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UW4. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing the expression of its ACC chemoreceptor WP116, as well as how changes in its abundance influence ACC chemotaxis and rhizosphere colonization, remain poorly understood. In this study, we found that the addition of ACC (3.0 mM) during the mid-logarithmic growth phase of UW4 rapidly induced the transcription of WP116 (up to 1.4-fold) and several other chemoreceptor genes, promoted bacterial growth by increasing the maximum specific growth rate by 21.1% (p &lt; 0.05), yet did not significantly alter the protein abundance of chemoreceptors. At the proteome level, however, ACC drove a reprogramming of carbon, nitrogen, and energy metabolism, facilitating the transition of cells from a motile to a colonizing state. 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