@article{fdi:010093802, title = {{C}omparative genomics and transcriptomic response to root exudates of six rice root-associated {B}urkholderia sensu lato species}, author = {{W}allner, {A}. and {K}lonowska, {A}gnieszka and {G}uigard, {L}. and {K}ing, {E}. and {R}imbault, {I}sabelle and {N}gonkeu, {E}. and {N}guyen, {P}. and {B}{\'e}na, {G}illes and {M}oulin, {L}ionel}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}eyond being a reliable nutrient provider, some bacteria will perceive the plant as a potential host and undertake root colonization leading to mutualistic or parasitic interactions. {B}acteria of the {B}urkholderia and {P}araburkholderia genera are frequently found in the rhizosphere of rice. {W}hile the latter are often described as plant growth promoting species, {B}urkholderia are often studied for their human opportunistic traits. {H}ere, we used root exudate stimulation on three {B}urkholderia and three {P}araburkholderia strains isolated from rice roots to characterize their preliminary adaptation to the rice host at the transcriptomic level. {I}nstead of the awaited genus-dependent adaptation, we observed a strongly species-specific response for all tested strains. {W}hile all bacteria originate from the rice environment, there are great disparities in their levels of adaptation following the sensing of root exudates. {W}e further report the shared major functions that were differentially regulated in this early step of bacterial adaptation to plant colonization, including amino acids and putrescine metabolism, the {E}ntner-{D}oudoroff ({ED}) pathway as well as cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (c-di-{GMP}) cycling.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}eer {C}ommunity {J}ournal}, volume = {3}, numero = {}, pages = {e25 [19 ]}, ISSN = {2804-3871}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.24072/pcjournal.252}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093802}, }