Transcriptional profiles of a foliar fungal endophyte (Pestalotiopsis, Ascomycota) and its endohyphal bacterium (Luteibacter, Gammaproteobacteria) in co-culture support sulfur exchange and growth regulation
J. P. Shaffer, M. E. Carter, J. E. Spraker, M. Clark, B. Smith, K. L. Hockett, D. A. Baltrus, E. Arnold
This study uses dual RNA-seq to compare gene expression of a foliar fungal endophyte and its endohyphal bacterium in co-culture and axenic conditions, revealing sulfur exchange and potential role of type VI secretion system in symbiosis.
bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology