Transcriptome profiling of Bacillus subtilis OKB105 in response to rice seedlings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are soil beneficial microorganisms that colonize plant roots for nutritional purposes and accordingly benefit plants by increasing plant growth or reducing disease. However, the mechanisms and pathways involved in the interactions between PGPR and plants remain unclear. In order to better understand these complex plant-PGPR interactions, changes in the transcriptome of the typical PGPR Bacillus subtilis in response to rice seedlings were analyzed.

Results

Microarray technology was used to study the global transcriptionl response of B. subtilis OKB105 to rice seedlings after an interaction period of 2 h. A total of 176 genes representing 3.8% of the B. subtilis strain OKB105 transcriptome showed significantly altered expr

SUBMITTER: Xie S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4326333 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature