Horizontal acquisition of nicotine catabolism gene cluster drives the assembly of tobacco root microbiota community
Tomohisa Shimasaki, Yui Nose, Sachiko Masuda, Arisa Shibata, Tsubasa Shoji, Shuhei Yabe, Maiko Furubayashi, Yoshitomo Kikuchi, Ken Shirasu, Kazufumi Yazaki, Yasunori Ichihashi, Akifumi Sugiyama, Ryohei Thomas Nakano
This study shows that horizontal gene transfer of nicotine catabolism genes in Arthrobacter enables its colonization of tobacco roots, shaping the root microbiota community.
bioRxiv · Dec 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology