The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different frequency irritation on growth, morphology or seedling mortality of Mimosa pudica. During preparation of the experiment were seeded 200 seeds of M. pudica but only 48 plants were used due to low germination of seeds . They were divided into three groups of equal number and these groups was placed one beside the other in a warm greenhouse with the same temperature and light conditions. The experiment started when sufficient size was reached (approximately 4 leaves per plant). The first ( control ) group was not irritated, the second group was irritated 5 times per day and the third group 15 times per day. Three times during the experiment (1. 9., 11. 9. and 21. 9. 2014) were measured length and counted the number of leaves. During the last measurement was cut and weighed aboveground part of the plants. Also number of internodes in all plants was recorded. During the experiment was also monitored the number of blossoms. All measured values were entered into tables and then statistically evaluated. In the experiment was found that the different frequency irritation affects the stem length and the final weight of the plants. The effect on the number of blossoms, leaves and internodes was not shown. There was no mortality in any of three groups.

Les béta-rhizobia sont des symbiotes de légumineuses retrouvées principalement associés au genre Mimosa. Les études des symbiotes de Mimosa pudica révèlent différents profils de diversité au sein des alpha (Rhizobium spp) et béta-rhizobia (Burkholderia, Cupriavidus) le long de la ceinture tropicale, les béta-rhizobia étaient toujours majoritaires dans les nodosités de cette plante hôte. Dans ce travail de thèse, nous avons étudié cette spécificité d'association béta-rhizobia/Mimosa pudica, par une approche couplant l'étude des traits symbiotiques bactériens à l'analyse des profils d'expression de leurs génomes dans les premières étapes de la symbiose, et en comparaison avec les alpha-rhizobia. Nous avons analysé les traits symbiotiques (compétitivité pour la nodulation, efficience symbiotique) au niveau intra et interspécifique de 4 espèces de béta-rhizobia et 4 d'alpha-rhizobia. Si l'efficience symbiotique est similaire parmi toutes les souches testées, différents niveaux de compétitivité ont été trouvés selon l'espèce, B. phymatum et B. tuberum étant les plus compétitives. Les tests effectués sur différentes variétés de M. pudica montrent un effet variétal sur la compétitivité de C. taiwanensis. Les traits symbiotiques mesurés expliquent en partie les profils de diversité des symbiotes de M. pudica dans les zones d'origine (Amérique du Sud) ou en zone introduite (Taiwan). Les transcriptomes de trois bactéries ayant des traits symbiotiques différents (B. phymatum STM815, C. taiwanensis LMG19424 et R. mesoamericanum STM3625) ont été comparés (par RNAseq), pour relier les différentes réponses induites par les exsudats racinaires aux traits symbiotiques de chaque rhizobium. Chaque bactérie développe une stratégie spécifique liée à ses traits symbiotiques et à l'origine de la symbiose dans son groupe bactérien. / Beta-rhizobia are legume symbionts mainly found associated to the Mimosa genus. Diversity studies of Mimosa pudica symbionts in native and introduced areas reveal different diversity patterns of alpha (Rhizobium spp) and beta-rhizobia (Burkholderia, Cupriavidus), with beta-rhizobia being always the main symbionts in the nodules of this legumes species. In this thesis we have studied the symbiotic specificity between beta-rhizobia and M. pudica (and the comparison with alpha-rhizobia) by a dual approach combining the study of bacterial symbiotic traits and the analysis of their transcriptomes in the first steps of symbiosis. We analysed symbiotic traits (nodulation competitiveness, symbiotic efficiency) at intra and interspecific levels on four species of beta-rhizobia and four of alpha-rhizobia. If symbiotic efficiency is similar among all strains, different levels of competitiveness were measured with a strong strain effect largely explained by the species affiliation, B. phymatum and B. tuberum being the most competitive species. Tests on different M. pudica varieties showed an impact on the competitiveness of C. taiwanensis. Symbiotic traits explained in part the symbiont patterns observed in diversity studies in French Guiana (M. pudica native area) and Taiwan (introduced). Root-exudates induced transcriptomes of three bacteria (two beta--rhizobia: B. phymatum STM815, C. taiwanensis LMG19424 and one alpha, R. mesoamericanum STM3625) with contrasted symbiotic traits were compared (by RNAseq). Each bacterium develops a specific strategy linked to its symbiotic traits and the origin of symbiosis in its bacterial group.

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