Negative plant-soil feedback in Arabidopsis thaliana : Disentangling the effects of soil chemistry, microbiome, and extracellular self-DNA

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Nutrient deficiency, natural enemies and litter autotoxicity have been proposed as possible mechanisms to explain species-specific negative plant-soil feedback (PSF). Another potential contributor to negative PSF is the plant released extracellular self-DNA during litter decay. In this study, we sought to comprehensively investigate these hypotheses by using Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh as a model plant in a feedback experiment. The experiment comprised a conditioning phase and a response phase in which the conditioned soils underwent four treatments: (i) addition of activated carbon, (ii) washing with tap water, (iii) sterilization by autoclaving, and (iv) control without any treatment. We evaluated soil chemical properties, microbiota by shotgun sequencing and the amount of A. thaliana extracellular DNA in the differently treated soils. Our results showed that washing and sterilization treatments mitigated the negative PSF effect. While shifts in soil chemical properties were not pronounced, significant changes in soil microbiota were observed, especially after sterilization. Notably, plant biomass was inversely associated with the content of plant self-DNA in the soil. Our results suggest that the negative PSF observed in the conditioned soil was associated to increased amounts of soilborne pathogens and plant self-DNA. However, fungal pathogens were not limited to negative conditions, butalso found in soils enhancing A.thaliana growth. In-depth multivariate analysis highlights that the hypothesis of negative PSF driven solely by pathogens lacks consistency. Instead, we propose a multifactorial explanation for the negative PSF buildup, in which the accumulation of self-DNA weakens the plant's root system, making it more susceptible to pathogens.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:281

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Microbiological research - 281(2024) vom: 02. Feb., Seite 127634

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Idbella, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Bonanomi, Giuliano [VerfasserIn]
De Filippis, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Foscari, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Zotti, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]
Abd-ElGawad, Ahmed M [VerfasserIn]
Fechtali, Taoufiq [VerfasserIn]
Incerti, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Mazzoleni, Stefano [VerfasserIn]

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Autotoxicity
Conditioning experiment
Conspecifics
DNA, Plant
Journal Article
Shotgun sequencing
Soil
Suppressive soil

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.micres.2024.127634

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367983850