizobia nodulating fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn.) cultivated in different agroclimatic regions of India. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2022; 98:6526309. [PMID: 35142840 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum Linn.), is an extensively cultivated legume crop used as a herb, spice, and traditional medicine in India. The symbiotic efficiency and plant growth-promoting potential of fenugreek rhizobia depend on the symbiont strain and environmental factors. We isolated 176 root-nodulating bacteria from fenugreek cultivated in different agroclimatic regions of India. MALDI-TOF MS-based identification and phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA and five housekeeping genes classified the fenugreek-rhizobia as Ensifer (Sinorhizobium) meliloti. However, the strains represent separate sub-lineages of E. meliloti, distinct from all reported sub-lineages across the globe. We also observed the spatial distribution of fenugreek rhizobia, as the three sub-lineages of E. meliloti recorded during this study were specific to their respective agroclimatic regions. According to the symbiotic gene (nodC and nifH) phylogenies, all three sub-lineages of E. meliloti harboured symbiotic genes similar to symbiovar meliloti; as with the housekeeping genes, these also revealed a spatial distribution for different clades of sv. meliloti. The strains could nodulate fenugreek plants and they showed plant growth-promoting potential. Significant differences were found in the plant growth parameters in response to inoculation with the various strains, suggesting strain-level differences. This study demonstrates that fenugreek rhizobia in India are diverse and spatially distributed in different agro-climatic regions.
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- Mitesh Khairnar
- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune 411007, India
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune 411007, India
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune 411007, India
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- Department of Microbiology, PSGVP Mandal's, Arts, Science, and Commerce College, Shahada 425409, India
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune 411007, India
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Rodríguez-Esperón MC, Eastman G, Sandes L, Garabato F, Eastman I, Iriarte A, Fabiano E, Sotelo-Silveira JR, Platero R. Genomics and transcriptomics insights into luteolin effects on the beta-rhizobial strain Cupriavidus necator UYPR2.512. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:240-264. [PMID: 34811861 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cupriavidus necator UYPR2.512 is a rhizobial strain that belongs to the Beta-subclass of proteobacteria, able to establish successful symbiosis with Mimosoid legumes. The initial steps of rhizobium-legumes symbioses involve the reciprocal recognition by chemical signals, being luteolin one of the molecules involved. However, there is a lack of information on the effect of luteolin in beta-rhizobia. In this work, we used long-read sequencing to complete the genome of UYPR2.512 providing evidence for the existence of four closed circular replicons. We used an RNA-Seq approach to analyse the response of UYPR2.512 to luteolin. One hundred and forty-five genes were differentially expressed, with similar numbers of downregulated and upregulated genes. Most repressed genes were mapped to the main chromosome, while the upregulated genes were overrepresented among pCne512e, containing the symbiotic genes. Induced genes included the nod operon and genes implicated in exopolysaccharides and flagellar biosynthesis. We identified many genes involved in iron, copper and other heavy metals metabolism. Among repressed genes, we identified genes involved in basal carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Our results suggest that in response to luteolin, C. necator strain UYPR2.512 reshapes its metabolism in order to be prepared for the forthcoming symbiotic interaction.
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- M C Rodríguez-Esperón
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental, Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Genómica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental, Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental, Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental, Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Biología Computacional, Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Higiene, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Genómica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología Ambiental, Departamento de Bioquímica y Genómica Microbianas, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Klepa MS, Janoni V, Paulitsch F, da Silva AR, do Carmo MRB, Delamuta JRM, Hungria M, da Silva Batista JS. Molecular diversity of rhizobia-nodulating native Mimosa of Brazilian protected areas. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5533-5545. [PMID: 34427725 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02537-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Symbiotic Paraburkholderia have been increasingly studied in the past 20 years, especially when associated with Mimosa; however, studies with native/endemic species are still scarce. In this study, thirty strains were isolated from root nodules of native Mimosa paranapiacabae and M. micropteris in two locations of the Campos Gerais. The BOX-PCR fingerprinting revealed high genomic diversity, and the 16S rRNA phylogeny clustered the strains in three distinct groups (GI, GII, GIII), with one strain occupying an isolated position. Phylogenetic analysis with four concatenated housekeeping genes (atpD + gltB + gyrB + recA) confirmed the same clusters of 16S rRNA, and the closest species were P. nodosa BR 3437T and P. guartelaensis CNPSo 3008T; this last one isolated from another Mimosa species of the Campos Gerais. The phylogenies of the symbiotic genes nodAC and nifH placed all strains in a well-supported branch with the other species of the symbiovar mimosae. The phylogenetic analyses indicated that the strains represent novel lineages of sv. mimosae and that endemic Mimosa coevolved with indigenous Paraburkholderia in their natural environments.
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- Milena Serenato Klepa
- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, C.P. 6001, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil.,Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil.,Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, Londrina, PR, 86001-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, C.P. 6001, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, C.P. 6001, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil.,Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil.,Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, Londrina, PR, 86001-970, Brazil
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- Secretaria da Educação e do Esporte, Governo do Estado do Paraná, NRE Ponta Grossa, Rua Cyro de Lima Garcia, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84050-091, Brazil
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- Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, Londrina, PR, 86001-970, Brazil.,Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), SHIS QI 1 Conjunto B, Blocos A, B, C e D, Lago Sul, Distrito Federal, Brasília, 71605-001, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10.011, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil.,Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, Londrina, PR, 86001-970, Brazil.,Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), SHIS QI 1 Conjunto B, Blocos A, B, C e D, Lago Sul, Distrito Federal, Brasília, 71605-001, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, C.P. 6001, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil.
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Jorrin B, Maluk M, Atoliya N, Kumar SC, Chalasani D, Tkacz A, Singh P, Basu A, Pullabhotla SVSRN, Kumar M, Mohanty SR, East AK, Ramachandran VK, James EK, Podile AR, Saxena AK, Rao DLN, Poole PS. Genomic Diversity of Pigeon Pea ( Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) Endosymbionts in India and Selection of Potential Strains for Use as Agricultural Inoculants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:680981. [PMID: 34557206 PMCID: PMC8453007 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.680981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp. ) is a legume crop resilient to climate change due to its tolerance to drought. It is grown by millions of resource-poor farmers in semiarid and tropical subregions of Asia and Africa and is a major contributor to their nutritional food security. Pigeon pea is the sixth most important legume in the world, with India contributing more than 70% of the total production and harbouring a wide variety of cultivars. Nevertheless, the low yield of pigeon pea grown under dry land conditions and its yield instability need to be improved. This may be done by enhancing crop nodulation and, hence, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) by supplying effective symbiotic rhizobia through the application of "elite" inoculants. Therefore, the main aim in this study was the isolation and genomic analysis of effective rhizobial strains potentially adapted to drought conditions. Accordingly, pigeon pea endosymbionts were isolated from different soil types in Southern, Central, and Northern India. After functional characterisation of the isolated strains in terms of their ability to nodulate and promote the growth of pigeon pea, 19 were selected for full genome sequencing, along with eight commercial inoculant strains obtained from the ICRISAT culture collection. The phylogenomic analysis [Average nucleotide identity MUMmer (ANIm)] revealed that the pigeon pea endosymbionts were members of the genera Bradyrhizobium and Ensifer. Based on nodC phylogeny and nod cluster synteny, Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense was revealed as the most common endosymbiont, harbouring nod genes similar to those of Bradyrhizobium cajani and Bradyrhizobium zhanjiangense. This symbiont type (e.g., strain BRP05 from Madhya Pradesh) also outperformed all other strains tested on pigeon pea, with the notable exception of an Ensifer alkalisoli strain from North India (NBAIM29). The results provide the basis for the development of pigeon pea inoculants to increase the yield of this legume through the use of effective nitrogen-fixing rhizobia, tailored for the different agroclimatic regions of India.
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- Beatriz Jorrin
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Zilli JÉ, de Moraes Carvalho CP, de Matos Macedo AV, de Barros Soares LH, Gross E, James EK, Simon MF, de Faria SM. Nodulation of the neotropical genus Calliandra by alpha or betaproteobacterial symbionts depends on the biogeographical origins of the host species. Braz J Microbiol 2021; 52:2153-2168. [PMID: 34245449 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-021-00570-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The neotropical genus Calliandra is of great importance to ecology and agroforestry, but little is known about its nodulation or its rhizobia. The nodulation of several species from two restricted diversity centres with native/endemic species (Eastern Brazil and North-Central America) and species widespread in South America, as well as their nodule structure and the molecular characterization of their rhizobial symbionts based on phylogeny of the 16S rRNA, recA and nodC gene, is reported herein. Species representative of different regions were grown in Brazilian soil, their nodulation observed, and their symbionts characterized. Calliandra nodules have anatomy that is typical of mimosoid nodules regardless of the microsymbiont type. The rhizobial symbionts differed according to the geographical origin of the species, i.e. Alphaproteobacteria (Rhizobium) were the exclusive symbionts from North-Central America, Betaproteobacteria (Paraburkholderia) from Eastern Brazil, and a mixture of both nodulated the widespread species. The symbiont preferences of Calliandra species are the result of the host co-evolving with the "local" symbiotic bacteria that thrive in the different edaphoclimatic conditions, e.g. the acidic soils of NE Brazil are rich in acid-tolerant Paraburkholderia, whereas those of North-Central America are typically neutral-alkaline and harbour Rhizobium. It is hypothesized that the flexibility of widespread species in symbiont choice has assisted in their wider dispersal across the neotropics.
