Advances in Frankia genome studies and molecular aspects of tolerance to environmental stresses
Abstract
Actinobacteria from the genus Frankia are Gram+, aerobic, heterotrophic and filamentous bacteria found living independently in soil or as facultative symbionts that form N2-fixing root nodules on diverse and globally distributed angiosperms called actinorhizal species. This symbiotic association has important ecological and economic roles such as soil stabilization, land reclamation, crop protection and timber and fuel wood production. Some Frankia strains are resistant to abiotic stresses including salinity, heavy metal, pH, and temperature and have developed complexed mechanisms to adapt to these conditions. Under environmentally stressed conditions, actinorhizal plants that had associations with adapted Frankia strains show improved plant performance. Recent “Omics” studies including genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic developed on Frankia have provided different clues for a better understanding of these adaptation mechanisms. In this chapter, we review recent advances in Frankia genome studies and in molecular aspects of Frankia tolerance to environmental stresses.
Department
Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Journal Title
Molecular Aspects of Plant Beneficial Microbes in Agriculture
Publisher
Academic Press
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Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Nathalie Diagne, Pape Ibrahima Djighaly, Mariama Ngom, Céline Pesce, Antony Champion, Sergio Svistoonoff, Valérie Hocher, Louis S. Tisa, Chapter 30 - Advances in Frankia genome studies and molecular aspects of tolerance to environmental stresses, Editor(s): Vivek Sharma, Richa Salwan, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani, Molecular Aspects of Plant Beneficial Microbes in Agriculture, Academic Press, 2020, Pages 381-389, ISBN 9780128184691, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818469-1.00031-6.