Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Pages: 437-455

Journal: Environmental Microbiology

Volume number: 21

Issue number: 1

ISSN: 1462-2912

eISSN: 1462-2920

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14476

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
Plant-beneficial Pseudomonas spp. competitively colonize the rhizosphere and display plant-growth promotion and/or disease-suppression activities. Some strains within the P. fluorescens species complex produce phenazine derivatives, such as phenazine-1-carboxylic acid. These antimicrobial compounds are broadly inhibitory to numerous soil-dwelling plant pathogens and play a role in the ecological competence of phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp. We assembled a collection encompassing 63 strains representative of the worldwide diversity of plant-beneficial phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp. In this study, we report the sequencing of 58 complete genomes using PacBio RS II sequencing technology. Distributed among four subgroups within the P. fluorescens species complex, the diversity of our collection is reflected by the large pangenome which accounts for 25 413 protein-coding genes. We identified genes and clusters encoding for numerous phytobeneficial traits, including antibiotics, siderophores and cyclic lipopeptides biosynthesis, some of which were previously unknown in these microorganisms. Finally, we gained insight into the evolutionary history of the phenazine biosynthetic operon. Given its diverse genomic context, it is likely that this operon was relocated several times during Pseudomonas evolution. Our findings acknowledge the tremendous diversity of plant-beneficial phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp., paving the way for comparative analyses to identify new genetic determinants involved in biocontrol, plant-growth promotion and rhizosphere competence.

Harvard Citation style: Biessy, A., Novinscak, A., Blom, J., Leger, G., Thomashow, L., Cazorla, F., et al. (2019) Diversity of phytobeneficial traits revealed by whole-genome analysis of worldwide-isolated phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp., Environmental Microbiology, 21(1), pp. 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14476

APA Citation style: Biessy, A., Novinscak, A., Blom, J., Leger, G., Thomashow, L., Cazorla, F., Josic, D., & Filion, M. (2019). Diversity of phytobeneficial traits revealed by whole-genome analysis of worldwide-isolated phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp.. Environmental Microbiology. 21(1), 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14476