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- Jerri Édson Zilli
- Embrapa Agrobiologia, BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23891-000, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, 45662-900, Bahia, Brazil
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Cx. Postal 02372, Brasília, DF, 70770-917, Brazil
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Welmillage SU, Zhang Q, Sreevidya VS, Sadowsky MJ, Gyaneshwar P. Inoculation of Mimosa Pudica with Paraburkholderia phymatum Results in Changes to the Rhizoplane Microbial Community Structure. Microbes Environ 2021; 36. [PMID: 33716243 PMCID: PMC7966945 DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.me20153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Nitrogen fixing symbiosis between rhizobia and legumes contributes significant amounts of N to agricultural and natural environments. In natural soils, rhizobia compete with indigenous bacterial communities to colonize legume roots, which leads to symbiotic interactions. However, limited information is currently available on the effects of the rhizobial symbiont on the resident microbial community in the legume rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and endosphere, which is partly due to the presence of native nodulating rhizobial strains. In the present study, we used a symbiotic system comprised of Paraburkholderia phymatum and Mimosa pudica to examine the interaction of an inoculant strain with indigenous soil bacteria. The effects of a symbiont inoculation on the native bacterial community was investigated using high throughput sequencing and an analysis of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. The results obtained revealed that the inoculation induced significant alterations in the microbial community present in the rhizoplane+endosphere of the roots, with 13 different taxa showing significant changes in abundance. No significant changes were observed in the rhizospheric soil. The relative abundance of P. phymatum significantly increased in the rhizoplane+endosphere of the root, but significant decreased in the rhizospheric soil. While the rhizosphere, rhizoplane, and root endosphere contained a wide diversity of bacteria, the nodules were predominantly colonized by P. phymatum. A network analysis revealed that the operational taxonomic units of Streptomyces and Phycicoccus were positively associated with P. phymatum as potential keystone taxa. Collectively, these results suggest that the success of an inoculated symbiont depends on its ability to colonize the roots in the face of competition by other soil bacteria. A more detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which an inoculated strain colonizes its plant host is crucial for realizing the full potential of microbial inoculants in sustainable agriculture.
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- Department of Soil and Water and Climate, University of Minnesota
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Liu X, You S, Liu H, Yuan B, Wang H, James EK, Wang F, Cao W, Liu ZK. Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Microsymbionts Associated With Invasive Mimosa Species in Southern China. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:563389. [PMID: 33250864 PMCID: PMC7673401 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.563389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In order to investigated diversity and geographic distribitution of rhizobia associated with invasive Mimosa species, Mimosa nodules and soils around the plants were sampled from five provinces in southern China. In total, 361 isolates were obtained from Mimosa pudica and Mimosa diplotricha in 25 locations. A multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) including 16S rRNA, atpD, dnaK, glnA, gyrB, and recA identified the isolates into eight genospecies corresponding to Paraburkhleria mimosarum, Paraburkholderia phymatum, Paraburkholeria carbensis, Cupriavidus taiwanensis, Cupriavidus sp., Rhizobium altiplani, Rhizobium mesoamericanum, and Rhizobium etli. The majority of the isolates were Cupriavidus (62.6%), followed by Paraburkholderia (33.5%) and Rhizobium (2.9%). Cupriavidus strains were more predominant in nodules of M. diplotricha (76.2) than in M. pudica (59.9%), and the distribution of P. phymatum in those two plant species was reverse (3.4:18.2%). Four symbiotypes were defined among the isolates based upon the phylogeny of nodA-nifH genes, represented by P. mimosarum, P. phymatum–P. caribensis, Cupriavidus spp., and Rhizobium spp. The species affiliation and the symbiotype division among the isolates demonstrated the multiple origins of Mimosa rhizobia in China: most were similar to those found in the original centers of Mimosa plants, but Cupriavidus sp. might have a local origin. The unbalanced distribution of symbionts between the two Mimosa species might be related to the soil pH, organic matter and available nitrogen; Cupriavidus spp. generally dominated most of the soils colonized by Mimosa in this study, but it had a particular preference for neutral-alkaline soils with low fertility whereas. While Paraburkholderia spp. preferred more acidic and fertile soils. The Rhizobium spp. tended to prefer neutral–acidic soils with high fertility soils.
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- Xiaoyun Liu
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Science/Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Science/Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Science/Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Science/Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Diversity Research and Application of Hebei Province, College of Life Science/Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration for Biodiversity Conservation in Southwest China, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of CAAS, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Agro-resources and Environment, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China
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Paulitsch F, Delamuta JRM, Ribeiro RA, da Silva Batista JS, Hungria M. Phylogeny of symbiotic genes reveals symbiovars within legume-nodulating Paraburkholderia species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126151. [PMID: 33171385 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bacteria belonging to the genus Paraburkholderia are capable of establishing symbiotic relationships with plants belonging to the Fabaceae (=Leguminosae) family and fixing the atmospheric nitrogen in specialized structures in the roots called nodules, in a process known as biological nitrogen fixation (BNF). In the nodulation and BNF processes several bacterial symbiotic genes are involved, but the relations between symbiotic, core genes and host specificity are still poorly studied and understood in Paraburkholderia. In this study, eight strains of nodulating nitrogen-fixing Paraburkholderia isolated in Brazil, together with described species and other reference strains were used to infer the relatedness between core (16S rDNA, recA) and symbiotic (nod, nif, fix) genes. The diversity of genes involved in the nodulation (nodAC) and nitrogen fixation (nifH) abilities was investigated. Only two groups, one containing three Paraburkholderia species symbionts of Mimosa, and another one with P. ribeironis strains presented similar phylogenetic patterns in the analysis of core and symbiotic genes. In three other groups events of horizontal gene transfer of symbiotic genes were detected. Paraburkholderia strains with available genomes were used in the complementary analysis of nifHDK and fixABC and confirmed well-defined phylogenetic positions of symbiotic genes. In all analyses of nod, nif and fix genes the strains were distributed into five clades with high bootstrap support, allowing the proposal of five symbiovars in nodulating nitrogen-fixing Paraburkholderia, designated as mimosae, africana, tropicalis, atlantica and piptadeniae. Phylogenetic inferences within each symbiovar are discussed.
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- Fabiane Paulitsch
- Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, 86001-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10011, 86057-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, SBN, Quadra 2, Bloco L, Lote 06, Edifício Capes, 70.040-020 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, 86001-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, SHIS QI 1 Conjunto B, Blocos A, B, C e D, Lago Sul, 71605-001 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, SHIS QI 1 Conjunto B, Blocos A, B, C e D, Lago Sul, 71605-001 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Avenida General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748 - Uvaranas, C.P. 6001, Ponta Grossa, PR 84030‑900, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, 86001-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10011, 86057-970 Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, SHIS QI 1 Conjunto B, Blocos A, B, C e D, Lago Sul, 71605-001 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
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Paraburkholderia phymatum STM815 σ54 Controls Utilization of Dicarboxylates, Motility, and T6SS-b Expression. NITROGEN 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/nitrogen1020008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Rhizobia have two major life styles, one as free-living bacteria in the soil, and the other as bacteroids within the root/stem nodules of host legumes where they convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia. In the soil, rhizobia have to cope with changing and sometimes stressful environmental conditions, such as nitrogen limitation. In the beta-rhizobial strain Paraburkholderia phymatum STM815, the alternative sigma factor σ54 (or RpoN) has recently been shown to control nitrogenase activity during symbiosis with Phaseolus vulgaris. In this study, we determined P. phymatum’s σ54 regulon under nitrogen-limited free-living conditions. Among the genes significantly downregulated in the absence of σ54, we found a C4-dicarboxylate carrier protein (Bphy_0225), a flagellar biosynthesis cluster (Bphy_2926-64), and one of the two type VI secretion systems (T6SS-b) present in the P. phymatum STM815 genome (Bphy_5978-97). A defined σ54 mutant was unable to grow on C4 dicarboxylates as sole carbon source and was less motile compared to the wild-type strain. Both defects could be complemented by introducing rpoNin trans. Using promoter reporter gene fusions, we also confirmed that the expression of the T6SS-b cluster is regulated by σ54. Accordingly, we show that σ54 affects in vitro competitiveness of P. phymatum STM815 against Paraburkholderia diazotrophica.
