Trehalose Biosynthesis Gene <i>otsA</i> Protects against Stress in the Initial Infection Stage of <i>Burkholderia</i> -Bean Bug Symbiosis
Junbeom Lee, Bohyun Jeong, Ha Ram Bae, Ho Am Jang, Jiyeun Kate Kim
Abstract
Symbiotic bacteria have to overcome stressful conditions present in association with the host. In the Burkholderia -bean bug symbiosis, we speculated that a stress-resistant function of Burkholderia is important and that trehalose, known as a stress protectant, plays a role in the symbiotic association.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyTrehaloseMidgutBurkholderiaMicrobiologyBacteriaSymbiosisSymbiotic bacteriaOsmoprotectantHost (biology)PopulationStrain (injury)GeneticsBotanyBiochemistryLarvaAmino acidProlineDemographyAnatomySociologyInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis