title: Metabolic potential of endophytic bacteria.
abstract: The bacterial endophytic microbiome promotes plant growth and health and beneficial effects are in many cases mediated and characterized by metabolic interactions. Recent advances have been made in regard to metabolite production by plant microsymbionts showing that they may produce a range of different types of metabolites. These substances play a role in defense and competition, but may also be needed for specific interaction and communication with the plant host. Furthermore, few examples of bilateral metabolite production are known and endophytes may modulate plant metabolite synthesis as well. We have just started to understand such metabolic interactions between plants and endophytes, however, further research is needed to more efficiently make use of beneficial plant-microbe interactions and to reduce pathogen infestation as well as to reveal novel bioactive substances of commercial interest.
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brader
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Compant
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mitter
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
authors.forename: Friederike
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trognitz
authors.affiliation: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Bioresources Unit, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria. Electronic address: angela.sessitsch@ait.ac.at.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sessitsch
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D064210:Secondary Metabolism; D013559:Symbiosis