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Title: Mass spectral imaging showing the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria's effect on the Brachypodium awn

Journal Article · · Biointerphases
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001949· OSTI ID:1873810

The plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the host plant surface play a key role in biological control and pathogenic response in plant functions and growth. However, it is difficult to elucidate the PGPR effect on plants. Such information is important in biomass production and conversion. Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium), a genomics model for bioenergy and native grasses, was selected as a C3 plant model; and the Gram-negative Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 ( P.) and Gram-positive Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6 ( A.) were chosen as representative PGPR strains. The PGPRs were introduced to the Brachypodium seed's awn prior to germination, and their possible effects on the seeding and growth were studied using different modes of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) measurements, including a high mass-resolution spectral collection and delayed image extraction. We observed key plant metabolic products and biomarkers, such as flavonoids, phenolic compounds, fatty acids, and auxin indole-3-acetic acid in the Brachypodium awns. Furthermore, principal component analysis and two-dimensional imaging analysis reveal that the Brachypodium awns are sensitive to the PGPR, leading to chemical composition and morphology changes on the awn surface. Our results show that ToF-SIMS can be an effective tool to probe cell-to-cell interactions at the biointerface. This work provides a new approach to studying the PGPR effects on awn and shows its potential for the research of plant growth in the future.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; 32092565; 90001; 50093; AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1873810
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1873569; OSTI ID: 1886276
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-168695; TRN: US2307106
Journal Information:
Biointerphases, Vol. 17, Issue 3; ISSN 1934-8630
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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