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Sanches P, De Moraes CM, Mescher MC. Endosymbionts modulate virus effects on aphid-plant interactions. THE ISME JOURNAL 2023; 17:2441-2451. [PMID: 37980433 PMCID: PMC10689485 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-023-01549-z] [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: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Vector-borne pathogens frequently modify traits of their primary hosts and vectors in ways that influence disease transmission. Such effects can themselves be altered by the presence of other microbial symbionts, yet we currently have limited understanding of these interactions. Here we show that effects of pea enation mosaic virus (PEMV) on interactions between host plants and aphid vectors are modulated by the presence of different aphid endosymbionts. In a series of laboratory assays, we found strong interactive effects of virus infection and endosymbionts on aphid metabolomic profiles, population growth, behavior, and virus transmission during aphid feeding. Furthermore, the strongest effects-and those predicted to favor virus transmission-were most apparent in aphid lines harboring particular endosymbionts. These findings show that virus effects on host-vector interactions can be strongly influenced by other microbial symbionts and suggest a potentially important role for such interactions in disease ecology and evolution.
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- Patricia Sanches
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Thomas G, Rusman Q, Morrison WR, Magalhães DM, Dowell JA, Ngumbi E, Osei-Owusu J, Kansman J, Gaffke A, Pagadala Damodaram KJ, Kim SJ, Tabanca N. Deciphering Plant-Insect-Microorganism Signals for Sustainable Crop Production. Biomolecules 2023; 13:997. [PMID: 37371577 DOI: 10.3390/biom13060997] [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: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Agricultural crop productivity relies on the application of chemical pesticides to reduce pest and pathogen damage. However, chemical pesticides also pose a range of ecological, environmental and economic penalties. This includes the development of pesticide resistance by insect pests and pathogens, rendering pesticides less effective. Alternative sustainable crop protection tools should therefore be considered. Semiochemicals are signalling molecules produced by organisms, including plants, microbes, and animals, which cause behavioural or developmental changes in receiving organisms. Manipulating semiochemicals could provide a more sustainable approach to the management of insect pests and pathogens across crops. Here, we review the role of semiochemicals in the interaction between plants, insects and microbes, including examples of how they have been applied to agricultural systems. We highlight future research priorities to be considered for semiochemicals to be credible alternatives to the application of chemical pesticides.
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- Gareth Thomas
- Protecting Crops and the Environment, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UK
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zürich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba 13418-900, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Department of Biological, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya EY0329-2478, Ghana
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- Center for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, 6383 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32308, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, University, MS 38677, USA
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158, USA
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi make endophyte-induced plant volatiles perceptible. Symbiosis 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-023-00902-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Negative Effects of Rhizobacteria Association on Plant Recruitment of Generalist Predators. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11070920. [PMID: 35406900 PMCID: PMC9003080 DOI: 10.3390/plants11070920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Plant-associated microbes can influence above- and belowground interactions between plants and other organisms and thus have significant potential for use in the management of agricultural ecosystems. However, fully realizing this potential will require improved understanding of the specific ways in which microbes influence plant ecology, which are both more complex and less well studied than the direct effects of microbes on host-plant physiology. Microbial effects on mutualistic and antagonistic interactions between plants and insects are of particular interest in this regard. This study examines the effects of two strains of Pseudomonas rhizobacteria on the direct and indirect (predator-mediated) resistance of tomato plants to a generalist herbivore (Spodoptera littoralis) and associated changes in levels of defense compounds. We observed no significant effects of rhizobacteria inoculation on caterpillar weight, suggesting that rhizobacteria did not influence direct resistance. However, the generalist predator Podisus maculiventris avoided plants inoculated with one of our rhizobacteria strains, Pseudomonas simiae. Consistent with these results, we found that inoculation with P. simiae influenced plant volatile emissions, but not levels of defense-related compounds. These findings show that rhizobacteria can negatively affect the attraction of generalist predators, while highlighting the complexity and context dependence of microbial effects on plant–insect interactions.
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Effects of Root-Colonizing Fluorescent Pseudomonas Strains on Arabidopsis Resistance to a Pathogen and an Herbivore. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0283120. [PMID: 33893115 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02831-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Rhizobacteria in the genus Pseudomonas can enhance plant resistance to a range of pathogens and herbivores. However, resistance to these different classes of plant antagonists is mediated by different molecular mechanisms, and the extent to which induced systemic resistance by Pseudomonas can simultaneously protect plants against both pathogens and herbivores remains unclear. We screened 12 root-colonizing Pseudomonas strains to assess their ability to induce resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana against a foliar pathogen (Pseudomonas syringae DC3000) and a chewing herbivore (Spodoptera littoralis). None of our 12 strains increased plant resistance against herbivory; however, four strains enhanced pathogen resistance, and one of these (Pseudomonas strain P97-38) also made plants more susceptible to herbivory. Phytohormone analyses revealed stronger salicylic acid induction in plants colonized by P97-38 (versus controls) following subsequent pathogen infection but weaker induction of jasmonic acid (JA)-mediated defenses following herbivory. We found no effects of P97-38 inoculation on herbivore-relevant nutrients such as sugars and protein, suggesting that the observed enhancement of susceptibility to S. littoralis is due to effects on plant defense chemistry rather than nutrition. These findings suggest that Pseudomonas strains that enhance plant resistance to pathogens may have neutral or negative effects on resistance to herbivores and provide insight into potential mechanisms associated with effects on different classes of plant antagonists. Improved understanding of these effects has potentially important implications for the use of rhizobacteria inoculation in agriculture. IMPORTANCE Plant-associated microbes have significant potential to enhance agricultural production, for example, by enhancing plant resistance to pathogens and pests. Efforts to identify beneficial microbial strains typically focus on a narrow range of desirable plant traits; however, microbial symbionts can have complex effects on plant phenotypes, including susceptibility and resistance to different classes of plant antagonists. We examined the effects of 12 strains of Pseudomonas rhizobacteria on plant (Arabidopsis) resistance to a lepidopteran herbivore and a foliar pathogen. None of our strains increased plant resistance against herbivory; however, four strains enhanced pathogen resistance, and one of these made plants more susceptible to herbivory (likely via effects on plant defense chemistry). These findings indicate that microbial strains that enhance plant resistance to pathogens can have neutral or negative effects on resistance to herbivores, highlighting potential pitfalls in the application of beneficial rhizobacteria as biocontrol agents.
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Zytynska SE. Embracing the complexity of plant-microbe-insect interactions under a changing climate for sustainable agriculture. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 44:89-94. [PMID: 33887532 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2021.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Using beneficial soil bacteria to promote plant growth and reduce pests is a promising direction for sustainable agriculture. However, we need to understand the ecological basis of these interactions in order to identify those with the greatest potential to have an impact in the field. To do this, we need to embrace the complexity of multifactorial experiments to observe the strength of benefits across variable environments. I briefly review the recent literature on plant-microbe-insect interactions across changing environments, focusing on those using multiple factors. I finish by exploring ecological research approaches and multifactorial experimental designs that can be used to simplify the study of plant-microbe-insect interactions.
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- Sharon E Zytynska
- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Ochieno DMW, Karoney EM, Muge EK, Nyaboga EN, Baraza DL, Shibairo SI, Naluyange V. Rhizobium-Linked Nutritional and Phytochemical Changes Under Multitrophic Functional Contexts in Sustainable Food Systems. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.604396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Rhizobia are bacteria that exhibit both endophytic and free-living lifestyles. Endophytic rhizobial strains are widely known to infect leguminous host plants, while some do infect non-legumes. Infection of leguminous roots often results in the formation of root nodules. Associations between rhizobia and host plants may result in beneficial or non-beneficial effects. Such effects are linked to various biochemical changes that have far-reaching implications on relationships between host plants and the dependent multitrophic biodiversity. This paper explores relationships that exist between rhizobia and various plant species. Emphasis is on nutritional and phytochemical changes that occur in rhizobial host plants, and how such changes affect diverse consumers at different trophic levels. The purpose of this paper is to bring into context various aspects of such interactions that could improve knowledge on the application of rhizobia in different fields. The relevance of rhizobia in sustainable food systems is addressed in context.
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Afkhami ME, Almeida BK, Hernandez DJ, Kiesewetter KN, Revillini DP. Tripartite mutualisms as models for understanding plant-microbial interactions. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 56:28-36. [PMID: 32247158 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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All plants host diverse microbial assemblages that shape plant health, productivity, and function. While some microbial effects are attributable to particular symbionts, interactions among plant-associated microbes can nonadditively affect plant fitness and traits in ways that cannot be predicted from pairwise interactions. Recent research into tripartite plant-microbe mutualisms has provided crucial insight into this nonadditivity and the mechanisms underlying plant interactions with multiple microbes. Here, we discuss how interactions among microbial mutualists affect plant performance, highlight consequences of biotic and abiotic context-dependency for nonadditive outcomes, and summarize burgeoning efforts to determine the molecular bases of how plants regulate establishment, resource exchange, and maintenance of tripartite interactions. We conclude with four goals for future tripartite studies that will advance our overall understanding of complex plant-microbial interactions.
