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Role of the antimicrobial compound 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol in the impact of1
biocontrolPseudomonas fluorescensF113 onAzospirillum brasilense phytostimulators2
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Olivier Couillerot, Emeline Combes-Meynet, Jol F. Pothiera, Floriant Bellvert, Elita Challita,4
Marie-Andre Poirier, Ren Rohr, Gilles Comte, Yvan Monne-Loccoz, Claire Prigent-5
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UMR5557, Ecologie Microbienne, Villeurbanne, France10
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aPresent address: Agroscope Changins-Wdenswil ACW, Swiss Federal Research Station,13
Plant Protection Division, 8820 Wdenswil, Switzerland14
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Running title: Phl and impact ofPseudomonas onAzospirillum18
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Contents category: Environmental and Evolutionary Microbiology21
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Microbiology Papers in Press. Published January 27, 2011 as doi:10.1099/mic.0.043943-0
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SUMMARY28
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Pseudomonads producing the antimicrobial metabolite 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (Phl) can30
control soil-borne phytopathogens, but their impact on other plant-beneficial bacteria remains31
poorly documented. Here, the effects of synthetic Phl and Phl+ Pseudomonas fluorescens32
F113 on Azospirillum brasilense phytostimulators were investigated. Most A. brasilense33
strains were moderately sensitive to Phl. In vitro, Phl induced accumulation of carotenoids34
and poly--hydroxybutyrate-like granules, cytoplasmic membrane damage and growth35
inhibition in Azospirillum brasilense Cd. Experiments with P. fluorescens F113 and a Phl-36
mutant indicated that Phl production ability contributed to in vitro growth inhibition ofA.37
brasilense Cd and Sp245. Under gnotobiotic conditions, each of the three strains P.38
fluorescens F113,A. brasilense Cd and Sp245 stimulated wheat growth. Co-inoculation ofA.39
brasilense Sp245and Pseudomonas resulted in the same level of phytostimulation as in single40
inoculations, whereas it abolished phytostimulation when A. brasilense Cd was used.41
Pseudomonas Phl-production ability resulted in lowerAzospirillum cell numbers per root42
system (based on colony counts) and restricted microscale root colonization of neighbouring43
Azospirillum cells (based on confocal microscopy), regardless of theA. brasilense strain used.44
Therefore, this work establishes that Phl+ pseudomonads have the potential to interfere with45
A. brasilensephytostimulators on roots and with their plant growth promotion capacity.46
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INTRODUCTION47
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Microbial interactions in the rhizosphere are of paramount importance for plant growth and49
health (Barea et al., 2005; Raaijmakers et al., 2009). Many strains of fluorescent50
Pseudomonas are effective at colonizing plant roots and have been extensively studied for51
their plant-beneficial effects (Couillerot et al., 2009). Pseudomonas strains may benefit the52
plant directly, via induction of systemic resistance to pathogens (Bakkeret al., 2007),53
deamination of the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (Hontzeas et al.,54
2004), auxin production (Picard & Bosco, 2005) and/or associative nitrogen fixation (Mirza et55
al., 2006). Plant-beneficial effects by fluorescent pseudomonads may also entail the inhibition56
of soil-borne phytoparasitic microorganisms, which often involves production of siderophores57
(Lemanceau et al., 1992) and especiallyantimicrobial secondary metabolites (Raaijmakers et58
al., 2002; Haas & Dfago 2005).59
2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol (Phl), pyoluteorin, pyrrolnitrin, hydrogen cyanide and60
viscosinamide are some examples of well-studied antimicrobial metabolites produced by61
biocontrol strains of fluorescent pseudomonads (Haas & Keel 2003). The ability to produce62
Phl was shown, both in vitro and in vivo, as a particularly important biocontrol trait by63
comparing wild-types and non-producing mutants (Vincent et al., 1991; Fenton et al., 1992;64
Keel et al., 1992). In addition, Phl+ strains protected plants better than naturally non-65
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The inhibitory properties of Phl are not restricted to phytopathogens, as non-72
pathogenic rhizosphere fungi (Girlanda et al., 2001) and bacteria (Natsch et al., 1998) might73
be inhibited as well. As far as saprophytic rhizobacteria are concerned, this possibility has74
been assessed in detail only for a very limited number of taxa, especially Bacillus (Natsch et75
al., 1998), Rhizobium leguminosarum (Walsh et al., 2003), and Cytophaga-like bacteria76
(Johansen et al., 2002). However, many other rhizobacterial taxa are also important to77
consider, because they can occur in the same rhizosphere as Phl+ pseudomonads (Barea et al.,78
2005; Kyselkov et al., 2009) and may have positive effects on the host plant. Whether these79
rhizobacteria can be inhibited by Phl (and Phl+ pseudomonads) on roots is usually unknown.80
