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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 10, Pages 6257-6274Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15749
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- CONICET [PPI-112-201001-00454-KA1]
- FONCyT of Argentina [PICT-2012-1051]
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia of Mexico (CONACYT-Basic Science) [251102, 284562]
- Bashan Institute of Science of the USA
- CNRS
- Aix-Marseille University
- Fondation Bettencourt-Schueller
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The plant-growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense can associate with microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana and enhance their metabolic performance. The presence of T6SS in A. brasilense is crucial for promoting the production of lipids, carbohydrates, and photosynthetic pigments in the microalgae by aiding in attachment and production of IAA phytohormones. Additionally, A. brasilense T6SS exhibits antagonistic activities against various plant pathogens, suggesting potential bio-control protection for microalgae and plants.
The plant-growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense is able to associate with the microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana. Attachment of A. brasilense increases the metabolic performances of the microalgae. Recent genome analyses have revealed that the A. brasilense Az39 genome contains two complete sets of genes encoding type VI secretion systems (T6SS), including the T6SS1 that is induced by the indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) phytohormone. The T6SS is a multiprotein machine, widespread in Gram-negative bacteria, that delivers protein effectors in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Here we show that the A. brasilense T6SS is required for Chlorella-Azospirillum synthetic mutualism. Our data demonstrate that the T6SS is an important determinant to promote production of lipids, carbohydrates and photosynthetic pigments by the microalgae. We further show that this is likely due to the role of the T6SS during the attachment stage and for the production of IAA phytohormones. Finally, we demonstrate that the A. brasilense T6SS provides antagonistic activities against a number of plant pathogens such as Agrobacterium, Pectobacterium, Dickeya and Ralstonia species in vitro, suggesting that, in addition to promoting growth, A. brasilense might confer T6SS-dependent bio-control protection to microalgae and plants against bacterial pathogens.
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