Biosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate by Methylorubrum extorquens DSM13060 is essential for intracellular colonization in plant endosymbiosis

Methylorubrum extorquens DSM13060 is an endosymbiont that lives in the cells of shoot tip meristems. The bacterium is methylotrophic and consumes plant-derived methanol for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). The PHB provides protection against oxidative stress for both host and endosymbion...

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Main Authors: Namrata Baruah, Roosa Haajanen, Mohammad Tanvir Rahman, Anna Maria Pirttilä, Janne J. Koskimäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1302705/full