Transcriptome plasticity underlying plant root colonization and insect invasion by Pseudomonas protegens.

ABSTRACT: Pseudomonas protegens shows a high degree of lifestyle plasticity since it can establish both plant-beneficial and insect-pathogenic interactions. While P. protegens protects plants against soilborne pathogens, it can also invade insects when orally ingested leading to the death of susceptible pest insects. The mechanism whereby pseudomonads effectively switch between lifestyles, plant-beneficial or insecticidal, and the specific factors enabling plant or insect colonization are poorly understood. We generated a large-scale transcriptomics dataset of the model P. protegens strain CHA0 which includes data from the colonization of wheat roots, the gut of Plutella xylostella after oral uptake and the Galleria mellonella hemolymph after injection. We identified extensive plasticity in transcri

SUBMITTER: Vesga P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7784888 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature