Candidatus Caballeronia kirkii

Candidatus Caballeronia kirkii is a Gram-negative, non-fermenting bacterium from the genus Caballeronia and the family Burkholderiaceae.[3][4] Ca. C. kirkii is an endosymbiont of the plant Psychotria kirkii, also known as Rubiaceae, and exists inside leaf and stem nodules.[4][5]

Candidatus Caballeronia kirkii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Beta Proteobacteria
Order:
Burkholderiales
Family:
Burkholderiaceae
Genus:
Caballeronia[1]
Species:
Ca. C. kirkii
Binomial name
Candidatus Caballeronia kirkii
Synonyms
  • Candidatus Burkholderia kirkii Van Oevelen et al. 2002[2]

Discovery

Ca. C. kirkii was cultivated, classified as an endophyte, and placed under the Betaproteobacteria subclass in 2002.[4] The microsymbiont was discovered in pockets or galls on the leaves of Rubiaceae plants and classified as a novel species of the genus Burkholderia.[4]

Symbiotic life cycle

Ca. C. kirkii are known to have a symbiotic relationship with Psychotria kirkii, so that the bacteria are transferred from one plant generation to the next through the seeds.[5] The bacteria also reside in the stem apical region, on a permanent basis, where it can infect every new developing leaf and every ovary, and therefore, seeds.[5] The bacteria are therefore in a continuous symbiotic relationship with the plant throughout its entire life cycle.[5]

The major role that it plays in the Rubiaceae life cycle is related to the growth of the plant. In the absence of the nodules containing these bacteria, the plant is unable to undergo normal cell division and cellular differentiation, which results in morphological malfunctions, stunting growth and eventually causing death.[5]

References
  1. Vandamme P, Peeters C, De Smet B, Price EP, Sarovich DS, Henry DA, Hird TJ, Zlosnik JEA, Mayo M, Warner J, Baker A, Currie BJ, Carlier A. (2017). "Comparative Genomics of Burkholderia singularis sp. nov., a Low G+C Content, Free-Living Bacterium That Defies Taxonomic Dissection of the Genus Burkholderia". Front. Microbiol. 8: 1679. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01679. PMC 5592201. PMID 28932212.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Van Oevelen, S. (2002). "Identification of the bacterial endosymbionts in leaf galls of Psychotria (Rubiaceae, angiosperms) and proposal of 'Candidatus Burkholderia kirkii' sp. Nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (6): 2023–2027. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02103-0.
  3. Vandamme, Peter; Peeters, Charlotte; De Smet, Birgit; Price, Erin P.; Sarovich, Derek S.; Henry, Deborah A.; Hird, Trevor J.; Zlosnik, James E. A.; Mayo, Mark; Warner, Jeffrey; Baker, Anthony (2017-09-06). "Comparative Genomics of Burkholderia singularis sp. nov., a Low G+C Content, Free-Living Bacterium That Defies Taxonomic Dissection of the Genus Burkholderia". Frontiers in Microbiology. 8: 1679. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01679. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5592201. PMID 28932212.
  4. Van Oevelen, S. (2002-11-01). "Identification of the bacterial endosymbionts in leaf galls of Psychotria (Rubiaceae, angiosperms) and proposal of 'Candidatus Burkholderia kirkii' sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (6): 2023–2027. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02103-0.
  5. Burger, William; Jiménez, Quírico; Jimenez, Quirico (1994). "A New Species of Psychotria Subgenus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) from Costa Rica". Novon. 4 (3): 206. doi:10.2307/3391641. JSTOR 3391641.


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