Impact of a conjugative plasmid on plant growth-promoting Bacillus velezensis
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ABSTRACT: Bacillus velezensis strain GH1-13 with a native conjugative plasmid (pBV71) is thought to be beneficial to the bacterium, although no information on its effects exists. Here we show that strain GH1-13 frequently lost the plasmid during normal growth conditions in a rich medium and changed the morphology and sensitivity to selenite and tellurite. Compared to the plasmid-cured cells, the wild-type and complemented cells exhibited multicellular behavior with the expression of conjugative type IV pili and regulatory Rap homologous genes that regulate the interconnection between conjugation and biofilm formation. Further omics-based analyses of morphogenesis, biofilm formation, and antibiotic synthesis suggest that the conjugative plasmid activates envelope stress responses in association with increased biosynthesis of extracellular polysaccharide and antibiotics for protective functions of the host during exponential phase.
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos
ORGANISM(S): Bacillus Velezensis
TISSUE(S): Bacterial Protein, Endospore
DISEASE(S): Disease Free
SUBMITTER: Yong-Hak Kim
LAB HEAD: Yong-Hak Kim
PROVIDER: PXD017305 | Pride | 2021-05-17
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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