bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 3, 2022
Abstract
Plant-associated
microbial
communities
are
key
to
shaping
many
aspects
of
plant
biology.
In
this
study,
we
tested
whether
soil
and
herbivory
influence
the
bacterial
community
tomato
plants
their
in
different
compartments
is
driven
by
spillover
between
or
involved
mediating
effect.
We
grew
our
soils
hosting
three
covered
(or
not)
surface
prevent
allow)
passive
compartments,
exposed
them
Manduca
sexta
.
The
results
showed
that
soil-driven
effect
on
aboveground
was
consistently
detected
regardless
coverage,
whereas
cover
influenced
herbivore-driven
belowground
microbiota.
Together,
suggest
microbiota
influences
insect
via
changes
metabolism
physiology
sharing
microorganisms
xylem
sap.
contrast,
herbivores
a
combination
metabolism.
These
demonstrate
important
role
linking
microbiota,
can
foster
further
research
manipulation
for
sustainable
pest
management.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 3275 - 3275
Published: Nov. 22, 2024
Plant
nucleotide-binding
leucine-rich
repeat
immune
receptor
genes
(NLRs)
play
an
important
role
in
plant
defenses
against
pathogens,
pathogenic
nematodes,
and
piercing-sucking
herbivores.
However,
little
is
known
about
their
functions
chewing
Here,
we
identified
a
plasma
membrane-localized
coiled-coil-type
NLR
protein,
OsPik-2-like,
whose
transcript
levels
were
induced
by
the
infestation
of
rice
leaf
folder
(LF,
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 17, 2023
Abstract
Species
from
a
great
number
of
animal
taxa
have
specialized
to
living
with
social
hosts.
Depending
on
their
level
specialization,
these
symbiotic
animals
are
characterized
by
distinct
behavioural,
chemical,
and
morphological
traits
that
enable
close
heterospecific
interactions.
Despite
its
functional
importance,
our
understanding
the
feeding
ecology
hosts
remains
limited.
In
this
study,
we
examined
how
host
specialization
silverfish
co-habiting
ants
affects
several
components
ecology.
We
combined
stable
isotope
profiling,
assays,
phylogenetic
reconstruction,
microbial
community
characterization
Neoasterolepisma
genus
wider
nicoletiid
lepismatid
panel
where
divergent
myrmecophilous
lifestyles
observed.
Stable
profiling
(δ
13
C
δ
15
N)
showed
isotopic
niches
(proxy
for
trophic
niches)
granivorous
Messor
Messor-
exhibit
remarkable
overlap
within
an
ant
nest.
Trophic
experiments
gut
dissections
further
supported
transitioned
diet
includes
plant
seeds.
contrast,
generalist
were
clearly
different
shared
nest
environment.
The
impact
lifestyle
was
also
evident
in
internal
microbiome.
Compared
generalists,
specialists
exhibited
higher
bacterial
density
proportion
heterofermentative
lactic
acid
bacteria.
Moreover,
environment
explained
infection
profile
(or
16S
rRNA
genotypes)
Weissella
bacteria
-specialized
Together,
show
important
determinants
animals,
can
induce
convergence.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 3, 2022
Abstract
Plant-associated
microbial
communities
are
key
to
shaping
many
aspects
of
plant
biology.
In
this
study,
we
tested
whether
soil
and
herbivory
influence
the
bacterial
community
tomato
plants
their
in
different
compartments
is
driven
by
spillover
between
or
involved
mediating
effect.
We
grew
our
soils
hosting
three
covered
(or
not)
surface
prevent
allow)
passive
compartments,
exposed
them
Manduca
sexta
.
The
results
showed
that
soil-driven
effect
on
aboveground
was
consistently
detected
regardless
coverage,
whereas
cover
influenced
herbivore-driven
belowground
microbiota.
Together,
suggest
microbiota
influences
insect
via
changes
metabolism
physiology
sharing
microorganisms
xylem
sap.
contrast,
herbivores
a
combination
metabolism.
These
demonstrate
important
role
linking
microbiota,
can
foster
further
research
manipulation
for
sustainable
pest
management.
