RT Journal Article T1 The rhizobacterium Pseudomonas alcaligenes AVO110 induces the expression of biofilm-related genes in response to Rosellinia necatrix exudates A1 Pintado Calvillo, Adrián A1 Pérez-Martínez, Isabel A1 Aragón Cortés, Isabel María A1 Gutiérrez Barranquero, José Antonio A1 De-Vicente-Moreno, Antonio A1 Cazorla-López, Francisco Manuel A1 Ramos-Rodríguez, Cayo Juan K1 Bacterias gram negativas K1 Hongos vegetales K1 Micología AB The rhizobacterium Pseudomonas alcaligenes AVO110 exhibits antagonism toward thephytopathogenic fungus Rosellinia necatrix. This strain efficiently colonizes R. necatrix hyphae andis able to feed on their exudates. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of P. alcaligenesAVO110. The phylogeny of all available P. alcaligenes genomes separates environmental isolates,including AVO110, from those obtained from infected human blood and oyster tissues, which clustertogether with Pseudomonas otitidis. Core and pan-genome analyses showed that P. alcaligenes strainsencode highly heterogenic gene pools, with the AVO110 genome encoding the largest and mostexclusive variable region (~1.6 Mb, 1795 genes). The AVO110 singletons include a wide repertoire ofgenes related to biofilm formation, several of which are transcriptionally modulated by R. necatrixexudates. One of these genes (cmpA) encodes a GGDEF/EAL domain protein specific to Pseudomonasspp. strains isolated primarily from the rhizosphere of diverse plants, but also from soil and watersamples. We also show that CmpA has a role in biofilm formation and that the integrity of itsEAL domain is involved in this function. This study contributes to a better understanding of theniche-specific adaptations and lifestyles of P. alcaligenes, including the mycophagous behavior ofstrain AVO110 PB MDPI YR 2021 FD 2021-06-25 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39017 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39017 LA eng NO Pintado, A.; Pérez-Martínez, I.; Aragón, I.M.; Gutiérrez-Barranquero, J.A.; de Vicente, A.; Cazorla, F.M.; Ramos, C. The Rhizobacterium Pseudomonas alcaligenes AVO110 Induces the Expression of Biofilm-Related Genes in Response to Rosellinia necatrix Exudates. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 1388. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071388 NO This research was funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spain), co-financed by the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), grant number AGL2017-83368-C2-1-R, and the Programa Operativo FEDER Andalucía 2014–2020 (grant number UMA18-FEDERJA-046). DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 24 ene 2026