Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology, and evolution

0495236 - BC 2019 RIV GB eng M - Monography Chapter
Sirová, Dagmara - Bárta, J. - Borovec, Jakub - Vrba, Jaroslav
The Utricularia-associated microbiome: composition, function, and ecology.
Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology, and evolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018 - (Ellison, A.; Adamec, L.), s. 349-358. ISBN 978-0-19-877984-1
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2015075
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : plant-microbe interactions * aquatic Utricularia * digestive mutualism
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany

This chapter reviews current advances regarding plant-microbe interactions in aquatic Utricularia. New findings on the composition and function of trap commensals, based mainly on the advances in molecular methods, are presented in the context of the ecological role of Utricularia-associated microorganisms. Bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa colonize the Utricularia trap lumen and form diverse, interactive communities. The involvement of these microbial food webs in the regeneration of nutrients from complex organic matter is explained and their potential contribution to the nutrient acquisition in aquatic Utricularia is discussed. The Utricularia-commensal system is suggested to be a suitable model system for studying plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions and related ecological questions.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0288775