Rhizobitoxine producers gain more poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in symbiosis than do competing rhizobia, but reduce plant growth

William C. Ratcliff; R. Ford Denison

doi:10.1038/ismej.2009.38

Rhizobitoxine producers gain more poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in symbiosis than do competing rhizobia, but reduce plant growth

William C. Ratcliff, R. Ford Denison

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Abstract

Legume sanctions against rhizobia that fix less nitrogen should exert a strong selection for more beneficial genotypes of rhizobia, but strains providing little host benefit are common. One reason may be that some rhizobia chemically manipulate the host, undermining the efficacy of sanctions. Here we show that the ethylene inhibitor, rhizobitoxine (Rtx), is an example of such a manipulation. Rtx-producing rhizobia decreased legume growth, but benefited relative to an isogenic, non-producing strain on the same plant by accumulating 47% more of the storage lipid poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	870-872
Number of pages	3
Journal	ISME Journal
Volume	3
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2009.38
State	Published - Jul 2009

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Funding Information:
We thank Matthew Parker for rhizobial cultures. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation Grant no. 0514464. WCR was supported by an NSF graduate research fellowship.

Keywords

Cheating
Cooperation
Evolutionary conflict
Manipulation

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Rhizobitoxine producers gain more poly-3-hydroxybutyrate in symbiosis than do competing rhizobia, but reduce plant growth

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