RT Journal Article T1 Interplay between rhizospheric Pseudomonas chlororaphis strains lays the basis for beneficial bacterial consortia. A1 Villar-Moreno, Rafael A1 Tienda Serrano, Sandra A1 Gutiérrez Barranquero, José Antonio A1 Carrión Bravo, Víctor José A1 De-Vicente-Moreno, Antonio A1 Cazorla-López, Francisco Manuel A1 Arrebola-Díez, Eva María K1 Pseudomonas K1 Aguacates - Raíces K1 Rizobacterias AB Pseudomonas chlororaphis (Pc) representatives are found as part of therhizosphere-associated microbiome, and different rhizospheric Pc strainsfrequently perform beneficial activities for the plant. In this study wedescribed the interactions between the rhizospheric Pc strains PCL1601,PCL1606 and PCL1607 with a focus on their effects on root performance.Differences among the three rhizospheric Pc strains selected were firstobserved in phylogenetic studies and confirmed by genome analysis, whichshowed variation in the presence of genes related to antifungal compounds orsiderophore production, among others. Observation of the interactions amongthese strains under lab conditions revealed that PCL1606 has a betteradaptation to environments rich in nutrients, and forms biofilms. Interactionexperiments on plant roots confirmed the role of the different phenotypes intheir lifestyle. The PCL1606 strain was the best adapted to the habitat ofavocado roots, and PCL1607 was the least, and disappeared from the plantroot scenario after a few days of interaction. These results confirm that 2 out 3rhizospheric Pc strains were fully compatible (PCL1601 and PCL1606),efficiently colonizing avocado roots and showing biocontrol activity againstthe fungal pathogen Rosellinia necatrix. The third strain (PCL1607) hascolonizing abilities when it is alone on the root but displayed difficultiesunder the competition scenario, and did not cause deleterious effects on theother Pc competitors when they were present. These results suggest thatstrains PCL1601 and PCL1606 are very well adapted to the avocado rootenvironment and could constitute a basis for constructing a more complexbeneficial microbial synthetic community associated with avocado plant roots. PB Frontiers Media YR 2022 FD 2022-12-15 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30963 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30963 LA eng NO Villar-Moreno R, Tienda S, Gutiérrez-Barranquero JA, Carrión VJ, de Vicente A, Cazorla FM, Arrebola E (2022) Interplay between rhizospheric Pseudomonas chlororaphis strains lays the basis for beneficial bacterial consortia. Front. Plant Sci 13:1063182 NO Artículo científico publicado NO This research was supported by the Spanish Plan Nacional I+D+I (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación), Grant AGL2017-83368-C2-1-R and PID2021-123713OB-I00, both partiallysupported by the European Union (FEDER), Grants UMA18-FEDERJA-046 (Junta de Andalucı́a) and B4-2021-03 (PlanPropio UMA). RV-M and ST were supported by a fellowshipgrant from FPU and FPI programs, respectively from Ministeriode Universidades, Spain. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026