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Title: Comparative genome analysis of Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN reveals a wide spectrum of endophytic lifestyles based on interaction strategies with host plants

Abstract

Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN is a naturally occurring plant-associated bacterial endophyte that effectively colonizes a wide range of plants and stimulates their growth and vitality. Here we analyze whole genomes, of PsJN and of eight other endophytic bacteria. This study illustrates that a wide spectrum of endophytic life styles exists. Although we postulate the existence of typical endophytic traits, no unique gene cluster could be exclusively linked to the endophytic lifestyle. Furthermore, our study revealed a high genetic diversity among bacterial endophytes as reflected in their genotypic and phenotypic features. B. phytofirmans PsJN is in many aspects outstanding among the selected endophytes. It has the biggest genome consisting of two chromosomes and one plasmid, well-equipped with genes for the degradation of complex organic compounds and detoxification, e.g., 24 glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes. Furthermore, strain PsJN has a high number of cell surface signaling and secretion systems and harbors the 3-OH-PAME quorum-sensing system that coordinates the switch of free-living to the symbiotic lifestyle in the plant-pathogen R. solanacearum. The ability of B. phytofirmans PsJN to successfully colonize such a wide variety of plant species might be based on its large genome harboring a broad range of physiological functions.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [1]
  1. Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Tulln (Austria). Bioresources Unit. Dept. of Health and Environment
  2. USDOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Walnut Creek, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Bremen (Germany). General Microbiology
  4. Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States). Dept. of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science Division
OSTI Identifier:
1628235
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Frontiers in Plant Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher:
Frontiers Research Foundation
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Plant Sciences; Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN; endophyte; plant-microbe interaction; comparative genomics; PGPR

Citation Formats

Mitter, Birgit, Petric, Alexandra, Shin, Maria W., Chain, Patrick S. G., Hauberg-Lotte, Lena, Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara, Nowak, Jerzy, and Sessitsch, Angela. Comparative genome analysis of Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN reveals a wide spectrum of endophytic lifestyles based on interaction strategies with host plants. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.3389/fpls.2013.00120.
Mitter, Birgit, Petric, Alexandra, Shin, Maria W., Chain, Patrick S. G., Hauberg-Lotte, Lena, Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara, Nowak, Jerzy, & Sessitsch, Angela. Comparative genome analysis of Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN reveals a wide spectrum of endophytic lifestyles based on interaction strategies with host plants. United States. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00120
Mitter, Birgit, Petric, Alexandra, Shin, Maria W., Chain, Patrick S. G., Hauberg-Lotte, Lena, Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara, Nowak, Jerzy, and Sessitsch, Angela. Tue . "Comparative genome analysis of Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN reveals a wide spectrum of endophytic lifestyles based on interaction strategies with host plants". United States. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00120. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1628235.
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title = {Comparative genome analysis of Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN reveals a wide spectrum of endophytic lifestyles based on interaction strategies with host plants},
author = {Mitter, Birgit and Petric, Alexandra and Shin, Maria W. and Chain, Patrick S. G. and Hauberg-Lotte, Lena and Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara and Nowak, Jerzy and Sessitsch, Angela},
abstractNote = {Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN is a naturally occurring plant-associated bacterial endophyte that effectively colonizes a wide range of plants and stimulates their growth and vitality. Here we analyze whole genomes, of PsJN and of eight other endophytic bacteria. This study illustrates that a wide spectrum of endophytic life styles exists. Although we postulate the existence of typical endophytic traits, no unique gene cluster could be exclusively linked to the endophytic lifestyle. Furthermore, our study revealed a high genetic diversity among bacterial endophytes as reflected in their genotypic and phenotypic features. B. phytofirmans PsJN is in many aspects outstanding among the selected endophytes. It has the biggest genome consisting of two chromosomes and one plasmid, well-equipped with genes for the degradation of complex organic compounds and detoxification, e.g., 24 glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genes. Furthermore, strain PsJN has a high number of cell surface signaling and secretion systems and harbors the 3-OH-PAME quorum-sensing system that coordinates the switch of free-living to the symbiotic lifestyle in the plant-pathogen R. solanacearum. The ability of B. phytofirmans PsJN to successfully colonize such a wide variety of plant species might be based on its large genome harboring a broad range of physiological functions.},
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journal = {Frontiers in Plant Science},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
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  • Pinski, Artur; Betekhtin, Alexander; Hupert-Kocurek, Katarzyna
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 8
  • DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081947

Green Technology: Bacteria-Based Approach Could Lead to Unsuspected Microbe–Plant–Animal Interactions
journal, February 2019


Genome-Wide Analysis of Type VI System Clusters and Effectors in Burkholderia Species
journal, February 2018