Molecular Dialogues between Early Divergent Fungi and Bacteria in an Antagonism versus a Mutualism.

ABSTRACT: Fungal-bacterial symbioses range from antagonisms to mutualisms and remain one of the least understood interdomain interactions despite their ubiquity as well as ecological and medical importance. To build a predictive conceptual framework for understanding interactions between fungi and bacteria in different types of symbioses, we surveyed fungal and bacterial transcriptional responses in the mutualism between Rhizopus microsporus (Rm) (ATCC 52813, host) and its Mycetohabitans (formerly Burkholderia) endobacteria versus the antagonism between a nonhost Rm (ATCC 11559) and Mycetohabitans isolated from the host, at two time points, before and after partner physical contact. We found that bacteria and fungi sensed each other before contact and altere

SUBMITTER: Lastovetsky OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7482071 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature