Melkonian Rémy, Moulin Lionel, Béna Gilles, Tisseyre Pierre, Chaintreuil Clémence, Heulin K., Rezkallah Naima, Klonowska Agnieszka, Gonzalez Sophie, Simon M., Chen W. M., James E. K., Laguerre G. (2014). The geographical patterns of symbiont diversity in the invasive legume Mimosa pudica can be explained by the competitiveness of its symbionts and by the host genotype. Environmental Microbiology, 16 (7), p. 2099-2111. ISSN 1462-2912.
Titre du document
The geographical patterns of symbiont diversity in the invasive legume Mimosa pudica can be explained by the competitiveness of its symbionts and by the host genotype
Année de publication
2014
Auteurs
Melkonian Rémy, Moulin Lionel, Béna Gilles, Tisseyre Pierre, Chaintreuil Clémence, Heulin K., Rezkallah Naima, Klonowska Agnieszka, Gonzalez Sophie, Simon M., Chen W. M., James E. K., Laguerre G.
Source
Environmental Microbiology, 2014,
16 (7), p. 2099-2111 ISSN 1462-2912
Variations in the patterns of diversity of symbionts have been described worldwide on Mimosa pudica, a pan-tropical invasive species that interacts with both alpha and beta-rhizobia. In this study, we investigated if symbiont competitiveness can explain these variations and the apparent prevalence of beta- over alpha-rhizobia. We developed an indirect method to measure the proportion of nodulation against a GFP reference strain and tested its reproducibility and efficiency. We estimated the competitiveness of 54 strains belonging to four species of beta-rhizobia and four of alpha-rhizobia, and the influence of the host genotype on their competitiveness. Our results were compared with biogeographical patterns of symbionts and host varieties. We found: (i) a strong strain effect on competitiveness largely explained by the rhizobial species, with Burkholderia phymatum being the most competitive species, followed by B. tuberum, whereas all other species shared similar and reduced levels of competitiveness; (ii) plant genotype can increase the competitiveness of Cupriavidus taiwanensis. The latter data support the likelihood of the strong adaptation of C. taiwanensis with the M. pudica var. unijuga and help explain its prevalence as a symbiont of this variety over Burkholderia species in some environments, most notably in Taiwan.
Plan de classement
Biotechnologies [084]
Description Géographique
GUINEE ; TAIWAN ; NOUVELLE CALEDONIE ; GUYANE FRANCAISE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010062335]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010062335