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Doin de Moura GG, Remigi P, Masson-Boivin C, Capela D. Experimental Evolution of Legume Symbionts: What Have We Learnt? Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E339. [PMID: 32210028 PMCID: PMC7141107 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Rhizobia, the nitrogen-fixing symbionts of legumes, are polyphyletic bacteria distributed in many alpha- and beta-proteobacterial genera. They likely emerged and diversified through independent horizontal transfers of key symbiotic genes. To replay the evolution of a new rhizobium genus under laboratory conditions, the symbiotic plasmid of Cupriavidus taiwanensis was introduced in the plant pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum, and the generated proto-rhizobium was submitted to repeated inoculations to the C. taiwanensis host, Mimosa pudica L.. This experiment validated a two-step evolutionary scenario of key symbiotic gene acquisition followed by genome remodeling under plant selection. Nodulation and nodule cell infection were obtained and optimized mainly via the rewiring of regulatory circuits of the recipient bacterium. Symbiotic adaptation was shown to be accelerated by the activity of a mutagenesis cassette conserved in most rhizobia. Investigating mutated genes led us to identify new components of R. solanacearum virulence and C. taiwanensis symbiosis. Nitrogen fixation was not acquired in our short experiment. However, we showed that post-infection sanctions allowed the increase in frequency of nitrogen-fixing variants among a non-fixing population in the M. pudica-C. taiwanensis system and likely allowed the spread of this trait in natura. Experimental evolution thus provided new insights into rhizobium biology and evolution.
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan 31320, France; (G.G.D.d.M.); (P.R.); (C.M.-B.)
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Klonowska A, Moulin L, Ardley JK, Braun F, Gollagher MM, Zandberg JD, Marinova DV, Huntemann M, Reddy TBK, Varghese NJ, Woyke T, Ivanova N, Seshadri R, Kyrpides N, Reeve WG. Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:214. [PMID: 32143559 PMCID: PMC7060636 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-6623-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Cupriavidus strain STM 6070 was isolated from nickel-rich soil collected near Koniambo massif, New Caledonia, using the invasive legume trap host Mimosa pudica. STM 6070 is a heavy metal-tolerant strain that is highly effective at fixing nitrogen with M. pudica. Here we have provided an updated taxonomy for STM 6070 and described salient features of the annotated genome, focusing on heavy metal resistance (HMR) loci and heavy metal efflux (HME) systems. Results The 6,771,773 bp high-quality-draft genome consists of 107 scaffolds containing 6118 protein-coding genes. ANI values show that STM 6070 is a new species of Cupriavidus. The STM 6070 symbiotic region was syntenic with that of the M. pudica-nodulating Cupriavidus taiwanensis LMG 19424T. In contrast to the nickel and zinc sensitivity of C. taiwanensis strains, STM 6070 grew at high Ni2+ and Zn2+ concentrations. The STM 6070 genome contains 55 genes, located in 12 clusters, that encode HMR structural proteins belonging to the RND, MFS, CHR, ARC3, CDF and P-ATPase protein superfamilies. These HMR molecular determinants are putatively involved in arsenic (ars), chromium (chr), cobalt-zinc-cadmium (czc), copper (cop, cup), nickel (nie and nre), and silver and/or copper (sil) resistance. Seven of these HMR clusters were common to symbiotic and non-symbiotic Cupriavidus species, while four clusters were specific to STM 6070, with three of these being associated with insertion sequences. Within the specific STM 6070 HMR clusters, three novel HME-RND systems (nieIC cep nieBA, czcC2B2A2, and hmxB zneAC zneR hmxS) were identified, which constitute new candidate genes for nickel and zinc resistance. Conclusions STM 6070 belongs to a new Cupriavidus species, for which we have proposed the name Cupriavidus neocaledonicus sp. nov.. STM6070 harbours a pSym with a high degree of gene conservation to the pSyms of M. pudica-nodulating C. taiwanensis strains, probably as a result of recent horizontal transfer. The presence of specific HMR clusters, associated with transposase genes, suggests that the selection pressure of the New Caledonian ultramafic soils has driven the specific adaptation of STM 6070 to heavy-metal-rich soils via horizontal gene transfer.
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- Agnieszka Klonowska
- IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement (IPME), 34394, Montpellier, France
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- IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement (IPME), 34394, Montpellier, France
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- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- IRD, UMR LSTM-Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, 34398, Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, USA
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- College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.
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Novel putative Mesorhizobium and Ensifer genomospecies together with a novel symbiovar psoraleae nodulate legumes of agronomic interest grown in Tunisia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126067. [PMID: 32005490 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2020.126067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Forty rhizobial strains were isolated from Lotus creticus, L. pusillus and Bituminaria bituminosa endemic to Tunisia, and they belonged to the Mesorhizobium and Ensifer genera based on 16S rDNA sequence phylogeny. According to the concatenated recA and glnII sequence-based phylogeny, four Bituminaria isolates Pb5, Pb12, Pb8 and Pb17 formed a monophyletic group with Mesorhizobium chacoense ICMP14587T, whereas four other strains Pb1, Pb6, Pb13 and Pb15 formed two separate lineages within the Ensifer genus. Among the L. pusillus strains, Lpus9 and Lpus10 showed a 96% identical nucleotide with Ensifer meliloti CCBAU83493T; whereas six other strains could belong to previously undescribed Mesorhizobium and Ensifer species. For L. creticus strains, Lcus37, Lcus39 and Lcus44 showed 98% sequence identity with Ensifer aridi JNVU TP6, and Lcus42 shared a 96% identical nucleotide with Ensifer meliloti CCBAU83493T; whereas another four strains were divergent from all the described Ensifer and Mesorhizobium species. The analysis of the nodC gene-based phylogeny identified four symbiovar groups; Mesorhizobium sp. sv. anthyllidis (Lpus3 and Lpus11 from L. pusillus, Lcus43 from L. creticus), Ensifer medicae sv. meliloti (four strains from L. creticus and two strains from L. pusillus), E. meliloti sv. meliloti (four from L. creticus, four from L. pusillus and four from B. bituminosa). In addition, four B. bituminosa strains (Pb5, Pb8, Pb12, and Pb17) displayed a distinctive nodC sequence distant from those of other symbiovars described to date. According to their symbiotic gene sequences and host range, the B. bituminosa symbionts (Pb5, Pb8, Pb12 and Pb17) would represent a new symbiovar of M. chacoense for which sv. psoraleae is proposed.
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Tak N, Bissa G, Gehlot HS. Methods for Isolation and Characterization of Nitrogen-Fixing Legume-Nodulating Bacteria. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2057:119-143. [PMID: 31595476 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9790-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) is a characteristic feature of nodulating legumes. The wild legumes are comparatively less explored for their SNF ability; hence, it is essential to study nodulation and identify the microsymbiont diversity associated with them. This chapter aims to describe the methodology for nodule hunting; trapping, isolation, and characterization of root nodule bacteria (RNB) at phenotypic, genotypic, and symbiotic levels. The documentation of nodulating native legume species and the rhizobial diversity associated with them in various parts of world has gained attention as this symbiotic association provides fixed nitrogen, improves productivity of plants in an ecofriendly manner. Before field-based applications the symbiotic bacteria need to be assessed for their N fixing ability as well as characterized at molecular level. The phylogeny based on symbiosis-essential genes supplemented with the host-range studies helps in better understanding of the symbiotaxonomy of rhizobia. More efficient symbiotic couples need to be screened by cross-nodulation studies for their application in agricultural practices.
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- Nisha Tak
- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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The widely distributed legume tree Vachellia (Acacia) nilotica subsp. indica is nodulated by genetically diverse Ensifer strains in India. Symbiosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-019-00658-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Daubech B, Poinsot V, Klonowska A, Capela D, Chaintreuil C, Moulin L, Marchetti M, Masson-Boivin C. noeM, a New Nodulation Gene Involved in the Biosynthesis of Nod Factors with an Open-Chain Oxidized Terminal Residue and in the Symbiosis with Mimosa pudica. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2019; 32:1635-1648. [PMID: 31617792 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-19-0168-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The β-rhizobium Cupriavidus taiwanensis is a nitrogen-fixing symbiont of Mimosa pudica. Nod factors produced by this species were previously found to be pentameric chitin-oligomers carrying common C18:1 or C16:0 fatty acyl chains, N-methylated and C-6 carbamoylated on the nonreducing terminal N-acetylglucosamine and sulfated on the reducing terminal residue. Here, we report that, in addition, C. taiwanensis LMG19424 produces molecules where the reducing sugar is open and oxidized. We identified a novel nodulation gene located on the symbiotic plasmid pRalta, called noeM, which is involved in this atypical Nod factor structure. noeM encodes a transmembrane protein bearing a fatty acid hydroxylase domain. This gene is expressed during symbiosis with M. pudica and requires NodD and luteolin for optimal expression. The closest noeM homologs formed a separate phylogenetic clade containing rhizobial genes only, which are located on symbiosis plasmids downstream from a nod box. Corresponding proteins, referred to as NoeM, may have specialized in symbiosis via the connection to the nodulation pathway and the spread in rhizobia. noeM was mostly found in isolates of the Mimoseae tribe, and specifically detected in all tested strains able to nodulate M. pudica. A noeM deletion mutant of C. taiwanensis was affected for the nodulation of M. pudica, confirming the role of noeM in the symbiosis with this legume.
