Microbiota-mediated nitrogen fixation and microhabitat homeostasis in aerial root-mucilage

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第一作者： Pang, Zhiqiang

作者： Pang, Zhiqiang;Mao, Xinyu;Liu, Guizhou;Lu, Chengkai;Wan, Jinpeng;Xu, Peng;Pang, Zhiqiang;Mao, Xinyu;Xu, Peng;Xu, Peng;Zhou, Shaoqun;Yu, Sheng;Hu, Lingfei

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关键词： Rhizosphere ecology; Mucilage microhabitat; Diazotroph; Friendly microbe; Microbial homeostasis

期刊名称：MICROBIOME （ 影响因子：15.5； 五年影响因子：19.4 ）

ISSN： 2049-2618

年卷期： 2023 年 11 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Plants sustain intimate relationships with diverse microbes. It is well-recognized that these plant-associated microbiota shape individual performance and fitness of host plants, but much remains to be explored regarding how they exert their function and maintain their homeostasis.Results Here, using pink lady (Heterotis rotundifolia) as a study plant, we investigated the phenomenon of microbiota-mediated nitrogen fixation and elucidated how this process is steadily maintained in the root mucilage microhabitat. Metabolite and microbiota profiling showed that the aerial root mucilage is enriched in carbohydrates and diazotrophic bacteria. Nitrogen isotope-labeling experiments, N-15 natural abundance, and gene expression analysis indicated that the aerial root-mucilage microbiota could fix atmospheric nitrogen to support plant growth. While the aerial root mucilage is a hotspot of nutrients, we did not observe high abundance of other environmental and pathogenic microbes inside. We further identified a fungus isolate in mucilage that has shown broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities, but solely allows the growth of diazotrophic bacteria. This "friendly" fungus may be the key driver to maintain nitrogen fixation function in the mucilage microhabitat.Conclusion The discovery of new biological function and mucilage-habitat friendly fungi provides insights into microbial homeostasis maintenance of microenvironmental function and rhizosphere ecology.

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