In addition to microbial inhibition, Phl can also have an effect on root physiology81
(Brazzelton et al., 2008), which in turn may influence the conditions in which saprophytic82
rhizobacteria colonize the rhizosphere. Indeed, Phl (or the presence of Phl+ pseudomonads)83
can elicit an induced systemic resistance in the plant (Iavicoli et al., 2003), but the84
consequences are probably negligible when considering root colonization by other85
saprophytic bacteria. Much more significant, roots exposed to Phl display enhanced exudation86
of amino acids (Phillips et al., 2004), and this may enhance the ability of saprophytic bacteria87
to colonize roots. Therefore, it can be anticipated that Phl+
pseudomonads may have negative,88
neutral or positive effects on other root-colonizing saprophytic bacteria, depending on89
whether or not the latter (i) are sensitive to Phl and/or (ii) can benefit from Phl-driven amino90
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Fuentes-Ramirez & Caballero-Mellado 2006) and their plant-beneficial traits include97
associative nitrogen fixation (Bally & Elmerich 2007), production of nitric oxide (Creus et al.,98
2005; Pothieret al., 2007) and phytohormones especially auxins (Costacurta& Vanderleyden99
1995; Dobbelaere et al., 1999). This may stimulate root growth, which in turn can lead to a100
better uptake of nutrients and water by the plant, and thus to better plant health and101
development (Reid & Renquist 1997; Dobbelaere et al., 2003; Richardson et al., 2009).102
Interestingly, Azospirillum and Pseudomonas indigenous populations have been found103
together in the rhizosphere of tobacco (Kyselkov et al., 2009) and wheat (Sanguin et al.,104
2009).105
In this work, A. brasilense strains from different geographic origins and host plants106
were exposed in vitro to synthetic Phl to determine whether this compound had any107
deleterious effect. A Phl+ Pseudomonas fluorescens strain and its Phl- mutant were then108
compared for their effect on cellsofA. brasilense Cd and Sp245, both in vitro and in planta.109
The co-inoculation experiments were done under gnotobiotic conditions using autofluorescent110
bacterial derivatives to assess whether colonization patterns of particular root zones (and111
phytostimulatory properties) of A. brasilense can be affected in the presence of a Phl+112
pseudomonad.113
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METHODS114
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Strains and culture conditions116
All bacterial strains (Table 1) were routinely grown at 28 C with shaking in LBm, i.e. Luria-117
Bertani medium (Sambrooket al., 1989) containing only 5 g NaCl L-1. The other media were118
the N-free medium NFb (Nelson & Knowles, 1978) supplemented with Congo red (0.25 %119
w/v) when in plates, AB medium (Chilton et al.,, 1974) containing 5 g malic acid L-1 as120
carbon source (i.e. ABmal), Kings B (King et al., 1954), and SA-Fe (Cronin et al., 1997a),121
i.e. Sucrose Asparagine (Scher & Baker 1982) supplemented with 100 M FeCl3. Antibiotics122
were used at the following concentrations: ampicillin, 40 g mL-1 (Amp40); chloramphenicol,123
15 and 30 g mL-1 (Cm15 and Cm30, respectively); gentamycin, 25 g mL-1 (Gm25).124
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Effect of synthetic Phl on growth and cell morphology ofAzospirillum brasilense Cd126
The effect of synthetic Phl (Toronto Research Chemicals Inc., North York, Ontario) on A.127
brasilense Cd was investigated in Petri dishes, where the compound was spotted onto water128
agar containing Cd cells, as follows. Strain Cd was grown for 48 h in liquid NFb129
supplemented with 1/40 (v/v) LBm. The cells were washed twice in a 10 mM MgSO4 solution130
and adjusted to 4 107 cells mL-1 (based on optical density). Five mL of cell suspension were131
then mixed with 5 mL of molten water agar (1.5 % w/v), and the mixture was immediately132
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To assess the impact of Phl on growth, the diameter of the inhibition zone was138
measured (using a ruler). To assess the impact of Phl on cell morphology, small pieces of139
water agar were cut off at different locations in the plate. Samples were then fixed with140
osmium tetroxide 2 %, contrasted with uranyl acetate 1 %, dehydrated in a graded ethanol141
series and embedded in Epon. Ultra-thin sections (0.1 m) were cut using a Reichert142
ultramicrotone (Vienna, Austria), contrasted with lead citrate and observed using a CM 120143
transmission electron microscope (Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) at 100 kV. Several144
dozen cells were examined in each of the 2 replicates.145
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Effect of synthetic Phl on carotenoid production byA. brasilense Cd147
The effect of synthetic Phl on the production of carotenoids by A. brasilense Cd was studied148
by Ultra-High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC), after growing cells in 24-well149
microtiter plates (Nalgene NUNC, Roskilde, Denmark). Phl was dissolved in methanol (from150
0.0001 to 1 mM Phl) and 15 L was added to 1.5 mL of ABmal broth in each well. Methanol151
(1% v/v) was used as Phl-negative control. Cd was inoculated at 1.5 106 cells mL-1. At152
