Interaction between Methylobacterium extorquens and sugarcane (Saccharum sp.) / Interação entre Methylobacterium extorquens e cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum sp.)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Plants produce a variety of defense enzymes when colonized that can impair the microorganismsestablishment. This adverse condition in the host plant lead to a response from the microorganism, which is associated with the synthesis of a set of proteins and other molecules that affect the interaction with the host and shift the bacterial community associated. All organisms respond to this condition by establishing biofilms, or synthesizing a group of proteins and molecules that protect them from injuries and help them recover from damages. They are called heat shock proteins (HSPs), which is still not studied in Methylobacterium-plant interaction. The methylotrophic bacteria of the genus Methylobacterium are found in epiphytic and endophytic association with different plant species. So, in this present work the effect of a deficiency in biofilm and acyl-homoserine-lactones (AHLs) production and the effect of heat shock of M. extorquens on the host colonization (Saccharum sp.) was assessed. Defective strains for biofilm and AHLs production were used. Also the wild type AR 1.6/2 and this strain submitted to heat shock was evaluated. The results demonstrated that the mechanisms associated to biofilm and AHLs production are very complex. The heat stress has no effect on roots or stems colonization after 5 days of the inoculum, but was associated to reduction of bacterial density in stems after 15 days. The strain defective for AHL production showed similar colonization profile with wild type strain, while the biofilm mutant colonized the host plant in low density, suggesting the role of this process in plant colonization. Likewise, coinoculation of this strain with ARGFP target strain, which is AHL producer, the low density of this biofilm mutant was observed. The other treatments after coinoculation with ARGFP strain showed similar result when inoculated alone. A proteomic study of the strains showed that synthesis of many proteins were induced or suppressed in evaluated treatments, which proteins could be associated to shift in the bacteria-plant interaction. The identification of these proteins will contribute to a better understanding of the factors related to bacteria-plant interaction.

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biofilm reisolations. biofilmes interação planta-bactéria. plant-bacteria interaction quorum sensing estresse cana-de-açúcar stress

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