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Quinolone-mediated metabolic cross-feeding develops aluminium tolerance in soil microbial consortia

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  • Zhiyuan Ma

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Meitong Jiang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Chaoyang Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ertao Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yang Bai

    (Peking University)

  • Mengting Maggie Yuan

    (University of California)

  • Shengjing Shi

    (Lincoln Science Centre)

  • Jizhong Zhou

    (University of Oklahoma)

  • Jixian Ding

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yimei Xie

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hui Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yan Yang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Changzhou University)

  • Renfang Shen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Thomas W. Crowther

    (ETH)

  • Jiabao Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yuting Liang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Aluminium (Al)-tolerant beneficial bacteria confer resistance to Al toxicity to crops in widely distributed acidic soils. However, the mechanism by which microbial consortia maintain Al tolerance under acid and Al toxicity stress remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that a soil bacterial consortium composed of Rhodococcus erythropolis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibit greater Al tolerance than either bacterium alone. P. aeruginosa releases the quorum sensing molecule 2-heptyl-1H-quinolin-4-one (HHQ), which is efficiently degraded by R. erythropolis. This degradation reduces population density limitations and further enhances the metabolic activity of P. aeruginosa under Al stress. Moreover, R. erythropolis converts HHQ into tryptophan, promoting the synthesis of peptidoglycan, a key component for cell wall stability, thereby improving the Al tolerance of R. erythropolis. This study reveals a metabolic cross-feeding mechanism that maintains microbial Al tolerance, offering insights for designing synthetic microbial consortia to sustain food security and sustainable agriculture in acidic soil regions.

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  • Zhiyuan Ma & Meitong Jiang & Chaoyang Liu & Ertao Wang & Yang Bai & Mengting Maggie Yuan & Shengjing Shi & Jizhong Zhou & Jixian Ding & Yimei Xie & Hui Zhang & Yan Yang & Renfang Shen & Thomas W. Crow, 2024. "Quinolone-mediated metabolic cross-feeding develops aluminium tolerance in soil microbial consortia," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-54616-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54616-0
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