least two replicates were prepared per treatment. After 7 d of growth at 28C, Cd cells were153
recovered from each well, and cell density was estimated by measuring the optical density of154
cultures at 600 nm (OD600). Cells were pelleted, lyophilised, and extracted with 1 mL of pure155
methanol by ultrasonication for 15 min. After centrifugation (10 min at 16,000 g), the156
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column (100 x 1 mm, 1.9 m particle size; Thermo scientific, San Jose, CA), thermostated at163
40C. The mobile phase was a linear gradient of formic acid 1% in water (solvent A) and164
acetonitrile (solvent B). The linear gradient at the flow rate 0.15 mL min-1 was 0 to 0.5 min,165
50% solvent B; 0.5 to 7 min, 50% to 100% solvent B; 7 to 8 min, 100% solvent B. Ten166
microliters of each sample were injected. Spectra were recorded between 200 and 600 nm and167
the response at 450 nm was used for quantification of the Area Under the Curve (AUC) of all168
characteristic peaks. The latter were defined on the basis of the typical shape of their UV-169
visible spectra (Nuret al., 1981). The total content of carotenoids was expressed as arbitrary170
AUC units s-1 OD600-1. The number of distinct carotenoid metabolites was also recorded for171
each sample.172
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Sensitivity ofA. brasilense strains to synthetic Phl174
Overnight liquid NFb cultures of 11 A. brasilense strains (Table 1) were used to inoculate175
NFb liquid medium in 96-well microtiter plates (50 L inoculum into 150 L of medium).176
Each strain was inoculated in at least six wells (i.e. six replicates). After a 24 h incubation at177
28 C (without agitation), each liquid culture was drop-inoculated onto solid LBm or SA-Fe178
medium containing Phl at final concentrations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1000 M179
(previously dissolved in methanol and resulting in 1 % v/v methanol in media), and methanol180
(1 % v/v) was used in the Phl-negative control. The plates were incubated for 72 h at 28 C.181
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The twoA. brasilense strains Sp245 and Cd were exposed in vitro to the Phl+ sugarbeet187
isolate P. fluorescens F113 (Shanahan et al.,, 1992), its Tn5::lacZY-induced Phl-
biosynthetic188
derivative F113G22 (Shanahan et al.,, 1992), and the Phl+ complemented mutant189
F113G22(pCU203) (Fenton et al., 1992). Strains F113 and F113G22 were grown in LBm and190
F113G22(pCU203) in LBm Cm30. The cells were then washed twice in a 10 mM MgSO4191
solution and adjusted to 109 cells mL-1 (based on optical density). Each A. brasilense strain192
was prepared in water agar, which was poured on LBm or SA-Fe medium, as described193
above, and each pseudomonad was spotted as 15 L of cell suspension. For eachA. brasilense 194
strain, growth inhibition tests were performed in duplicate and the whole experiment was195
done twice. After 72 h of incubation at 28 C, the width (radius) of the inhibition zone196
surrounding the Pseudomonas colonies was measured using a ruler. Conversely, the potential197
inhibitory activity ofA. brasilense Cd and Sp245 strains against P. fluorescens F113 was198
checked, using a similar protocol.199
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Growth chamber experiments201
The effect of P. fluorescens F113, F113G22 and F113G22(pCU203) on growth and root202
colonization of the wheat isolate A. brasilense Sp245 and the wheat-adapted strain A.203
brasilense Cd strains was assessed on wheat (Triticum aestivum) under gnotobiotic204
conditions. The Plac-egfp plasmid pMP2444 was introduced (as described in Pothier et al.,205
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107 CFU mL-1 for co-inoculation and 107 CFU mL-1 for single inoculation (based on optical212
density).213
Seeds of spring wheat (cv. Fiorina), obtained from Florimond-Desprez (Cappelle en214
Pvle, France), were surface-disinfected, as described by Pothier et al., (2007). They were215
placed on water agar (15 % w/v) and incubated 48 h in the dark at 28 C to enable216
germination. The plants were then co-inoculated using one Pseudomonas strain and one217
Azospirillum strain, and in the controls they were inoculated using only one strain or were not218
inoculated. This was done by treating pre-germinated seeds with 50 l containing 106 CFU of219
Azospirillum and 50 l containing 106 CFU ofPseudomonas or with 100 l containing 10
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CFU of each strain. Plants were placed near one edge of square plates (12 cm 12 cm)221
containing water agar (15 % w/v). Each A. brasilense strain was studied in a distinct222
experiment carried out independently. Four plates (containing four plants each) were used per223
treatment. The plates were placed standing in a growth chamber at 75 % relative humidity,224
with 16 h of light (63 Em-2 s-1) at 26 C and 8 h of dark at 18 C, and they were sampled225
seven days later.226
Root development at 7 d after inoculation was assessed by measuring root biomass227
and characterizing root system architecture using WinRHIZO (Rgent Instruments Inc.,228
Qubec, Canada). Four plants, each from a distinct plate, were studied per treatment.229
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fluorescence (excitation at 488 nm and detection at 510-531 nm) and red fluorescence237
