Transcriptome of Epibiont Saccharibacteria Nanosynbacter lyticus Strain TM7x During the Establishment of Symbiosis.

ABSTRACT: Saccharibacteria Nanosynbacter lyticus strain TM7x is a member of the broadly distributed candidate phylum radiation. These bacteria have ultrasmall cell sizes, have reduced genomes, and live as epibionts on the surfaces of other bacteria. The mechanisms by which they establish and maintain this relationship are not yet fully understood. The transcriptomes of the epibiont TM7x and its host bacteria Schaalia odontolytica strain XH001 were captured across the establishment of symbiosis during both the initial interaction and stable symbiosis. The results showed a dynamic interaction with large shifts in gene expression for both species between the initial encounter and stable symbiosis, notably in transporter genes. During stable symbiosis, the host XH001 showed higher gene exp

SUBMITTER: Hendrickson EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9487520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature