Project description:As the phyllosphere is a resource-limited niche, microbes have evolved different survival strategies by collaborating or competing with other organisms. This leads to the establishment of network structures which are stabilised by so-called microbial hub organisms. An already identified hub in the Arabidopsis thaliana phyllosphere is the oomycete pathogen Albugo laibachii. From wild Arabidopsis plants with white rust symptoms we isolated the basidiomycete yeast Moesziomyces albugensis, which is closely related to plant pathogenic smut fungi. It suppresses the infection of A. laibachii in lab experiments and inhibits growth of several bacterial phyllosphere members. The transcriptomic response of M. albugensis to presence of A. laibachii and bacterial SynCom members was investigated by using RNA sequencing. Interestingly, several genes encoding secretory proteins, mostly glycoside hydrolases and peptidases, are particularly induced upon interaction with A. laibachii.
Project description:Mangrove Kandelia obovata, an important coastal shelterbelt and landscape tree, is distributed in tropical and subtropical shores and likely delimited in the latitudinal range by varying sensitivity to cold. Here, we explored the temporal variations in physiological status and transcriptome profiling of K. obovata under natural frost conditions at ~32oN, as well as the positive role of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) in cold resistance.
Project description:These are the additional files that were not already in public repositories for this manuscript. These samples are negative ionization mode, organic matter metabolomics datasets from many distinct environments, including global cropland; dryland; late Pleistocene-aged permafrost; temperate and tropical forest soils; rivers and lakes; and ocean DOM.
Project description:H. seropedicae is a diazotrophic and endophytic bacterium that associates with economically important grasses promoting plant growth and increasing productivity. To identify genes related to bacterial ability to colonize and promote plant growth wheat seedlings growing hydroponically in Hoaglandâs medium were inoculated with H. seropedicae the bacteria and incubated for 3 days. mRNA from the bacteria present in the root surface and in the plant medium were purified, depleted from rRNA and used for RNA-seq profiling. RT-qPCR analyses were conducted to confirm regulation of selected genes. Comparison of RNA profile of bacteria attached to the root and planktonic revealed an extensive metabolic adaptation to the epiphytic life style.