(excitation at 543 nm and detection at 563-628 nm). After acquisition of transmitted (in bright238
field mode) and/or reflected lights (in blue, detection at 456-499 nm), the single-colour239
images were overlaid into a single image using LSM software release 3.5 (Carl Zeiss).240
For quantification of inoculant bacteria, four plants were sampled per treatment at 7 d.241
Bacteria were extracted by vortexing each root system 5 min in a 15-mL Falcon tube242
containing 5 mL of 10-mM MgSO4 solution. A serial dilution was prepared in the same243
solution, and six 10-l drops from each dilution were spotted onto Kings B Amp40 Cm15244
Gm25 to quantify F113(pMP4661) or F113G22(pMP4661), Kings B Amp40 Cm30 to245
quantify F113G22(pCU203), and NFb Gm25 to quantify Cd(pMP2444) or Sp245(pMP2444).246
Colonies were not found on plates in the absence of inoculation of seedlings with the247
corresponding strain(s).248
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Statistical analysis250
CFU of root-colonizing inoculants were expressed per g of dry root and were log-transformed251
before analysis. All results were processed by analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed when252
appropriate with Fishers least significant difference (LSD) tests. All analyses were conducted253
at P < 0.05, using S-plus software 6.1 (Hearne Scientific Software, Kilkenny, Ireland).254
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RESULTS256
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Effect of synthetic Phl onA. brasilense Cd on plates258
Synthetic Phl (amount ranging from 0 to 1500 nmol) was used in a simple plate assay to259
determine its effect on the model strain A. brasilense Cd. Growth of A. brasilense Cd in260
complex LBm medium and minimal defined SA-Fe medium was inhibited when at least 15261
nmol of synthetic Phl was added (as 15 L spot). With both media, the diameter of the262
inhibition zone increased with increasing Phl quantities (Fig. 1a). Only few cells were found263
by photonic microscopy in this inhibition zone.264
Surprisingly, a dark pink halo (10-20 mm wide) ofAzospirillum growth was observed265
around the inhibition zone when Cd was grown on SA-Fe (but not on LBm), provided that266
added Phl exceeded 150 nmol (Fig. 1b). Photonic microscopy indicated that cell population267
biomass was higher in the dark pink halo compared with normal growth areas of the plate268
located further away (Fig. 1c).269
In addition to growth inhibition, electronic microscopy indicated that cell morphology270
of A. brasilense Cd was also affected upon exposure to Phl. In comparison with normal271
growth areas of the plate (Fig. 1d), cells in the dark pink halo displayed accumulation of272
carbon storage material (Fig. 1e), presumably poly--hydroxybutyrate. In the inhibition zone,273
the cytoplasmic membrane of the few Cd cells present was physically damaged (Fig. 1f).274
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Effect of synthetic Phl on carotenoid production byA. brasilense Cd in liquid broth281
The pink pigmentation ofA. brasilense Cd is linked to the synthesis of bacterioruberin-type282
carotenoids (Nuret al., 1981; Thirunavukkarasu et al., 2008). UHPLC analysis showed that283
A. brasilense Cd produced four distinct carotenoids in liquid minimal broth (Fig. S1). When 1284
M to 200 M Phl was added, the same carotenoids were produced as well as one (at 1 and285
10 M Phl) to five other carotenoids (between 50 M and 200 M Phl), all displaying typical286
UV-visible spectrum(i.e. 3 max between 400 and 550 nm, Fig. S1). At 500 and 1000 M287
Phl, the growth of Cd was strongly affected and no carotenoids could be detected. The total288
content of carotenoids was higher at 100 and especially 50 M Phl in comparison with the289
control (Fig. 2).290
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LC50 ofA. brasilense strains to synthetic Phl in complex and defined media292
There was some fluctuation in Phl sensitivity in vitro from oneA. brasilense strain to the next293
(Table 1). For the three main model strains of this species (i.e. Cd, Sp245 and Sp7), lethal294
concentration LC50 (i.e. concentration necessary for at least 50 % of growth inhibition) was (i)295
between 200 and 500 M Phl on LBm, and (ii) 500 M Phl (for Cd and Sp245) or between296
500 and 1000 M Phl (for Sp7) on SA-Fe agar, on whichAzospirillum growth is slower (data297
not shown).298
ForA. brasilense Cd and Sp245 (which were used hereafter), Phl sensitivity was also299
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brasilense (not shown). A. irakense still grew at 1000 M Phl on both media, whereas a306
higher proportion ofA. lipoferum strains thanA. brasilense strains had a LC50 200 M Phl307
on LBm and LC50 < 500 M Phl on SA-Fe (not shown).308
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Effect of Phl+P. fluorescens F113 and mutants on growth ofA. brasilense Cd and Sp245310
in vitro311
Whether Phl production by Pseudomonas could have an effect on A. brasilense growth was312
determined by comparing the in vitro effects of the Phl+ strain P. fluorescens F113, its Phl-313
mutant F113G22 and the complemented derivative F113G22(pCU203) on growth of A.314
