The modulating effect of bacterial volatiles on plant growth: current knowledge and future challenges.
Bacteria interact with plants in many different ways. In recent years, bacterial production of volatiles has emerged as a novel process by which bacteria modulate plant growth. Exposure to the volatiles produced by certain bacterial strains has been shown to lead to up to 5-fold increased plant biomass or to plant death. Despite these drastic growth alterations, the elucidation of the molecules responsible, of the mechanism of perception by the plant and of the specific metabolic changes induced in planta is still in its infancy. This review summarizes the current knowledge and highlights future lines of research that should increase our knowledge of the volatile-mediated dialogue between bacteria and plants.
Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Aurélien
A
Bailly
Laure
L
Weisskopf
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds
D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds