An overview of plasmid transfer in the plant microbiome

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Plant microbiomes are pivotal for healthy plant physiological development. Microbes live in complex co-association with plant hosts, and interactions within these microbial communities vary with plant genotype, plant compartment, phenological stage, and soil properties, among others. Plant microbiomes also harbor a substantial and diverse pool of mobile genes encoded on plasmids. Several plasmid functions attributed to plant-associated bacteria are relatively poorly understood. Additionally, the role of plasmids in disseminating genetic traits within plant compartments is not well known. Here, we present the current knowledge on the occurrence, diversity, function, and transfer of plasmids in plant microbiomes, emphasizing the factors that could modulate gene transfer in-planta. We also describe the role of the plant microbiome as a plasmid reservoir and the dissemination of its genetic material. We include a brief discussion on the current methodological limitations in studying plasmid transfer within plant microbiomes. This information could be useful to elucidate the dynamics of the bacterial gene pools, the adaptations different organisms have made, and variations in bacterial populations that might have never been described before, particularly in complex microbial communities associated with plants in natural and anthropogenic impacted environments.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer102695
TidsskriftPlasmid
Vol/bind127
Antal sider11
ISSN0147-619X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
This study was funded by The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT) project no. 1201386 and 1221228 (to M.A.J. and J.J.A.), by Ph.D. Scholarship provided by The National Agency for Research and Development of Chile (ANID) no. 21202218 (to A.S.S.), by Program “Apoyo a Profesores Patrocinantes de Alumnos de Pre y Postgrado”, code DI19-2016), Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, La Frontera University (to A.S.S.), and by The Novo Nordic Foundation, PEACE project 0064822 (to A.K.O. and S.J.S.).

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