brasilense Cd and Sp245, using the two previously used solid media, which are conducive to315
Phl production by strain F113. Strain F113 inhibited the growth of the two A. brasilense316
strains within 2 d, on both medium (Table 2), and inhibition was greater on complex medium317
LBm compared with defined medium SA-Fe. Similar strain differences were observed at 7 d,318
with wider inhibition zones especially on SA-Fe agar (data not shown). Conversely, the319
Azospirillum strains did not inhibit P. fluorescens F113 strain even at 7 d.320
Compared with the wild-type F113, the Phl- biosynthetic mutant F113G22 clearly321
failed to inhibit the two Azospirillum strains. Mutant complementation partially restored the322
Azospirillum inhibition phenotype of F113 (Table 2).323
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the Phl- biosynthetic mutant F113G22, these phytostimulatory effects were either not found or331
of less magnitude. The effects of the complemented derivative F113G22(pCU203) were332
intermediate between those of strains F113 and F113G22. Indeed, strain F113G22(pCU203)333
fared like F113 for total root length and total root surface (in both experiments), but rather334
like F113G22 for other root parameters especially in the Cd experiment.335
Single inoculation of wheat with A. brasilense Cd resulted in higher root dry weight336
and total root length (Table 3). However, in comparison with the non-inoculated control,337
plants co-inoculated with strain Cd and P. fluorescens F113 (i) did not benefit from any338
increase in root dry weight, total root length and the number of roots, and (ii) even displayed339
lower total root surface. Plants co-inoculated withA. brasilense Cd and eitherP. fluorescens340
F113G22 or F113G22(pCU203) were comparable to non-inoculated plants, except that they341
displayed enhanced root dry weight in the case of F113G22(pCU203).342
Single inoculation of wheat with A. brasilense Sp245 resulted in higher total root343
length, total root volume and total root surface (Table 3). In comparison with the non-344
inoculated control, plants co-inoculated with strain Sp245 and P. fluorescens F113 displayed345
enhanced total root length, total root volume and total root surface, similarly to plants346
inoculated singly. A similar trend was also observed when A. brasilense Sp245 was co-347
inoculated with F113G22 or F113G22(pCU203).348
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Unexpectedly, the Phl- biosynthetic mutant F113G22 facilitated root colonization by A.356
brasilense Sp245, which at 7 d reached higher levels in comparison with those attained after357
single inoculation. Similar findings were made with A. brasilense Cd, except that several of358
these differences were not significant at P < 0.05 because of higher data fluctuation levels359
(Fig. 3b).360
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Effect of Phl+ P. fluorescens F113 and mutants on root colonization patterns ofA.362
brasilense strains363
To establish whether Phl+ Pseudomonas could also change microscale root colonization364
patterns ofAzospirillum strains, distinct molecular tags were used for both types of bacteria.365
CLSM observations at 7 d of wheat roots colonized by P. fluorescens F113 or its Phl- mutant366
F113G22 (both marked with a plasmid expressing constitutively the red fluorescent protein367
DsRed) evidenced that each pseudomonad formed large patches of cells, which were of368
moderate thickness (maximum 5 m thick) (Fig. 4a-b). These cell patches were found369
throughout the root system (i.e. at the apex, in the root hair zones, and on older parts of the370
roots), but were mainly located in the grooves between epidermal cells (Fig. 4b). This371
colonization all along the root system of P. fluorescens F113 and F113G22 was not372
significantly altered when these pseudomonads were co-inoculated with an Azospirillum373
strain.374
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some of them were very close to the cell clumps produced by F113 or F113G22 (Fig. 4d-e; g-381
h). However, in the case of the Sp245 strain, a distinct spatialization ofAzospirillum and382
Pseudomonas strains was observed when comparing co-inoculation with F113 and F113G22383
(Fig. 4g-h). Indeed, Pseudomonas cells were found around Sp245 cell clumps in the case of384
F113G22, whereas Sp245 and F113 were often observed on distinct areas within a same root385
zone. In addition, colonization by Sp245 cells within a given root zone was more extensive386
when colonization by F113 cells was of lesser extent, a trend not found in the case of387
F113G22.388
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DISCUSSION389
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Phl+ pseudomonads have been extensively studied for their ability to influence plant391
development and physiology (Iavicoli et al., 2003; Phillips et al., 2004; Brazelton et al., 2008)392
and to inhibit a large variety of soil-borne phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria (Welleret al.,393
2002; Haas & Dfago 2005; Couillerot et al., 2009). In contrast, their capacity to affect other394
saprophytic microbial inhabitants in the rhizosphere has received much less research attention395
(Natsch et al., 1998; Girlanda et al., 2001; Johansen et al., 2002), and in particular their396