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- Benoit Daubech
- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université de Toulouse 3, UPS CNRS 5623, UMR, Lab IMRCP, F-31062 Toulouse, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, LSTM, Montpellier, France
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- IRD, CIRAD, Université Montpellier, IPME, Montpellier, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Dello Jacovo E, Valentine TA, Maluk M, Toorop P, Lopez Del Egido L, Frachon N, Kenicer G, Park L, Goff M, Ferro VA, Bonomi C, James EK, Iannetta PPM. Towards a characterisation of the wild legume bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius L. (Reichard) Bässler): heteromorphic seed germination, root nodule structure and N-fixing rhizobial symbionts. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2019; 21:523-532. [PMID: 30120872 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lathyrus linifolius L. (Reichard) Bässler (Fabiaceae, bitter vetch) is a nitrogen (N) fixing species. A coloniser of low nutrient (N) soils, it supports biodiversity such as key moth and butterfly species, and its roots are known for their organoleptic and claimed therapeutic properties. Thus, the species has high potential for restoration, conservation, novel cropping and as a model species. The last because of its genetic synteny with important pulse crops. However, regeneration and functional attributes of L. linifolius remain to be characterised. Seeds of L. linifolius were characterised using physical, colorimetric and chemical data. Ultrastructural and functional characterisation of the N-fixing root nodules included immunolabelling with nifH protein antibodies (recognising the N-fixing enzyme, nitrogenase). Endosymbiotic bacteria were isolated from root nodules and characterised phylogenetically using 16S rRNA, nodA and nodD gene sequences. L. linifolius yielded heteromorphic seed of distinct colour classes: green and brown. Seed morphotypes had similar C:N ratios and were equally germinable (ca. 90%) after scarification at differing optimal temperatures (16 and 20 °C). Brown seeds were larger and comprised a larger proportion of the seed batch (69%). L. linifolius root nodules appeared indeterminate in structure, effective (capable of fixing atmospheric N) and having strains very similar to Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae. The findings and rhizobial isolates have potential application for ecological restoration and horticulture using native seeds. Also, the data and rhizobial resources have potential applications in comparative and functional studies with related and socio-economically important crops such as Pisum, Lens and Vicia.
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- E Dello Jacovo
- The James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK
- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- The James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK
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- Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology Department, Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew), West Sussex, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK
- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Seed Physiology, Syngenta Seeds B.V., Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
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- Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK
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- Bitter-Vetch Ltd., Wingate, Co Durham, UK
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- Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italy
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- The James Hutton Institute, Scotland, UK
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De Meyer SE, Ruthrof KX, Edwards T, Hopkins AJ, Hardy G, O’Hara G, Howieson J. Diversity of endemic rhizobia on Christmas Island: Implications for agriculture following phosphate mining. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:641-649. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rathi S, Tak N, Bissa G, Chouhan B, Ojha A, Adhikari D, Barik SK, Satyawada RR, Sprent JI, James EK, Gehlot HS. Selection of Bradyrhizobium or Ensifer symbionts by the native Indian caesalpinioid legume Chamaecrista pumila depends on soil pH and other edaphic and climatic factors. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2018; 94:5089966. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiy180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Sonam Rathi
- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
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- Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
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- Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- BNF and Microbial Genomics Lab., Department of Botany, Center of Advanced Study, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur- 342001, Rajasthan, India
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Bao T, Roy G, Cahill JF. Photosynthetic opportunity cost and energetic cost of a rapid leaf closure behavior in Mimosa pudica. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2018; 105:1491-1498. [PMID: 30199086 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY The rapid leaf movement of Mimosa pudica is expected to be costly because of energetic trade-offs with other processes such as growth and reproduction. Here, we assess the photosynthetic opportunity cost and energetic cost of the unique leaf closing behavior of M. pudica. METHODS In the greenhouse, we employed novel touch-stimulation machines to expose plants to one of three treatments: (1) untouched control plants; (2) plants touch-stimulated to close their leaves during the day to incur energetic costs associated with leaf movement and reduced photosynthesis; (3) plants touched at night to assess the effects of touch alone. M. pudica is nyctinastic and closes its leaves at night; thus, touching at night does not impart additional costs. We directly assessed costs by comparing physical traits. Leaf re-opening response was measured to assess the potential for plant behavioral plasticity to impact photosynthetic opportunity costs. KEY RESULTS The cost of rapid leaf closure behavior was expressed as a 47% reduction in reproductive biomass accounting for the effect of touch. Touch itself changed physical traits such as biomass, with touched plants being generally bigger. Plants touched at night re-opened their leaflets 26% quicker than plants touched during the day. CONCLUSIONS We reason that the reproductive allocation costs incurred by M. pudica can be attributed to a combination of photosynthetic opportunity cost and the energetic cost associated with increased stimulation of leaf movement and that behavioral plasticity has the potential to alter photosynthetic opportunity costs.
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- Tan Bao
- Department of Biological Sciences, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada
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Silva VC, Alves PAC, Rhem MFK, dos Santos JMF, James EK, Gross E. Brazilian species of Calliandra Benth. (tribe Ingeae) are nodulated by diverse strains of Paraburkholderia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:241-250. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Klonowska A, Melkonian R, Miché L, Tisseyre P, Moulin L. Transcriptomic profiling of Burkholderia phymatum STM815, Cupriavidus taiwanensis LMG19424 and Rhizobium mesoamericanum STM3625 in response to Mimosa pudica root exudates illuminates the molecular basis of their nodulation competitiveness and symbiotic evolutionary history. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:105. [PMID: 29378510 PMCID: PMC5789663 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4487-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rhizobial symbionts belong to the classes Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria (called "alpha" and "beta"-rhizobia). Most knowledge on the genetic basis of symbiosis is based on model strains belonging to alpha-rhizobia. Mimosa pudica is a legume that offers an excellent opportunity to study the adaptation toward symbiotic nitrogen fixation in beta-rhizobia compared to alpha-rhizobia. In a previous study (Melkonian et al., Environ Microbiol 16:2099-111, 2014) we described the symbiotic competitiveness of M. pudica symbionts belonging to Burkholderia, Cupriavidus and Rhizobium species. RESULTS In this article we present a comparative analysis of the transcriptomes (by RNAseq) of B. phymatum STM815 (BP), C. taiwanensis LMG19424 (CT) and R. mesoamericanum STM3625 (RM) in conditions mimicking the early steps of symbiosis (i.e. perception of root exudates). BP exhibited the strongest transcriptome shift both quantitatively and qualitatively, which mirrors its high competitiveness in the early steps of symbiosis and its ancient evolutionary history as a symbiont, while CT had a minimal response which correlates with its status as a younger symbiont (probably via acquisition of symbiotic genes from a Burkholderia ancestor) and RM had a typical response of Alphaproteobacterial rhizospheric bacteria. Interestingly, the upregulation of nodulation genes was the only common response among the three strains; the exception was an up-regulated gene encoding a putative fatty acid hydroxylase, which appears to be a novel symbiotic gene specific to Mimosa symbionts. CONCLUSION The transcriptional response to root exudates was correlated to each strain nodulation competitiveness, with Burkholderia phymatum appearing as the best specialised symbiont of Mimosa pudica.
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- IRD, UMR LSTM, Campus de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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- IRD, UMR LSTM, Campus de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France.,Present address: Aix Marseille University, University of Avignon, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France
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- IRD, Cirad, University of Montpellier, IPME, Montpellier, France.
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Choudhary S, Tak N, Gehlot HS. Phylogeny and genetic diversity assessment of Ensifer strains nodulating Senegalia (Acacia) senegal (L.) Britton. in arid regions of Western Rajasthan, India. Microbiology (Reading) 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261718010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Lardi M, Liu Y, Purtschert G, Bolzan de Campos S, Pessi G. Transcriptome Analysis of Paraburkholderia phymatum under Nitrogen Starvation and during Symbiosis with Phaseolus Vulgaris. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8120389. [PMID: 29244728 PMCID: PMC5748707 DOI: 10.3390/genes8120389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Paraburkholderia phymatum belongs to the β-subclass of proteobacteria. It has recently been shown to be able to nodulate and fix nitrogen in symbiosis with several mimosoid and papilionoid legumes. In contrast to the symbiosis of legumes with α-proteobacteria, very little is known about the molecular determinants underlying the successful establishment of this mutualistic relationship with β-proteobacteria. In this study, we performed an RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis of free-living P. phymatum growing under nitrogen-replete and -limited conditions, the latter partially mimicking the situation in nitrogen-deprived soils. Among the genes upregulated under nitrogen limitation, we found genes involved in exopolysaccharides production and in motility, two traits relevant for plant root infection. Next, RNA-seq data of P. phymatum grown under free-living conditions and from symbiotic root nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) were generated and compared. Among the genes highly upregulated during symbiosis, we identified—besides the nif gene cluster—an operon encoding a potential cytochrome o ubiquinol oxidase (Bphy_3646-49). Bean root nodules induced by a cyoB mutant strain showed reduced nitrogenase and nitrogen fixation abilities, suggesting an important role of the cytochrome for respiration inside the nodule. The analysis of mutant strains for the RNA polymerase transcription factor RpoN (σ54) and its activator NifA indicated that—similar to the situation in α-rhizobia—P. phymatum RpoN and NifA are key regulators during symbiosis with P. vulgaris.
