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Three rice rhizosphere Pseudomonas strains—Pseudomonas alloputida, Pseudomonas tohonis, and Pseudomonas asiatica—antagonize Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, reducing growth and pigmentation and altering cell morphology.
- Why it matters: Paddy rice fields commonly contain Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, but the diversity and functions of its bacterial partners in the rhizosphere are poorly characterized.
- What they did: From rice rhizosphere and surrounding soil, 12 isolates were obtained; 8 were Pseudomonas by 16S rRNA phylogeny, and three were tested for antagonism in liquid culture alongside genome sequencing.
- The result: Pseudomonas tohonis encodes a gene cluster for the phenolic toxin 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG), which inhibits Chlamydomonas reinhardtii growth and changes cell morphology, implying chemical warfare traits shape algal dynamics.
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