Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

The extracellular matrix protects Bacillus subtilis colonies from Pseudomonas invasion and modulates plant co-colonization

  • Carlos Molina-Santiago,
  • John R. Pearson,
  • Yurena Navarro,
  • María Victoria Berlanga-Clavero,
  • Andrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodriguez,
  • Daniel Petras,
  • María Luisa García-Martín,
  • Gaelle Lamon,
  • Birgit Haberstein,
  • Francisco M. Cazorla,
  • Antonio de Vicente,
  • Antoine Loquet,
  • Pieter C. Dorrestein,
  • Diego Romero

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09944-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Pseudomonas and Bacillus can promote plant growth but their mutual interactions are unclear. Here, the authors show that the extracellular matrix protects Bacillus colonies from infiltration by Pseudomonas cells, while the Pseudomonas type VI secretion system stimulates Bacillus sporulation.