Transcriptome-guided discovery of novel plant-associated genes in a rhizosphere Pseudomonas

This study provides new insights into the genetic basis of bacterial adaptation to the plant root environment. By integrating transcriptomic and comparative genomic analyses, we identified numerous genes upregulated during root colonization that are enriched in plant-associated Pseudomonas genomes. Our findings highlight previously overlooked bacterial functions with potential roles in plant-microbe interactions. The functional validation of a protein of the NlpC/P60 family supports its involvement in plant-bacteria interactions and underscores the importance of uncharacterized genes in shaping beneficial associations in the rhizosphere. Video Abstract.

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Microbiome
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2025-12-05
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02277-6
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Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
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Transcriptome-guided discovery of novel plant-associated genes in a rhizosphere Pseudomonas

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Transcriptome-guided discovery of novel plant-associated genes in a rhizosphere Pseudomonas

Alejandro Jiménez‐Gómez, Zaki Saati‐Santamaría, Petr Baldrián, Paula García‐Fraile, Lihuén Iraí González-Dominici, Raúl Rivas, Oldřích Benada, Vojtěch Tláskal, Daniel Morais, Sheng Yang, Qi Li, Irene Frontela
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This study provides new insights into the genetic basis of bacterial adaptation to the plant root environment. By integrating transcriptomic and comparative genomic analyses, we identified numerous genes upregulated during root colonization that are enriched in plant-associated Pseudomonas genomes. Our findings highlight previously overlooked bacterial functions with potential roles in plant-microbe interactions. The functional validation of a protein of the NlpC/P60 family supports its involvement in plant-bacteria interactions and underscores the importance of uncharacterized genes in shaping beneficial associations in the rhizosphere. Video Abstract.

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Universidade de São Paulo (BR), Universidad de Salamanca (ES), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ), Institute of Microbiology (BY), Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (CN), Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology (CZ), Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CN), Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Salamanca (ES), Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NO), Spanish Center for Pulsed Lasers (ES), Sichuan Normal University (CN)
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