Vertical transmission explains the specific Burkholderia pattern in Sphagnum mosses at multi-geographic scale.

ABSTRACT: The betaproteobacterial genus Burkholderia is known for its versatile interactions with its hosts that can range from beneficial to pathogenic. A plant-beneficial-environmental (PBE) Burkholderia cluster was recently separated from the pathogen cluster, yet still little is known about burkholderial diversity, distribution, colonization, and transmission patterns on plants. In our study, we applied a combination of high-throughput molecular and microscopic methods to examine the aforementioned factors for Burkholderia communities associated with Sphagnum mosses - model plants for long-term associations - in Austrian and Russian bogs. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene amplicons libraries revealed that most of the Burkholderia are part of the PBE group, but a minor fraction was closely related to B.

SUBMITTER: Bragina A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3866706 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature