A mutualistic interaction between Streptomyces bacteria, strawberry plants and pollinating bees

Da-Ran Kim, Gyeongjun Cho, Chang-Wook Jeon, David M. Weller, Linda S. Thomashow, Timothy C. Paulitz and Youn-Sig Kwak ()
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Da-Ran Kim: Gyeongsang National University
Gyeongjun Cho: Gyeongsang National University
Chang-Wook Jeon: Gyeongsang National University
David M. Weller: Agricultural Research Service, Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit
Linda S. Thomashow: Agricultural Research Service, Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit
Timothy C. Paulitz: Agricultural Research Service, Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit
Youn-Sig Kwak: Gyeongsang National University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Microbes can establish mutualistic interactions with plants and insects. Here we track the movement of an endophytic strain of Streptomyces bacteria throughout a managed strawberry ecosystem. We show that a Streptomyces isolate found in the rhizosphere and on flowers protects both the plant and pollinating honeybees from pathogens (phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea and pathogenic bacteria, respectively). The pollinators can transfer the Streptomyces bacteria among flowers and plants, and Streptomyces can move into the plant vascular bundle from the flowers and from the rhizosphere. Our results present a tripartite mutualism between Streptomyces, plant and pollinator partners.

Date: 2019
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