Transcriptional Analysis of a Tripartite Interaction Between Maize (<i>Zea mays</i>, L.) Roots Inoculated with the Pathogenic Fungus <i>Fusarium verticillioides</i> and Its Bacterial Control Agent <i>Bacillus cereus sensu lato</i> Strain <i>B</i>25.

ABSTRACT: One open question regarding plant-microbe interactions is how a plant interacts molecularly with both a beneficial microbe and a pathogenic fungus. This study used RNA-seq to investigate molecular responses in maize roots during a tripartite interaction with the fungal pathogen Fusarium verticillioides (Fv), which causes stalk, ear, and root rot, and the endophytic biocontrol agent Bacillus cereus sensu lato B25, known to suppress Fv and promote plant growth. Roots of seven-day-old maize inoculated with Fv (Zm-Fv), B25 (Zm-B25), and co-inoculated (Zm-Fv-B25) were compared to uninoculated control (Zm). Differential Gene Expression (DEG), Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG analysis revealed distinct mo

SUBMITTER: Baez-Astorga PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12693999 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature