title: Rhizosphere chemical dialogues: plant-microbe interactions.
abstract: Every organism on earth relies on associations with its neighbors to sustain life. For example, plants form associations with neighboring plants, microflora, and microfauna, while humans maintain symbiotic associations with intestinal microbial flora, which is indispensable for nutrient assimilation and development of the innate immune system. Most of these associations are facilitated by chemical cues exchanged between the host and the symbionts. In the rhizosphere, which includes plant roots and the surrounding area of soil influenced by the roots, plants exude chemicals to effectively communicate with their neighboring soil organisms. Here we review the current literature pertaining to the chemical communication that exists between plants and microorganisms and the biological processes they sustain.
authors.affiliation: Center for Rhizosphere Biology and Department of Horticulture & LA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Dayakar V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Badri
authors.forename: Tiffany L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van der Lelie
authors.forename: Jorge M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vivanco
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D017753:Ecosystem; D010935:Plant Diseases; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013559:Symbiosis
chemical_list: D012987:Soil