impact on most genera of plant-beneficial microorganisms is largely unknown except for397
rhizobia (Walsh et al., 2003). In this work, the effect of Phl+ fluorescent Pseudomonas strains398
on root-colonizing A. brasilense phytostimulators was investigated, and Pseudomonas399
mutants were used to assess the role of Phl production ability.400
A. brasilense strains differed in Phl sensitivity, but most were moderately sensitive to401
Phl. They were more sensitive to Phl than many other saprophytic rhizobacteria (Keel et al.,402
1992; Monne-Loccoz et al., 2001; Walsh et al., 2003) or phytopathogenic root-associated403
microorganisms (Keel et al., 1992; Cronin et al., 1997a; Schouten et al., 2004), and the strain404
to strain fluctuation within A. brasilense was comparable to the fluctuation documented405
among isolates of a same species or genus in other taxa.406
The mode of action of Phl is poorly understood. This phenolic metabolite, which407
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impairs mitochondrial functioning in yeast by depolarisation of the mitochondrial membrane414
(Gleeson et al., 2010). In Pythiumultimum, it affects the plasma membrane (de Souza et al.,415
2003). Here, a similar effect of Phl on the cytoplasmic membrane ofA. brasilense Cd was416
observed in areas of the plates where Phl had been deposited and where Azospirillum cells417
were sparse (Fig. 1f).418
At further distance from the Phl deposit, Cd cells became more numerous, resulting in419
even higher cell population biomass (pink concentration halo) compared with plates without420
Phl. This was also found when Phl+ strains F113 or Q2-87 were used instead of synthetic Phl421
(not shown). In the pink concentration halo, where the higher bacterial biomass might have422
resulted in carbon source depletion, Cd cells displayed cytoplasmic accumulation of poly--423
hydroxybutyrate-like granules. These granules favor the survival ofA. brasilense under stress424
conditions such as carbon starvation (Tal & Okon 1985; Kadouri et al., 2002; 2003). In425
another experiment, visual observations of liquid cultures ofA. brasilense Cd revealed an426
enhanced pink pigmentation when added Phl was increased from 50 to 200 M (Fig. 2). This427
is consistent with the increase in carotenoid content found in presence of 50 or 100 M Phl428
(Fig. 2).InA. brasilense Cd, carotenoids are involved in protection against oxidative damage429
(Hartmann & Hurek, 1988; Nuret al., 1981; Thirunavukkarasu et al., 2008), and future work430
with mutants impaired in carotenoid synthesis will be needed to decipher the role of431
carotenoids in the resistance ofA. brasilense Cd to Phl. However, no correlation was found432
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medium (Duffy & Dfago, 1999), which is comparable to the inoculum level in the inhibition439
bioassay. Indeed, experiments performed with the Phl-
biosynthetic mutant F113G22 and its440
Phl+ complemented derivative F113G22(pCU203) indicated that the ability of F113 to441
produce Phl was involved in its growth inhibition effect on Azospirillum strains. Inhibition442
was only partially restored with F113G22(pCU203), in accordance with the fact that it443
produces less Phl than F113 under laboratory conditions (Fenton et al., 1992; Cronin et al.,444
1997a). The effect of Phl production ability in vitro was confirmed with another Phl+445
pseudomonad, i.e. strain Q2-87(Vincent et al., 1991), which like strain F113 inhibited growth446
of the two A. brasilense strains within 2 d on both media tested (data not shown). In447
comparison with strain Q2-87, the Phl- biosynthetic mutant Q2-87::Tn5-1 (Vincent et al.,448
1991) displayed a lower ability to inhibit growth of the two A. brasilense strains (not shown),449
confirming the importance of Phl production inAzospirillum inhibition by P. fluorescens.450
Regarding results from wheat growth test, plants co-inoculated with A. brasilense Cd451
and Phl+ P. fluorescens F113 did not display phytostimulation. The significance of Phl452
production ability was not clear cut, because an unexpected phytostimulation effect (not453
found in previous work done on other crop plants) was evidenced with strains F113, but454
results were essentially similar with F113G22 or F113G22(pCU203). This phytostimulatory455
potential might be linked to ACC deaminase activity (Blaha et al., 2006) and/or production of456
acid indole-3-acetic evidenced in this strain (personal communication of J. Caballero-457
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was not observed in co-inoculated plants with A. brasilense Cd, suggesting that strain Cd464
affected Pseudomonas strains, but P. fluorescens F113 was not inhibited byA. brasilense Cd465
in vitro. Future work will be needed to better understand the interaction mechanisms between466
Azospirillum and Pseudomonas strains.467
Root colonization is a property that may vary according to the plant species (Michiels et468
al., 1989; Bashan et al., 1991) as well as the plant-beneficial strains (Amus et al., 1997;469
Schloter & Hartmann, 1998). Here, CLSM observations evidenced that A. brasilense Cd and470
Sp245 did not differ from each other in their patterns of wheat root colonization, whereas they471
displayed a spatially-distinct distribution in comparison with Pseudomonas cells. Co-472
