title: Bacterial volatiles: the smell of small organisms.
abstract: This review describes volatiles released into the air by bacteria growing on defined media. Their occurrence, function, and biosynthesis are discussed, and a total of 308 references are cited. An effort has been made to organize the compounds according to their biosynthetic origin.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany. stefan.schulz@tu-bs.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: Jeroen S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dickschat
mesh_terms: D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009812:Odorants
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products