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- Martina Lardi
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Porter SS, Faber-Hammond JJ, Friesen ML. Co-invading symbiotic mutualists of Medicago polymorpha retain high ancestral diversity and contain diverse accessory genomes. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 94:4705886. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Stephanie S Porter
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646430 Pullman, WA 99164, USA
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646420 Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Msaddak A, Rejili M, Durán D, Rey L, Imperial J, Palacios JM, Ruiz-Argüeso T, Mars M. Members of Microvirga and Bradyrhizobium genera are native endosymbiotic bacteria nodulating Lupinus luteus in Northern Tunisian soils. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:3828104. [PMID: 28505340 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The genetic diversity of bacterial populations nodulating Lupinus luteus (yellow lupine) in Northern Tunisia was examined. Phylogenetic analyses of 43 isolates based on recA and gyrB partial sequences grouped them in three clusters, two of which belong to genus Bradyrhizobium (41 isolates) and one, remarkably, to Microvirga (2 isolates), a genus never previously described as microsymbiont of this lupine species. Representatives of the three clusters were analysed in-depth by multilocus sequence analysis of five housekeeping genes (rrs, recA, glnII, gyrB and dnaK). Surprisingly, the Bradyrhizobium cluster with the two isolates LluI4 and LluTb2 may constitute a new species defined by a separate position between Bradyrhizobium manausense and B. denitrificans. A nodC-based phylogeny identified only two groups: one formed by Bradyrhizobium strains included in the symbiovar genistearum and the other by the Microvirga strains. Symbiotic behaviour of representative isolates was tested, and among the seven legumes inoculated only a difference was observed i.e. the Bradyrhizobium strains nodulated Ornithopus compressus unlike the two strains of Microvirga. On the basis of these data, we conclude that L. luteus root nodule symbionts in Northern Tunisia are mostly strains within the B. canariense/B. lupini lineages, and the remaining strains belong to two groups not previously identified as L. luteus endosymbionts: one corresponding to a new clade of Bradyrhizobium and the other to the genus Microvirga.
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- Abdelhakim Msaddak
- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas Bioresources (BVBAA)-Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, Erriadh, Zrig 6072, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas Bioresources (BVBAA)-Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, Erriadh, Zrig 6072, Tunisia
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA) and E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA) and E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA) and E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.,CSIC and Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA) and E.T.S.I. Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- CSIC and Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (UPM-INIA), Campus de Montegancedo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas Bioresources (BVBAA)-Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, Erriadh, Zrig 6072, Tunisia
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Daubech B, Remigi P, Doin de Moura G, Marchetti M, Pouzet C, Auriac MC, Gokhale CS, Masson-Boivin C, Capela D. Spatio-temporal control of mutualism in legumes helps spread symbiotic nitrogen fixation. eLife 2017; 6:e28683. [PMID: 29022875 PMCID: PMC5687860 DOI: 10.7554/elife.28683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mutualism is of fundamental importance in ecosystems. Which factors help to keep the relationship mutually beneficial and evolutionarily successful is a central question. We addressed this issue for one of the most significant mutualistic interactions on Earth, which associates plants of the leguminosae family and hundreds of nitrogen (N2)-fixing bacterial species. Here we analyze the spatio-temporal dynamics of fixers and non-fixers along the symbiotic process in the Cupriavidus taiwanensis-Mimosa pudica system. N2-fixing symbionts progressively outcompete isogenic non-fixers within root nodules, where N2-fixation occurs, even when they share the same nodule. Numerical simulations, supported by experimental validation, predict that rare fixers will invade a population dominated by non-fixing bacteria during serial nodulation cycles with a probability that is function of initial inoculum, plant population size and nodulation cycle length. Our findings provide insights into the selective forces and ecological factors that may have driven the spread of the N2-fixation mutualistic trait.
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- Benoit Daubech
- The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe InteractionsUniversité de Toulouse, INRA, CNRSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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- New Zealand Institute for Advanced StudyMassey UniversityAucklandNew Zealand
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- The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe InteractionsUniversité de Toulouse, INRA, CNRSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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- The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe InteractionsUniversité de Toulouse, INRA, CNRSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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- Fédération de Recherches Agrobiosciences, Interactions et Biodiversité, Plateforme d’Imagerie TRI, CNRS - UPSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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- The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe InteractionsUniversité de Toulouse, INRA, CNRSCastanet-TolosanFrance
- Fédération de Recherches Agrobiosciences, Interactions et Biodiversité, Plateforme d’Imagerie TRI, CNRS - UPSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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- Research Group for Theoretical Models of Eco-evolutionary Dynamics, Department of Evolutionary TheoryMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyPlönGermany
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- The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe InteractionsUniversité de Toulouse, INRA, CNRSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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- The Laboratory of Plant-Microbe InteractionsUniversité de Toulouse, INRA, CNRSCastanet-TolosanFrance
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Molecular characterization of novel Bradyrhizobium strains nodulating Eriosema chinense and Flemingia vestita , important unexplored native legumes of the sub-Himalayan region (Meghalaya) of India. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:334-344. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Le Roux JJ, Hui C, Keet JH, Ellis AG. Co-introduction vs ecological fitting as pathways to the establishment of effective mutualisms during biological invasions. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 215:1354-1360. [PMID: 28771816 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Contents 1354 I. 1354 II. 1355 III. 1357 IV. 1357 V. 1359 1359 References 1359 SUMMARY: Interactions between non-native plants and their mutualists are often disrupted upon introduction to new environments. Using legume-rhizobium mutualistic interactions as an example, we discuss two pathways that can influence symbiotic associations in such situations: co-introduction of coevolved rhizobia; and utilization of, and adaptation to, resident rhizobia, hereafter referred to as 'ecological fitting'. Co-introduction and ecological fitting have distinct implications for successful legume invasions and their impacts. Under ecological fitting, initial impacts may be less severe and will accrue over longer periods as novel symbiotic associations and/or adaptations may require fine-tuning over time. Co-introduction will have more profound impacts that will accrue more rapidly as a result of positive feedbacks between densities of non-native rhizobia and their coevolved host plants, in turn enhancing competition between native and non-native rhizobia. Co-introduction can further impact invasion outcomes by the exchange of genetic material between native and non-native rhizobia, potentially resulting in decreased fitness of native legumes. A better understanding of the roles of these two pathways in the invasion dynamics of non-native legumes is much needed, and we highlight some of the exciting research avenues it presents.
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- Johannes J Le Roux
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
- Mathematical and Physical Biosciences, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, 7945, South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Lardi M, de Campos SB, Purtschert G, Eberl L, Pessi G. Competition Experiments for Legume Infection Identify Burkholderia phymatum as a Highly Competitive β-Rhizobium. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1527. [PMID: 28861050 PMCID: PMC5559654 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Members of the genus Burkholderia (β-proteobacteria) have only recently been shown to be able to establish a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with several legumes, which is why they are also referred to as β-rhizobia. Therefore, very little is known about the competitiveness of these species to nodulate different legume host plants. In this study, we tested the competitiveness of several Burkholderia type strains (B. diazotrophica, B. mimosarum, B. phymatum, B. sabiae, B. symbiotica and B. tuberum) to nodulate four legumes (Phaseolus vulgaris, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Vigna unguiculata and Mimosa pudica) under our closely defined growth conditions. The assessment of nodule occupancy of these species on different legume host plants revealed that B. phymatum was the most competitive strain in the three papilionoid legumes (bean, cowpea and siratro), while B. mimosarum outcompeted the other strains in mimosa. The analysis of phenotypes known to play a role in nodulation competitiveness (motility, exopolysaccharide production) and additional in vitro competition assays among β-rhizobial strains suggested that B. phymatum has the potential to be a very competitive legume symbiont.
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- Martina Lardi
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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Sprent JI, Ardley J, James EK. Biogeography of nodulated legumes and their nitrogen-fixing symbionts. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 215:40-56. [PMID: 28211601 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Contents 40 I. 40 II. 41 III. 44 IV. 48 V. 49 VI. 49 VII. 52 VIII. 53 53 References 53 SUMMARY: In the last decade, analyses of both molecular and morphological characters, including nodulation, have led to major changes in our understanding of legume taxonomy. In parallel there has been an explosion in the number of genera and species of rhizobia known to nodulate legumes. No attempt has been made to link these two sets of data or to consider them in a biogeographical context. This review aims to do this by relating the data to the evolution of the two partners: it highlights both longitudinal and latitudinal trends and considers these in relation to the location of major land masses over geological time. Australia is identified as being a special case and latitudes north of the equator as being pivotal in the evolution of highly specialized systems in which the differentiated rhizobia effectively become ammonia factories. However, there are still many gaps to be filled before legume nodulation is sufficiently understood to be managed for the benefit of a world in which climate change is rife.