inoculation ofAzospirillum and Pseudomonas strains did not change overall their respective473
cell distribution patterns on root zones of preferential colonization, except at a microscale474
level where the local distribution ofAzospirillum cells in the vicinity ofPseudomonas cell475
clusters seems to depend on Phl production ability. Thus, especially in the case of Sp245,476
Azospirillum and Phl+Pseudomonas cells were often observed on distinct areas within a same477
root zone. Plating of wheat root samples indicated that A. brasilense Cd and Sp245 were478
approximately 10 times less abundant in presence of Phl+ strain P. fluorescens F113, and479
comparison with F113 mutants showed that this effect was due to Phl production ability. The480
inhibition ofAzospirillum growth on roots could be explained (i) by a direct impact of Phl on481
Azospirillum growth in the context of a competitive interaction, and/or (ii) perhaps also by an482
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS490
This study was supported in part by the Ministre Franais de la Recherche. We are grateful491
to E. Chapelle, V. Walker, and G. Comte (UMR CNRS 5557 Ecologie Microbienne,492
Universit Lyon 1) for technical assistance and/or helpful discussion. We thank G. Dfago493
(ETH Zrich, Switzerland), F. OGara (UCC, Cork, Ireland) and L. Thomashow (USDA-494
ARS, Pullman, Washington State) for providing Pseudomonas strains and mutant derivatives495
and G.V. Bloemberg (University of Zurich, Switzerland) for plasmid pMP2444. This work496
made use of the technical platforms CESN (at UMR 5557 Ecologie Microbienne), DTAMB,497
Serre and Centre Technologique des Microstructures (at IFR 41, Universit Lyon 1).498
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Table 1. Phl sensitivity of 11A. brasilense strains
Phl LC50*Strain Host plant
Geographic
OriginReference
LBm SA-Fe
L4 Sorghum France Kabiret al., 1996 50-100 200
PH1 Rice France Rinaudo 1982 200 500
Wb1 Wheat Pakistan Blaha et al., 2006 200 200-500#
Wb3 Wheat Pakistan Blaha et al., 2006 200 500-1000#
WN1 Wheat Pakistan Blaha et al., 2006 200-500 200-500#
Sp245 Wheat Brazil Penot et al., 1992 200-500|| 500
Cd Cynodon dactilon USA Eskew et al., 1977 200-500 500||
WS1 Wheat Pakistan Blaha et al., 2006 200-500|| 500#
B506 Rice Japan Elbeltagy et al., 2001 200-500|| 500
Sp7 Digitaria Brazil Tarrand et al., 1978 200-500|| 500-1000||
ZN1 Maize Pakistan Blaha et al., 2006 200-500|| 500-1000#||
*Minimal concentration of synthetic Phl to inhibit growth in at least 50 % of the replicates. Concentrations
tested were 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 M Phl.
Growth inhibition test performed using 6 replicates.LC50 was between the two Phl concentrations indicated.
Growth inhibition test performed on 22 replicates.
#Growth inhibition test performed on 14 replicates.
|| Colony pigmentation enhanced with increasing Phl quantities.
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Table 2. Growth inhibition* ofA. brasilense Cd and Sp245 by Phl+P. fluorescens F113, its Phl
- mutant F113G22 and
the complemented derivative F113G22(pCU203) at 2 days on LBm and SA-Fe agar, as indicated by the width (mm)
of the inhibition zone around the Pseudomonas colony (mean standard error)LBm agar SA-Fe agar
F113 F113G22F113G22
(pCU203)F113 F113G22
F113G22
(pCU203)
A. brasilense Cd 2.8 0.9 a 0 b 1.0 0.6 b 0.8 0.3 a 0 c 1.0 0.6 b
A. brasilense Sp245 3.0 0.0 a 0.8 0.5 b 1.8 1.2 a 2.8 0.5 a 0 b 0 0 b
*In absence ofPseudomonas, there was no growth inhibition ofAzospirillum strains observed.
For each medium and each Azospirillum strain, letters a-b are used to indicate statistical relations between
treatments based on ANOVA and Fishers LSD tests (P < 0.05).
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Table 3. Effect of single and co-inoculation on root system properties of wheat (mean SE; n = 4 plants)Plant Single inoculation Pseudomonas co-inoculated withAzospirillum
parameters* Units Control Azospirillum F113 F113G22F113G22(pCU203)
F113 F113G22F113G22(pCU203)
A. brasilense Sp245 experimentRoot dry weight mg plant-1 7.2 0.9 7.3 0.4 6.2 0.3 5.7 0.7 6.9 0.8 6.3 0.3 6.9 0.2 7.7 0.4Total root length cm plant-1 10 1 c 19 2 ab 19 2 ab 16 1 b 24 1 a 20 2 ab 18 2 b 15 3 b
Total root volume mm3 plant-1 13 2 b 83 18 a 73 3 a 63 13 a 78 9 a 66 8 a 70 16 a 71 9 aTotal root surface mm2 plant-1 122 14 c 440 65 ab 417 21 ab 347 41 b 484 39 a 406 39 ab 393 69 ab 368 58 abNumber of roots 20 6 17 2 17 2 16 4 22 5 16 2 16 3 10 2A. brasilense Cd experimentRoot dry weight mg plant-1 5.5 0.5 c 6.8 0.3 b 8.0 0.4 a 6.8 0.4 b 6.7 0.2 b 5.7 0.4 bc 6.0 0.3 bc 7.8 0.3 aTotal root length cm plant-1 19 2 c 33 3 b 46 3 a 31 3 b 43 7 a 12 2 c 14 1 c 18 2 cTotal root volume mm3 plant-1 92 9 76 3 102 8 83 10 92 7 54 14 77 14 103 17Total root surface mm2 plant-1 565 48 cd 557 33 bc 763 55 a 564 31 bc 700 82 ab 284 48 e 359 38 de 473 37 cdNumber of roots 25 5 bc 39 3 b 69 11 a 35 8 b 39 11 b 11 2 c 12 2 c 16 3 c
*For each root system parameter studied, statistical differences between treatments are indicated with letters a-e (ANOVA and Fisher LSD tests; P < 0.05). For the A. brasilense Sp245experiment, root dry weight and number of roots, and for theA. brasilense Cd experiment, total root volume were not significantly different between treatments.
