Journal
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 119, Issue 49, Pages -Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2215990119
Keywords
candidate phyla radiation; Saccharibacteria; TM7; episymbiosis; type IV pili
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- National Key Research & Development Program of China [2021YFC2301000, 2021YFA0717000, 2021YFC2103300]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [92251302, 91951103, 31970091, 21822408]
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Recent studies have identified a novel microbial community called TM7, which is an obligate symbiont that binds to its host through twitching-like motility mediated by type IV pili (T4P). This research provides insights into the lifestyle of TM7 and the diversity of CPR bacteria.
Recent characterization of the obligate episymbiont Saccharibacteria (TM7) belonging to the candidate phyla radiation (CPR) has expanded the extent of microbial diversity. However, the episymbiotic lifestyle of TM7 is still underexploited due to the deficiency of cultivated representatives. Here, we describe gene-targeted TM7 cultivation guided by repurposing epicPCR (emulsion, paired isolation, and concatenation PCR) to capture in situ TM7-host associations. Using this method, we obtained a novel Saccharibacteria isolate TM7i and its host Leucobacter aridicollis J1 from Cicadae Periostracum, the castoff shell of cicada. Genomic analyses and microscopic characterizations revealed that TM7i could bind to J1 through twitching-like motility mediated by type IV pili (T4P). We further showed that the inhibition of T4P extrusion suppressed the motility and host adherence of TM7i, resulting in its reduced growth. However, the inactivation of T4P had little effect on the growth of TM7i that had already adhered to J1, suggesting the essential role of T4P in host recognition by TM7i. By capturing CPR-host association and elaborating the T4P-dependent episymbiotic association mechanism, our studies shed light on the distinct yet widespread lifestyle of CPR bacteria.
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