Kurstakin Triggers Multicellular Behaviors in Bacillus cereus AR156 and Enhances Disease Control Efficacy Against Rice Sheath Blight

Kurstakin is the latest discovered family of lipopeptides secreted by Bacillus spp. In this study, the effects of kurstakin on the direct antagonism, multicellularity, and disease control ability of Bacillus cereus AR156 were explored. An insertion mutation in the nonribosomal peptide synthase responsible for kurstakin synthesis led to a significant reduction of antagonistic ability of AR156 against the plant-pathogenic fungi Rhizoctonia solani, Ascochyta citrullina, Fusarium graminearum, and F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense. The loss of kurstakin synthesis ability significantly impaired the swarming motility of AR156 and reduced biofilm formation and amyloid protein accumulation. Although the loss of kurstakin synthesis ability did not reduce the competitiveness of AR156 under laboratory conditions, the colonization and environmental adaptability of the mutant was significantly weaker than that of wild-type AR156 on rice leaves. The cell surface of wild-type AR156 colonizing the leaf surface was covered by a thick biofilm matrix under a scanning electron microscope, but not the mutant. The colonization ability on rice roots and control efficacy against rice sheath blight disease of the mutant were also impaired. Thus, kurstakin participates in the control of plant diseases by B. cereus AR156 through directly inhibiting the growth of pathogenic fungi and improving long-term environmental adaptability and colonization of AR156 on the host surface by triggering multicellularity. This study explored the multiple functions of kurstakin in plant disease control by B. cereus.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Plant disease - 107(2023), 5 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 1463-1470

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yu, Yi-Yang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Tao-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Shu-Ya [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Mi, Dan-Dan [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Niu, Dong-Dong [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jian-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Chun-Hao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antagonism
Bacillus cereus
Colonization
Journal Article
Kurstakin
Multicellularity
Rice sheath blight

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Date Completed 02.06.2023

Date Revised 02.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1094/PDIS-01-22-0078-RE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34721018X