Transcriptome-guided discovery of novel plant-associated genes in a rhizosphere Pseudomonas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microorganisms play important ecological roles during interactions with plants, with some strains promoting plant performance. However, the molecular basis of bacterial adaptation to the plant environment remains poorly understood. Microbial plant growth promotion is a complex process that likely involves numerous bacterial genes, many of which remain uncharacterized. In this study, we aimed to identify genes tightly associated with the bacterial adaptation to plant hosts by integrating transcriptomic data from bacteria colonizing roots with comparative genomic and metagenomic analyses.

Results

Here, we identified a set of bacterial genes that were significantly upregulated during root colonization and are more abundant in rhizosphere communities than in bulk soil

SUBMITTER: Saati-Santamaria Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12798123 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature