A simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance
Abstract Background Plant health and growth are negatively affected by pathogen invasion; however, plants can dynamically modulate their rhizosphere microbiome and adapt to such biotic stresses. Although plant-recruited protective microbes can be assembled into synthetic communities for application...
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oai:doaj.org-article:1f24b53267924a978da9aa0d43b1c2532021-11-07T12:12:39ZA simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance10.1186/s40168-021-01169-92049-2618https://doaj.org/article/1f24b53267924a978da9aa0d43b1c2532021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01169-9https://doaj.org/toc/2049-2618Abstract Background Plant health and growth are negatively affected by pathogen invasion; however, plants can dynamically modulate their rhizosphere microbiome and adapt to such biotic stresses. Although plant-recruited protective microbes can be assembled into synthetic communities for application in the control of plant disease, rhizosphere microbial communities commonly contain some taxa at low abundance. The roles of low-abundance microbes in synthetic communities remain unclear; it is also unclear whether all the microbes enriched by plants can enhance host adaptation to the environment. Here, we assembled a synthetic community with a disease resistance function based on differential analysis of root-associated bacterial community composition. We further simplified the synthetic community and investigated the roles of low-abundance bacteria in the control of Astragalus mongholicus root rot disease by a simple synthetic community. Results Fusarium oxysporum infection reduced bacterial Shannon diversity and significantly affected the bacterial community composition in the rhizosphere and roots of Astragalus mongholicus. Under fungal pathogen challenge, Astragalus mongholicus recruited some beneficial bacteria such as Stenotrophomonas, Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, and Flavobacterium to the rhizosphere and roots. We constructed a disease-resistant bacterial community containing 10 high- and three low-abundance bacteria enriched in diseased roots. After the joint selection of plants and pathogens, the complex synthetic community was further simplified into a four-species community composed of three high-abundance bacteria (Stenotrophomonas sp., Rhizobium sp., Ochrobactrum sp.) and one low-abundance bacterium (Advenella sp.). Notably, a simple community containing these four strains and a thirteen-species community had similar effects on the control root rot disease. Furthermore, the simple community protected plants via a synergistic effect of highly abundant bacteria inhibiting fungal pathogen growth and less abundant bacteria activating plant-induced systemic resistance. Conclusions Our findings suggest that bacteria with low abundance play an important role in synthetic communities and that only a few bacterial taxa enriched in diseased roots are associated with disease resistance. Therefore, the construction and simplification of synthetic communities found in the present study could be a strategy employed by plants to adapt to environmental stress. Video abstractZhefei LiXiaoli BaiShuo JiaoYanmei LiPeirong LiYan YangHui ZhangGehong WeiBMCarticleLow-abundance bacteriaHigh-abundance bacteriaSynthetic communityCommunity simplificationRoot rot diseaseMicrobial ecologyQR100-130ENMicrobiome, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2021) |
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Abstract Background Plant health and growth are negatively affected by pathogen invasion; however, plants can dynamically modulate their rhizosphere microbiome and adapt to such biotic stresses. Although plant-recruited protective microbes can be assembled into synthetic communities for application in the control of plant disease, rhizosphere microbial communities commonly contain some taxa at low abundance. The roles of low-abundance microbes in synthetic communities remain unclear; it is also unclear whether all the microbes enriched by plants can enhance host adaptation to the environment. Here, we assembled a synthetic community with a disease resistance function based on differential analysis of root-associated bacterial community composition. We further simplified the synthetic community and investigated the roles of low-abundance bacteria in the control of Astragalus mongholicus root rot disease by a simple synthetic community. Results Fusarium oxysporum infection reduced bacterial Shannon diversity and significantly affected the bacterial community composition in the rhizosphere and roots of Astragalus mongholicus. Under fungal pathogen challenge, Astragalus mongholicus recruited some beneficial bacteria such as Stenotrophomonas, Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, and Flavobacterium to the rhizosphere and roots. We constructed a disease-resistant bacterial community containing 10 high- and three low-abundance bacteria enriched in diseased roots. After the joint selection of plants and pathogens, the complex synthetic community was further simplified into a four-species community composed of three high-abundance bacteria (Stenotrophomonas sp., Rhizobium sp., Ochrobactrum sp.) and one low-abundance bacterium (Advenella sp.). Notably, a simple community containing these four strains and a thirteen-species community had similar effects on the control root rot disease. Furthermore, the simple community protected plants via a synergistic effect of highly abundant bacteria inhibiting fungal pathogen growth and less abundant bacteria activating plant-induced systemic resistance. Conclusions Our findings suggest that bacteria with low abundance play an important role in synthetic communities and that only a few bacterial taxa enriched in diseased roots are associated with disease resistance. Therefore, the construction and simplification of synthetic communities found in the present study could be a strategy employed by plants to adapt to environmental stress. Video abstract |
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Zhefei Li Xiaoli Bai Shuo Jiao Yanmei Li Peirong Li Yan Yang Hui Zhang Gehong Wei |
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Zhefei Li Xiaoli Bai Shuo Jiao Yanmei Li Peirong Li Yan Yang Hui Zhang Gehong Wei |
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A simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance |
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A simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance |
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A simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance |
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A simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance |
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A simplified synthetic community rescues Astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance |
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simplified synthetic community rescues astragalus mongholicus from root rot disease by activating plant-induced systemic resistance |
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