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- Janet I Sprent
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee at JHI, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
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Dall'Agnol RF, Bournaud C, de Faria SM, Béna G, Moulin L, Hungria M. Genetic diversity of symbiotic Paraburkholderia species isolated from nodules of Mimosa pudica (L.) and Phaseolus vulgaris (L.) grown in soils of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:3045887. [PMID: 28334155 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Some species of the genus Paraburkholderia that are able to nodulate and fix nitrogen in symbiosis with legumes are called β-rhizobia and represent a group of ecological and biotechnological importance. We used Mimosa pudica and Phaseolus vulgaris to trap 427 rhizobial isolates from rhizospheric soil of Mimoseae trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Eighty-four representative strains were selected according to the 16S rRNA haplotypes and taxonomically characterized using a concatenated 16S rRNA-recA phylogeny. Most strains were assembled in the genus Paraburkholderia, including Paraburkholderia sabiae and Pa. nodosa. Mesorhizobium (α-rhizobia) and Cupriavidus (β-rhizobia) were also isolated, but in smaller proportions. Multilocus sequence analysis and BOX-PCR analyses indicated that six clusters of Paraburkholderia represent potential new species. In the phylogenetic analysis of the nodC gene, the majority of the strains were positioned in the same groups as in the 16S rRNA-recA tree, indicative of stability and vertical inheritance, but we also identified horizontal transfer of nodC in Pa. sabiae. All α- and β-rhizobial species were trapped by both legumes, although preferences of the host plants for specific rhizobial species have been observed.
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- Rebeca Fuzinatto Dall'Agnol
- Soil Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, 86001-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10.011, 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil.,IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier, France
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- IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier, France.,Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, LIMPP Laboratory, C.P. 02372, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier, France.,IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement (IPME), 34394 Montpellier, France
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- IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), Campus de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier, France.,IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement (IPME), 34394 Montpellier, France
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- Soil Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Soja, C.P. 231, 86001-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Andrews M, Andrews ME. Specificity in Legume-Rhizobia Symbioses. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E705. [PMID: 28346361 PMCID: PMC5412291 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Most species in the Leguminosae (legume family) can fix atmospheric nitrogen (N₂) via symbiotic bacteria (rhizobia) in root nodules. Here, the literature on legume-rhizobia symbioses in field soils was reviewed and genotypically characterised rhizobia related to the taxonomy of the legumes from which they were isolated. The Leguminosae was divided into three sub-families, the Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae and Papilionoideae. Bradyrhizobium spp. were the exclusive rhizobial symbionts of species in the Caesalpinioideae, but data are limited. Generally, a range of rhizobia genera nodulated legume species across the two Mimosoideae tribes Ingeae and Mimoseae, but Mimosa spp. show specificity towards Burkholderia in central and southern Brazil, Rhizobium/Ensifer in central Mexico and Cupriavidus in southern Uruguay. These specific symbioses are likely to be at least in part related to the relative occurrence of the potential symbionts in soils of the different regions. Generally, Papilionoideae species were promiscuous in relation to rhizobial symbionts, but specificity for rhizobial genus appears to hold at the tribe level for the Fabeae (Rhizobium), the genus level for Cytisus (Bradyrhizobium), Lupinus (Bradyrhizobium) and the New Zealand native Sophora spp. (Mesorhizobium) and species level for Cicer arietinum (Mesorhizobium), Listia bainesii (Methylobacterium) and Listia angolensis (Microvirga). Specificity for rhizobial species/symbiovar appears to hold for Galega officinalis (Neorhizobium galegeae sv. officinalis), Galega orientalis (Neorhizobium galegeae sv. orientalis), Hedysarum coronarium (Rhizobium sullae), Medicago laciniata (Ensifer meliloti sv. medicaginis), Medicago rigiduloides (Ensifer meliloti sv. rigiduloides) and Trifolium ambiguum (Rhizobium leguminosarum sv. trifolii). Lateral gene transfer of specific symbiosis genes within rhizobial genera is an important mechanism allowing legumes to form symbioses with rhizobia adapted to particular soils. Strain-specific legume rhizobia symbioses can develop in particular habitats.
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- Mitchell Andrews
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand.
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand.
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Le Quéré A, Tak N, Gehlot HS, Lavire C, Meyer T, Chapulliot D, Rathi S, Sakrouhi I, Rocha G, Rohmer M, Severac D, Filali-Maltouf A, Munive JA. Genomic characterization of Ensifer aridi, a proposed new species of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium recovered from Asian, African and American deserts. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:85. [PMID: 28088165 PMCID: PMC5237526 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-3447-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Nitrogen fixing bacteria isolated from hot arid areas in Asia, Africa and America but from diverse leguminous plants have been recently identified as belonging to a possible new species of Ensifer (Sinorhizobium). In this study, 6 strains belonging to this new clade were compared with Ensifer species at the genome-wide level. Their capacities to utilize various carbon sources and to establish a symbiotic interaction with several leguminous plants were examined. Results Draft genomes of selected strains isolated from Morocco (Merzouga desert), Mexico (Baja California) as well as from India (Thar desert) were produced. Genome based species delineation tools demonstrated that they belong to a new species of Ensifer. Comparison of its core genome with those of E. meliloti, E. medicae and E. fredii enabled the identification of a species conserved gene set. Predicted functions of associated proteins and pathway reconstruction revealed notably the presence of transport systems for octopine/nopaline and inositol phosphates. Phenotypic characterization of this new desert rhizobium species showed that it was capable to utilize malonate, to grow at 48 °C or under high pH while NaCl tolerance levels were comparable to other Ensifer species. Analysis of accessory genomes and plasmid profiling demonstrated the presence of large plasmids that varied in size from strain to strain. As symbiotic functions were found in the accessory genomes, the differences in symbiotic interactions between strains may be well related to the difference in plasmid content that could explain the different legumes with which they can develop the symbiosis. Conclusions The genomic analysis performed here confirms that the selected rhizobial strains isolated from desert regions in three continents belong to a new species. As until now only recovered from such harsh environment, we propose to name it Ensifer aridi. The presented genomic data offers a good basis to explore adaptations and functionalities that enable them to adapt to alkalinity, low water potential, salt and high temperature stresses. Finally, given the original phylogeographic distribution and the different hosts with which it can develop a beneficial symbiotic interaction, Ensifer aridi may provide new biotechnological opportunities for degraded land restoration initiatives in the future. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-3447-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Antoine Le Quéré
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biologie Moléculaire, Université Mohammed V, Av Ibn Batouta BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco. .,IRD, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes UMR113, IRD/INRA/CIRAD/Montpellier SupAgro/Université de Montpellier, TA A82/J, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398, Montpellier, Cedex 5, France.
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- BNF & Microbial Genomics Lab, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- BNF & Microbial Genomics Lab, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- Université de Lyon, F69622, Lyon, France.,CNRS, UMR5557, Ecologie Microbienne and INRA, UMR1418, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, F69622, Lyon, France.,CNRS, UMR5557, Ecologie Microbienne and INRA, UMR1418, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, F69622, Lyon, France.,CNRS, UMR5557, Ecologie Microbienne and INRA, UMR1418, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- BNF & Microbial Genomics Lab, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, 342001, India
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biologie Moléculaire, Université Mohammed V, Av Ibn Batouta BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
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- Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Edif. IC10, Ciudad Universitaria, Col. San Manuel, CP 72570, Puebla, Mexico
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- Montpellier GenomiX, c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la Cardonille, Montpellier, Cedex, 34 094, France
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- Montpellier GenomiX, c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la Cardonille, Montpellier, Cedex, 34 094, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biologie Moléculaire, Université Mohammed V, Av Ibn Batouta BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
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- Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Edif. IC10, Ciudad Universitaria, Col. San Manuel, CP 72570, Puebla, Mexico
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Zenni RD, Dickie IA, Wingfield MJ, Hirsch H, Crous CJ, Meyerson LA, Burgess TI, Zimmermann TG, Klock MM, Siemann E, Erfmeier A, Aragon R, Montti L, Le Roux JJ. Evolutionary dynamics of tree invasions: complementing the unified framework for biological invasions. AOB PLANTS 2016; 9:plw085. [PMID: 28039118 PMCID: PMC5391705 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plw085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Evolutionary processes greatly impact the outcomes of biological invasions. An extensive body of research suggests that invasive populations often undergo phenotypic and ecological divergence from their native sources. Evolution also operates at different and distinct stages during the invasion process. Thus, it is important to incorporate evolutionary change into frameworks of biological invasions because it allows us to conceptualize how these processes may facilitate or hinder invasion success. Here, we review such processes, with an emphasis on tree invasions, and place them in the context of the unified framework for biological invasions. The processes and mechanisms described are pre-introduction evolutionary history, sampling effect, founder effect, genotype-by-environment interactions, admixture, hybridization, polyploidization, rapid evolution, epigenetics, and second-genomes. For the last, we propose that co-evolved symbionts, both beneficial and harmful, which are closely physiologically associated with invasive species, contain critical genetic traits that affect the evolutionary dynamics of biological invasions. By understanding the mechanisms underlying invasion success, researchers will be better equipped to predict, understand, and manage biological invasions.
