Adaptations and evolution of a heritable leaf nodule symbiosis between Dioscorea sansibarensis and Orrella dioscoreae
2019
de Meyer, Frédéric | Danneels, Bram | Acar, Tessa | Rasolomampianina, Rado | Rajaonah, Mamy Tiana | Jeannoda, Vololoniaina | Carlier, Aurélien | Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand (UGENT) | Centre national de recherches sur l'environnement ; Centre National de Recherches sur l'Environnement | Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre (KMCC) | Université d'Antananarivo | Laboratoire des interactions plantes micro-organismes (LIPM) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. Various plant species establish intimate symbioses with bacteria within their aerial organs. The bacteria are contained within nodules or glands often present in distinctive patterns on the leaves in what is commonly referred to as leaf nodule symbiosis. We describe here a highly specific symbiosis between a wild yam species from Madagascar, Dioscorea sansibarensis and bacteria of the species Orrella dioscoreae. Using whole-genome sequencing of plastids and bacteria from wild-collected samples, we show phylogenetic patterns consistent with a dominant vertical mode of transmission of the symbionts. Unique so far among leaf nodule symbioses, the bacteria can be cultured and are amenable to comparative transcriptomics, revealing a potential role in complementing the host’s arsenal of secondary metabolites. We propose a recent establishment of a vertical mode of transmission in this symbiosis which, together with a large effective population size explains the cultivability and apparent lack of genome reductive evolution in O. dioscoreae. We leverage these unique features to reveal pathways and functions under positive selection in these specialized endophytes, highlighting the candidate mechanisms enabling a permanent association in the phyllosphere.
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