Rhizosphere-Associated Microbiota Strengthen the Pathogenicity of Meloidogyne incognita on Arabidopsis thaliana

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Title: Rhizosphere-Associated Microbiota Strengthen the Pathogenicity of Meloidogyne incognita on Arabidopsis thaliana
Authors: Xing-Kui Zhou, Li Ma, Zi-Xiang Yang, Ling-Feng Bao, Ming-He Mo
Source: Agronomy, Vol 14, Iss 4, p 664 (2024)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Agriculture
Subject Terms: Nocardioides nematodiphilus, L-lysine, chemotaxis, root-knot nematode, Arabidopsis thaliana, Agriculture
More Details: Microorganisms associated with nematodes or enriched in galls have been reported previously to aid plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) in infecting and establishing parasitism in the host plants. However, the rhizosphere-associated microbiota, which strengthens the pathogenicity of PPNs, remains largely unknown. This study illustrated rhizosphere bacteria enhancing Meloidogyne incognita infection on Arabidopsis thaliana by comparing the gall numbers of the treatments between natural soil and the sterile soil or soils drenched with antibiotics. By culture-dependent and pot testing methods, sixteen bacterial combinations from rhizosphere soils of A. thaliana were demonstrated to enhance M. incognita pathogenicity, including the most effective Nocardioides. Single-strain inoculation from the Nocardioides combination significantly resulted in M. incognita forming more galls on roots than the control, in which N. nematodiphilus R-N-C8 was the most effective strain. Strain R-N-C8 could substantially facilitate the M. incognita second-stage juveniles (J2s) moving towards the roots of A. thaliana and infecting the roots by releasing chemoattractant to attract J2s. The chemoattractant from strain R-N-C8 was determined to be L-lysine. This study furnishes vital insights for understanding the infection of root-knot nematodes associated with rhizosphere microbes.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-4395
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/4/664; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy14040664
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/554bced7f83d45009742c7e62080c90b
Accession Number: edsdoj.554bced7f83d45009742c7e62080c90b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20734395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy14040664
Published in:Agronomy
Language:English