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- Rafael Dudeque Zenni
- Setor de Ecologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Caixa Postal 3037, CEP 37200-000 - Lavras-MG - Brazil
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- Bio-protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand
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- Forestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Forestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- Forestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, 6150 Australia
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Biosciences Department, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Instituto de Ecologia Regional, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, CONICET. Tucuman, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ecologia Regional, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, CONICET. Tucuman, Argentina
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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Multi locus sequence analysis and symbiotic characterization of novel Ensifer strains nodulating Tephrosia spp. in the Indian Thar Desert. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:534-545. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Marchetti M, Clerissi C, Yousfi Y, Gris C, Bouchez O, Rocha E, Cruveiller S, Jauneau A, Capela D, Masson-Boivin C. Experimental evolution of rhizobia may lead to either extra- or intracellular symbiotic adaptation depending on the selection regime. Mol Ecol 2016; 26:1818-1831. [PMID: 27770459 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Experimental evolution is a powerful approach to study the process of adaptation to new environments, including the colonization of eukaryotic hosts. Facultative endosymbionts, including pathogens and mutualists, face changing and spatially structured environments during the symbiotic process, which impose diverse selection pressures. Here, we provide evidence that different selection regimes, involving different times spent in the plant environment, can result in either intra- or extracellular symbiotic adaptations. In previous work, we introduced the symbiotic plasmid of Cupriavidus taiwanensis, the rhizobial symbiont of Mimosa pudica, into the phytopathogen Ralstonia solanacearum and selected three variants able to form root nodules on M. pudica, two (CBM212 and CBM349) being able to rudimentarily infect nodule cells and the third one (CBM356) only capable of extracellular infection of nodules. Each nodulating ancestor was further challenged to evolve using serial ex planta-in planta cycles of either 21 (three short-cycle lineages) or 42 days (three long-cycle lineages). In this study, we compared the phenotype of the 18 final evolved clones. Evolution through short and long cycles resulted in similar adaptive paths on lineages deriving from the two intracellularly infectious ancestors, CBM212 and CBM349. In contrast, only short cycles allowed a stable acquisition of intracellular infection in lineages deriving from the extracellularly infecting ancestor, CBM356. Long cycles, instead, favoured improvement of extracellular infection. Our work highlights the importance of the selection regime in shaping desired traits during host-mediated selection experiments.
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- Marta Marchetti
- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France.,Microbial Evolutionary Genomics, Institut Pasteur, 25-28 rue Dr Roux, 75015, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3525, 25-28 rue Dr Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- GeT-PlaGe, INRA, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France.,GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, ENVT, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Microbial Evolutionary Genomics, Institut Pasteur, 25-28 rue Dr Roux, 75015, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR3525, 25-28 rue Dr Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- CNRS-UMR8030 and Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique CEA/DSV/IG/Genoscope LABGeM, 2 rue gaston Crémieux, 91057, Evry, France
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- Fédération de Recherches Agrobiosciences, Interactions, Biodiversity, Plateforme d'Imagerie TRI, CNRS, UPS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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- LIPM, Université de Toulouse, INRA, CNRS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
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Biogeographical Patterns of Legume-Nodulating Burkholderia spp.: from African Fynbos to Continental Scales. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:5099-115. [PMID: 27316955 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00591-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Rhizobia of the genus Burkholderia have large-scale distribution ranges and are usually associated with South African papilionoid and South American mimosoid legumes, yet little is known about their genetic structuring at either local or global geographic scales. To understand variation at different spatial scales, from individual legumes in the fynbos (South Africa) to a global context, we analyzed chromosomal (16S rRNA, recA) and symbiosis (nifH, nodA, nodC) gene sequences. We showed that the global diversity of nodulation genes is generally grouped according to the South African papilionoid or South American mimosoid subfamilies, whereas chromosomal sequence data were unrelated to biogeography. While nodulation genes are structured on a continental scale, a geographic or host-specific distribution pattern was not detected in the fynbos region. In host range experiments, symbiotic promiscuity of Burkholderia tuberum STM678(T) and B phymatum STM815(T) was discovered in selected fynbos species. Finally, a greenhouse experiment was undertaken to assess the ability of mimosoid (Mimosa pudica) and papilionoid (Dipogon lignosus, Indigofera filifolia, Macroptilium atropurpureum, and Podalyria calyptrata) species to nodulate in South African (fynbos) and Malawian (savanna) soils. While the Burkholderia-philous fynbos legumes (D lignosus, I filifolia, and P calyptrata) nodulated only in their native soils, the invasive neotropical species M pudica did not develop nodules in the African soils. The fynbos soil, notably rich in Burkholderia, seems to retain nodulation genes compatible with the local papilionoid legume flora but is incapable of nodulating mimosoid legumes that have their center of diversity in South America. IMPORTANCE This study is the most comprehensive phylogenetic assessment of root-nodulating Burkholderia and investigated biogeographic and host-related patterns of the legume-rhizobial symbiosis in the South African fynbos biome, as well as at global scales, including native species from the South American Caatinga and Cerrado biomes. While a global investigation of the rhizobial diversity revealed distinct nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes among South African and South American legumes, regionally distributed species in the Cape region were unrelated to geographic and host factors.
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Baraúna AC, Rouws LFM, Simoes-Araujo JL, Dos Reis Junior FB, Iannetta PPM, Maluk M, Goi SR, Reis VM, James EK, Zilli JE. Rhizobium altiplani sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules on Mimosa pudica growing in untypically alkaline soil in central Brazil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4118-4124. [PMID: 27453319 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Root nodule bacteria were isolated from nodules on Mimosa pudica L. growing in neutral-alkaline soils from the Distrito Federal in central Brazil. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of 10 strains placed them into the genus Rhizobium with the closest neighbouring species (each with 99 % similarity) being Rhizobium grahamii, Rhizobium cauense, Rhizobium mesoamericanum and Rhizobium tibeticum. This high similarity, however, was not confirmed by multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) using three housekeeping genes (recA, glnII and rpoB), which revealed R. mesoamericanum CCGE 501T to be the closest type strain (92 % sequence similarity or less). Chemotaxonomic data, including fatty acid profiles [with majority being C19 : 0 cyclo ω8c and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1ω7c/C18 : 1ω6c)], DNA G+C content (57.6 mol%), and carbon compound utilization patterns supported the placement of the novel strains in the genus Rhizobium. Results of average nucleotide identity (ANI) differentiated the novel strains from the closest species of the genus Rhizobium, R. mesoamericanum, R. grahamii and R. tibeticum with 89.0, 88.1 and 87.8 % similarity, respectively. The symbiotic genes essential for nodulation (nodC) and nitrogen fixation (nifH) were most similar (99-100 %) to those of R. mesoamericanum, another Mimosa-nodulating species. Based on the current data, these 10 strains represent a novel species of the genus Rhizobium for which the name Rhizobium altiplani sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BR 10423T (=HAMBI 3664T).
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- Alexandre C Baraúna
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23890-000, Brazil
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- Embrapa Agrobiologia, Rodovia BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil
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- Embrapa Agrobiologia, Rodovia BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Rodovia BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23890-000, Brazil
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- Embrapa Agrobiologia, Rodovia BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Embrapa Agrobiologia, Rodovia BR 465 km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23891-000, Brazil
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Sami D, Mokhtar R, Peter M, Mohamed M. Rhizobium leguminosarum symbiovar trifolii, Ensifer numidicus and Mesorhizobium amorphae symbiovar ciceri (or Mesorhizobium loti) are new endosymbiotic bacteria of Lens culinaris Medik. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw118. [PMID: 27267929 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A total of 142 rhizobial bacteria were isolated from root nodules of Lens culinaris Medik endemic to Tunisia and they belonged to the species Rhizobium leguminosarum, and for the first time to Ensifer and Mesorhizobium, genera never previously described as microsymbionts of lentil. Phenotypically, our results indicate that L. culinaris Medik strains showed heterogenic responses to the different phenotypic features and they effectively nodulated their original host. Based on the concatenation of the 16S rRNA with relevant housekeeping genes (glnA, recA, dnaK), rhizobia that nodulate lentil belonged almost exclusively to the known R. leguminosarum sv. viciae. Interestingly, R. leguminosarum sv. trifolii, Ensifer numidicus (10 isolates) and Mesorhizobium amorphae (or M. loti) (9 isolates) isolates species, not considered, up to now, as a natural symbiont of lentil are reported. The E. numidicus and M. amorphae (or M. loti) strains induced fixing nodules on Medicago sativa and Cicer arietinum host plants, respectively. Symbiotic gene phylogenies showed that the E. numidicus, new symbiont of lentil, markedly diverged from strains of R. leguminosarum, the usual symbionts of lentil, and converged to the symbiovar meliloti so far described within E. meliloti Indeed, the nodC and nodA genes from the M. amorphae showed more than 99% similarity with respect to those from M. mediterraneum, the common chickpea nodulating species, and would be included in the new infrasubspecific division named M. amorphae symbiovar ciceri, or to M. loti, related to the strains able to effectively nodulate C. arietinum host plant. On the basis of these data, R. leguminosarum sv. trifolii (type strain LBg3 (T)), M. loti or M. amorphae sv. ciceri (type strain LB4 (T)) and E. numidicus (type strain LBi2 (T)) are proposed as new symbionts of L. culinaris Medik.
