Persistence of root-colonizing Pseudomonas protegens in herbivorous insects throughout different developmental stages and dispersal to new host plants.

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Title
Persistence of root-colonizing Pseudomonas protegens in herbivorous insects throughout different developmental stages and dispersal to new host plants.
Journal
The ISME journal
Author(s)
Flury P., Vesga P., Dominguez-Ferreras A., Tinguely C., Ullrich C.I., Kleespies R.G., Keel C. (co-last), Maurhofer M. (co-last)
ISSN
1751-7370 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1751-7362
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
4
Pages
860-872
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The discovery of insecticidal activity in root-colonizing pseudomonads, best-known for their plant-beneficial effects, raised fundamental questions about the ecological relevance of insects as alternative hosts for these bacteria. Since soil bacteria are limited in their inherent abilities of dispersal, insects as vectors might be welcome vehicles to overcome large distances. Here, we report on the transmission of the root-colonizing, plant-beneficial and insecticidal bacterium Pseudomonas protegens CHA0 from root to root by the cabbage root fly, Delia radicum. Following ingestion by root-feeding D. radicum larvae, CHA0 persisted inside the insect until the pupal and adult stages. The emerging flies were then able to transmit CHA0 to a new plant host initiating bacterial colonization of the roots. CHA0 did not reduce root damages caused by D. radicum and had only small effects on Delia development suggesting a rather commensal than pathogenic relationship. Interestingly, when the bacterium was fed to two highly susceptible lepidopteran species, most of the insects died, but CHA0 could persist throughout different life stages in surviving individuals. In summary, this study investigated for the first time the interaction of P. protegens CHA0 and related strains with an insect present in their rhizosphere habitat. Our results suggest that plant-colonizing pseudomonads have different strategies for interaction with insects. They either cause lethal infections and use insects as food source or they live inside insect hosts without causing obvious damages and might use insects as vectors for dispersal, which implies a greater ecological versatility of these bacteria than previously thought.
Keywords
Animals, Antibiosis, Brassica/microbiology, Diptera/growth & development, Diptera/microbiology, Diptera/physiology, Herbivory, Larva/microbiology, Larva/physiology, Plant Roots/microbiology, Pseudomonas/chemistry, Pseudomonas/classification, Pseudomonas/physiology, Pupa/microbiology, Pupa/physiology, Rhizosphere, Soil Microbiology, Symbiosis
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Web of science
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