Motility, Adhesion and c-di-GMP Influence the Endophytic Colonization of Rice by Azoarcus sp. CIB.

ABSTRACT: Proficient crop production is needed to ensure the feeding of a growing global population. The association of bacteria with plants plays an important role in the health state of the plants contributing to the increase of agricultural production. Endophytic bacteria are ubiquitous in most plant species providing, in most cases, plant promotion properties. However, the knowledge on the genetic determinants involved in the colonization of plants by endophytic bacteria is still poorly understood. In this work we have used a genetic approach based on the construction of fliM, pilX and eps knockout mutants to show that the motility mediated by a functional flagellum and the pili type IV, and the adhesion modulated by exopolysaccarides are required for the efficient colonization of rice roots by

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Llamosas H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7998248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature