Genomic characterization of a diazotrophic microbiota associated with maize aerial root mucilage

Autor: Mai Lee Yang, Shawn M. Higdon, Richard Jeannotte, Tania Pozzo, Nguyet Kong, Alan B. Bennett, C. Titus Brown, Bart C. Weimer, Bihua C. Huang
Přispěvatelé: Chen, Jen-Tsung
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Operon
Markov models
Glycobiology
Diazo Compounds
Plant Science
Plant Genetics
Plant Roots
Biochemistry
Genome
Plant Genomics
Hidden Markov models
Reptile Genomics
Phylogeny
0303 health sciences
Multidisciplinary
Bacterial Genomics
Organic Compounds
Microbiota
Bacterial
Microbial Genetics
Nif gene
Genomics
Chemistry
Mucilage
Medical Microbiology
Physical Sciences
Nitrogen fixation
Engineering and Technology
Medicine
Research Article
Biotechnology
General Science & Technology
Nitrogen
Science
Bioengineering
Microbial Genomics
Biology
Zea mays
Microbiology
Plant Mucilage
03 medical and health sciences
Polysaccharides
Nitrogen Fixation
Botany
Genetics
Bacterial Genetics
Mexico
Nitrogen cycle
030304 developmental biology
Bacteria
Whole Genome Sequencing
030306 microbiology
Human Genome
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Compounds
Biology and Life Sciences
Bacteriology
Probability theory
biology.organism_classification
Phylogenetic diversity
Animal Genomics
Plant Biotechnology
Microbiome
Diazotroph
Genome
Bacterial

Mathematics
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0239677 (2020)
PLoS ONE
PloS one, vol 15, iss 9
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: A geographically isolated maize landrace cultivated on nitrogen-depleted fields without synthetic fertilizer in the Sierra Mixe region of Oaxaca, Mexico utilizes nitrogen derived from the atmosphere and develops an extensive network of mucilage-secreting aerial roots that harbors a diazotrophic microbiota. Targeting these diazotrophs, we selected nearly 600 microbes from a collection isolated from these plants and confirmed their ability to incorporate heavy nitrogen (15N2) metabolites in vitro. Sequencing their genomes and conducting comparative bioinformatic analyses showed that these genomes had substantial phylogenetic diversity. We examined each diazotroph genome for the presence of nif genes essential to nitrogen fixation (nifHDKENB) and carbohydrate utilization genes relevant to the mucilage polysaccharide digestion. These analyses identified diazotrophs that possessed canonical nif gene operons, as well as many other operon configurations with concomitant fixation and release of >700 different 15N labeled metabolites. We further demonstrated that many diazotrophs possessed alternative nif gene operons and confirmed their genomic potential to derive chemical energy from mucilage polysaccharide to fuel nitrogen fixation. These results confirm that some diazotrophic bacteria associated with Sierra Mixe maize were capable of incorporating atmospheric nitrogen into their small molecule extracellular metabolites through multiple nif gene configurations while others were able to fix nitrogen without the canonical (nifHDKENB) genes.Data SummaryGenetic resources, including biological materials and nucleic acid sequences, were accessed under an Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Agreement between the Sierra Mixe community and the Mars Corporation, and with authorization from the Mexican government. An internationally recognized certificate of compliance has been issued by the Mexican government under the Nagoya Protocol for such activities (ABSCH-IRCC-MX-207343-3). Any party seeking access to the nucleic acid sequences underlying the analysis reported here is subject to the full terms and obligations of the ABS agreement and the authorization from the government of Mexico. Individuals wishing to access nucleic acid sequence data for scientific research activities should contact Mars Incorporated Chief Science Officer at CSO@effem.com.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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