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- Michelle E Afkhami
- University of Miami, Department of Biology, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA.
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- University of Miami, Department of Biology, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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Velásquez A, Vega-Celedón P, Fiaschi G, Agnolucci M, Avio L, Giovannetti M, D'Onofrio C, Seeger M. Responses of Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon roots to the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae and the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Ensifer meliloti include changes in volatile organic compounds. MYCORRHIZA 2020; 30:161-170. [PMID: 31974639 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-020-00933-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial microorganisms that may associate with grapevine roots, improving stress tolerance, growth, and nutrition. AM fungi and PGPR enhance the production of plant secondary metabolites, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that play a key role in the interaction of plants with the environment and are involved in defence mechanisms. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of an AM fungus and a rhizobacterium on plant growth and VOCs in Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon roots to gain insight into the potential role of plant-rhizosphere microorganisms in vine growth and defence. Grapevines were inoculated or not with the AM fungus Funneliformis mosseae IN101 and/or the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Ensifer meliloti TSA41. Both microbial strains enhanced plant growth. Fifty-eight VOCs extracted from ground roots were identified using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. VOCs were induced by F. mosseae IN101, increasing up to 87% compared with control plants. Monoterpenes were strongly enhanced by F. mosseae IN101, increasing up to 113% compared with control plants. Interestingly, monoterpene alcohols related to plant defence, such as myrtenol, p-cymen-7-ol, and p-mentha-1.8-dien-7-ol were increased. By contrast, E. meliloti TSA41 did not significantly affect VOCs. The knowledge of the effects of AM fungi and PGPR on grapevine VOCs may contribute to an integrated and sustainable management of vineyards.
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- Alexis Velásquez
- Chemistry Department, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España, 1680, Valparaíso, Chile
- Biotechnology Center "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, General Bari, 699, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Chemistry Department, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España, 1680, Valparaíso, Chile
- Biotechnology Center "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, General Bari, 699, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, Pisa, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood-Nutraceuticals and Food for Health, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, Pisa, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood-Nutraceuticals and Food for Health, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, Pisa, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood-Nutraceuticals and Food for Health, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, Pisa, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Center Nutrafood-Nutraceuticals and Food for Health, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España, 1680, Valparaíso, Chile.
- Biotechnology Center "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt", Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, General Bari, 699, Valparaíso, Chile.
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Pulido H, Mauck KE, De Moraes CM, Mescher MC. Combined effects of mutualistic rhizobacteria counteract virus-induced suppression of indirect plant defences in soya bean. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 286:20190211. [PMID: 31113327 PMCID: PMC6545077 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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It is increasingly clear that microbial plant symbionts can influence interactions between their plant hosts and other organisms. However, such effects remain poorly understood, particularly under ecologically realistic conditions where plants simultaneously interact with diverse mutualists and antagonists. Here, we examine how the effects of a plant virus on indirect plant defences against its insect vector are influenced by co-occurrence of other microbial plant symbionts. Using a multi-factorial design, we manipulated colonization of soya bean using three different microbes: a pathogenic plant virus (bean pod mottle virus (BPMV)), a nodule-forming beneficial rhizobacterium ( Bradyrhizobium japonicum) and a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium ( Delftia acidovorans). We then assessed recruitment of parasitoids ( Pediobious foveolatus (Eulophidae)) and parasitism rates following feeding by the BPMV vector Epilachna varivestis (Coccinellidae). BPMV infection suppressed parasitoid recruitment, prolonged parasitoid foraging time and reduced parasitism rates in semi-natural foraging assays. However, simultaneous colonization of BPMV-infected hosts by both rhizobacteria restored parasitoid recruitment and rates of parasitism to levels similar to uninfected controls. Co-colonization by the two rhizobacteria also enhanced parasitoid recruitment in the absence of BPMV infection. These results illustrate the potential of plant-associated microbes to influence indirect plant defences, with implications for disease transmission and herbivory, but also highlight the potential complexity of such interactions.
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- Hannier Pulido
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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