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Synthetic communities of maize root bacteria interact and redirect benzoxazinoid metabolization.

Lisa Thoenen, Christine Pestalozzi, Tobias Zuest, Marco Kreuzer, Pierre Mateo, Mikiko Karasawa, Gabriel Deslandes, Christelle A M Robert, Rémy Bruggmann, Matthias Erb and 1 more

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Lisa ThoenenInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0988-2690
Christine PestalozziDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5894-9428
Tobias ZuestInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7142-8731
Marco KreuzerInterfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6784-0854
Pierre MateoInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4338-3024
Mikiko KarasawaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-3962-1099
Gabriel DeslandesInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5072-1450
Christelle A M RobertInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3415-2371
Rémy BruggmannInterfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5629-6363
Matthias ErbInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4446-9834
Klaus SchlaeppiInstitute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3620-0875

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant roots are colonized by diverse microbial communities. These communities are shaped by root exudates, including plant-specialized metabolites. Benzoxazinoids are such secreted compounds of maize. Individual microbes differ in their ability to tolerate and metabolize antimicrobial benzoxazinoids. To investigate how these traits combine in a community, we designed two synthetic communities of maize root bacteria that share six common strains and differ in their ability to metabolize benzoxazinoids based on the seventh strain. We exposed both communities to the benzoxazinoid MBOA (6-methoxybenzoxazolin-2(3H)-one)

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BacteriaBenzoxazinesMicrobiotaPlant RootsZea maysBenzoxazinesbenzoxazinoidsmetabolizationplant root bacteriaroot exudatessynthetic community

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PMID40853002
PMCPMC12483121

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