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- Dhaoui Sami
- Research Unit Biodiversity & Valorization of Arid Areas Bioressources, Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabes 6072, Tunisia
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- Research Unit Biodiversity & Valorization of Arid Areas Bioressources, Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabes 6072, Tunisia
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- Institute for IntegrativeBiology of the Cell, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Avenue de la Terrasse Bât. 34, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Research Unit Biodiversity & Valorization of Arid Areas Bioressources, Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabes 6072, Tunisia
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Van Cauwenberghe J, Lemaire B, Stefan A, Efrose R, Michiels J, Honnay O. Symbiont abundance is more important than pre-infection partner choice in a Rhizobium - legume mutualism. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:345-9. [PMID: 27269381 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is known that the genetic diversity of conspecific rhizobia present in root nodules differs greatly among populations of a legume species, which has led to the suggestion that both dispersal limitation and the local environment affect rhizobial genotypic composition. However, it remains unclear whether rhizobial genotypes residing in root nodules are representative of the entire population of compatible symbiotic rhizobia. Since symbiotic preferences differ among legume populations, the genetic composition of rhizobia found within nodules may reflect the preferences of the local hosts, rather than the full diversity of potential nodulating rhizobia present in the soil. Here, we assessed whether Vicia cracca legume hosts of different provenances select different Rhizobium leguminosarum genotypes than sympatric V. cracca hosts, when presented a natural soil rhizobial population. Through combining V. cracca plants and rhizobia from adjacent and more distant populations, we found that V. cracca hosts are relatively randomly associated with rhizobial genotypes. This indicates that pre-infection partner choice is relatively weak in certain legume hosts when faced with a natural population of rhizobia.
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- Jannick Van Cauwenberghe
- Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bd. Carol I 20A, 700505 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Experimental and Applied Biology, NIRDBS-Institute of Biological Research Iasi, Lascar Catargi 47, 700107 Iasi, Romania
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Dall'Agnol RF, Plotegher F, Souza RC, Mendes IC, Dos Reis Junior FB, Béna G, Moulin L, Hungria M. Paraburkholderia nodosa is the main N2-fixing species trapped by promiscuous common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Brazilian 'Cerradão'. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw108. [PMID: 27199345 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The bacterial genus Burkholderia comprises species occupying several habitats, including a group of symbionts of leguminous plants-also called beta-rhizobia-that has been recently ascribed to the new genus Paraburkholderia We used common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants to trap rhizobia from an undisturbed soil of the Brazilian Cerrado under the vegetation type 'Cerradão'. Genetic characterization started with the analyses of 181 isolates by BOX-PCR, where the majority revealed unique profiles, indicating high inter- and intra-species diversity. Restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR of the 16S rRNA of representative strains of the BOX-PCR groups indicated two main clusters, and gene-sequencing analysis identified the minority (27%) as Rhizobium and the majority (73%) as Paraburkholderia Phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA and housekeeping (recA and gyrB) genes positioned all strains of the second cluster in the species P. nodosa, and the phylogeny of a symbiotic gene-nodC-was in agreement with the conserved genes. All isolates were stable vis-à-vis nodulating common bean, but, in general, with a low capacity for fixing N2, although some effective strains were identified. The predominance of P. nodosa might be associated with the edaphic properties of the Cerrado biome, and might represent an important role in terms of maintenance of the ecosystem, which is characterized by acid soils with high saturation of aluminum and low N2 content.
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- Rebeca F Dall'Agnol
- Embrapa Soja, Soil Biotechnology Laboratory, C.P. 231, 86001-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, C.P. 10011, 86057-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Embrapa Soja, Soil Biotechnology Laboratory, C.P. 231, 86001-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Embrapa Soja, Soil Biotechnology Laboratory, C.P. 231, 86001-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, C.P. 19031, 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Soil Microbiology, Embrapa Cerrados, C.P. 08223, 73301-970, Planaltina, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Soil Microbiology, Embrapa Cerrados, C.P. 08223, 73301-970, Planaltina, DF, Brazil
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- IRD, Cirad, University of Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement (IPME), 34394 Montpellier, France
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- IRD, Cirad, University of Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement (IPME), 34394 Montpellier, France
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- Embrapa Soja, Soil Biotechnology Laboratory, C.P. 231, 86001-970, Londrina, PR, Brazil Department of Microbiology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, C.P. 19031, 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Novel Cupriavidus Strains Isolated from Root Nodules of Native Uruguayan Mimosa Species. Appl Environ Microbiol 2016; 82:3150-3164. [PMID: 26994087 DOI: 10.1128/aem.04142-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The large legume genus Mimosa is known to be associated with both alphaproteobacterial and betaproteobacterial symbionts, depending on environment and plant taxonomy, e.g., Brazilian species are preferentially nodulated by Burkholderia, whereas those in Mexico are associated with alphaproteobacterial symbionts. Little is known, however, about the symbiotic preferences of Mimosa spp. at the southern subtropical limits of the genus. In the present study, rhizobia were isolated from field-collected nodules from Mimosa species that are native to a region in southern Uruguay. Phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the 16S rRNA, recA, and gyrB core genome and the nifH and nodA symbiosis-essential loci confirmed that all the isolates belonged to the genus Cupriavidus However, none were in the well-described symbiotic species C. taiwanensis, but instead they were closely related to other species, such as C. necator, and to species not previously known to be symbiotic (or diazotrophic), such as C. basilensis and C. pinatubonensis Selection of these novel Cupriavidus symbionts by Uruguayan Mimosa spp. is most likely due to their geographical separation from their Brazilian cousins and to the characteristics of the soils in which they were found. IMPORTANCE With the aim of exploring the diversity of rhizobia associated with native Mimosa species, symbionts were isolated from root nodules on five Mimosa species that are native to a region in southern Uruguay, Sierra del Abra de Zabaleta. In contrast to data obtained in the major centers of diversification of the genus Mimosa, Brazil and Mexico, where it is mainly associated with Burkholderia and Rhizobium/Ensifer, respectively, the present study has shown that all the isolated symbiotic bacteria belonged to the genus Cupriavidus Interestingly, none of nodules contained bacteria belonging to the well-described symbiotic species C. taiwanensis, but instead they were related to other Cupriavidus species such as C. necator and C. pinatubonensis These data suggest the existence of a higher diversity within beta-rhizobial Cupriavidus than was previously suspected, and that Mimosa spp. from Sierra del Abra de Zabaleta, may be natural reservoirs for novel rhizobia.
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Le Roux JJ, Mavengere NR, Ellis AG. The structure of legume-rhizobium interaction networks and their response to tree invasions. AOB PLANTS 2016; 8:plw038. [PMID: 27255514 PMCID: PMC4940501 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plw038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Establishing mutualistic interactions in novel environments is important for the successful establishment of some non-native plant species. These associations may, in turn, impact native species interaction networks as non-natives become dominant in their new environments. Using phylogenetic and ecological interaction network approaches we provide the first report of the structure of belowground legume-rhizobium interaction networks and how they change along a gradient of invasion (uninvaded, semi invaded and heavily invaded sites) by Australian Acacia species in South Africa's Cape Floristic Region. We found that native and invasive legumes interact with distinct rhizobial lineages, most likely due to phylogenetic uniqueness of native and invasive host plants. Moreover, legume-rhizobium interaction networks are not nested, but significantly modular with high levels of specialization possibly as a result of legume-rhizobium co-evolution. Although network topology remained constant across the invasion gradient, composition of bacterial communities associated with native legumes changed dramatically as acacias increasingly dominated the landscape. In stark contrast to aboveground interaction networks (e.g. pollination and seed dispersal) we show that invasive legumes do not infiltrate existing native legume-rhizobium networks but rather form novel modules. This absence of mutualist overlap between native and invasive legumes suggests the importance of co-invading rhizobium-acacia species complexes for Acacia invasion success, and argues against a ubiquitous role for the formation and evolutionary refinement of novel interactions.
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- Johannes J Le Roux
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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