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0
5
10
15
20
25
1 10 100 1000
Phl (nmol)
Diameterzoneofinhibition
(mm)
(b)
EG IG
NG
(c)
EGIG NG
(d) (e) (f)
(a)
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halo (10-20 mm wide) of enhanced growth (EG) was observed around the zone of inhibited growth
(IG) when added Phl (arrow) exceeded 150 nmol, in comparison with normal growth conditions
further away in the plate (NG). White triangles indicate locations in the plate where small pieces of
water agar were cut off for scanning microscopy; (c) photonic microscopy (using a binocular loop)
of a vertical section performed in the A. brasilense Cd cell layer across the zones of inhibited
growth (IG), enhanced growth (EG) and normal growth (NG); (d-e) transmission electronic
microscopy ofA. brasilense Cd cells upon exposure to Phl in the zones of (d) normal growth, (e)
enhanced growth and (f) inhibited growth. Poly--hydroxybutyrate-like granules (arrows) and
damage to the cytoplasmic membrane (dashed arrow) ofA. brasilense Cd are shown.
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d d d d
d
cd
b
a
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0 0.01 0.1 1 10 50 100 200
2
4
6
8
10
12
Carotenoidcontent
(arb
itraryAUCunits-1OD
600
-1)
Phl (M)
Numberofdifferent
carotenoidcompounds
Fig.2. Effect of synthetic Phl (from 0 to 200 M) on the total carotenoid content (means SE), and
the number of different carotenoid compounds produced by A. brasilense Cd, in ABmal, after 7d of
growth. Letters a-d are used to indicate statistical differences between treatments based on ANOVA
and Fishers LSD tests (P < 0.05).
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7
8
9
10
11
12
Cellnumber(logCFU/g)
c
b
a
b
d
bcb
d
bb
Sp245
Sp245
Sp245
Sp245
F113
F113
F113G22
(pCU203)
F113G22
F113G22
(pCU203)
F113G22
Single inoculation Co-inoculation Co-inoculation Co-inoculation
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Cellnumber(logCFU/g)
Cd
Cd
Cd
Cd
F113
F113
F113G22
(pCU203)
F113G22
F113G22
(pCU203)
F113G22
Single inoculation Co-inoculation Co-inoculation Co-inoculation
c
ab a
ab
c
bab
c
ab
ab
Fig. 3. Effect of Phl+P. fluorescens F113, its Phl- mutant F113G22 and the complemented derivative F113G22(pCU203) on cell numbers (means SE) of
(a)A. brasilense Sp245 and (b) Cd. In each panel, letters a-d are used to indicate statistical differences between treatments based on ANOVA and Fishers
LSD tests (P < 0.05).
(a) (b)
(a) b
P. fluorescens F113 (Phl+) P. fluorescens F113G22 (Phl-)
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cc
F113
rhrs
cc
F113G22
rh
rs
d
(g)
Cd
rh
F113
rs
rs
mcc
rh
F113G22
Cd
rh
Cd
cc
rs
(f)
F113G22
Sp245
apex
cc
rs
Sp245
F113
cc
rs
Sp245
cc
(a) b
c e
(h)
A. brasilense Sp245
20 m
rh
A. brasilense Cd
Fig. 4. CLSM observations at 7 d of wheat roots colonized by A. brasilense and/orP. fluorescens strains. Single inoculations were performed with (a) P.
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fluorescens F113 or (b) F113G22, or (c) A. brasilense Cd or (f) Sp245.A. brasilense strains were coinoculated with the wild-type strain F113 (Cd in (d),
Sp245 in (g)) or the Phl- mutant F113G22 (Cd in (e), Sp245 in (h)). Azospirillum cells constitutively expressing EGFP are green, Pseudomonas cells
constitutively expressing DsRed are red, whereas yellow indicates mixed cell clumps (mcc), and white/grey and blue backgrounds correspond to the root
image formed by the transmitted light and the reflected light, respectively. rs root surface, rh root hair, cc cell clump.