The Ecological Role of Volatile and Soluble Secondary Metabolites Produced by Soil Bacteria

TY - JOUR

T1 - The Ecological Role of Volatile and Soluble Secondary Metabolites Produced by Soil Bacteria

AU - Tyc, O.

AU - Song, C.

AU - Dickschat, Jeroen

AU - Vos, Michiel

AU - Garbeva, P.V.

N1 - 6194, ME

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - The rich diversity of secondary metabolites produced by soil bacteria has been appreciated for over a century, and advances in chemical analysis and genome sequencing continue to greatly advance our understanding of this biochemical complexity. However, we are just at the beginning of understanding the physicochemical properties of bacterial metabolites, the factors that govern their production and ecological roles. Interspecific interactions and competitor sensing are among the main biotic factors affecting the production of bacterial secondary metabolites. Many soil bacteria produce both volatile and soluble compounds. In contrast to soluble compounds, volatile organic compounds can diffuse easily through air- and gas-filled pores in the soil and likely play an important role in long-distance microbial interactions. In this review we provide an overview of the most important soluble and volatile classes of secondary metabolites produced by soil bacteria, their ecological roles, and their possible synergistic effects.

AB - The rich diversity of secondary metabolites produced by soil bacteria has been appreciated for over a century, and advances in chemical analysis and genome sequencing continue to greatly advance our understanding of this biochemical complexity. However, we are just at the beginning of understanding the physicochemical properties of bacterial metabolites, the factors that govern their production and ecological roles. Interspecific interactions and competitor sensing are among the main biotic factors affecting the production of bacterial secondary metabolites. Many soil bacteria produce both volatile and soluble compounds. In contrast to soluble compounds, volatile organic compounds can diffuse easily through air- and gas-filled pores in the soil and likely play an important role in long-distance microbial interactions. In this review we provide an overview of the most important soluble and volatile classes of secondary metabolites produced by soil bacteria, their ecological roles, and their possible synergistic effects.

KW - international

U2 - 10.1016/j.tim.2016.12.002

DO - 10.1016/j.tim.2016.12.002

M3 - Article

SN - 0966-842X

VL - 25

SP - 280

EP - 292

JO - Trends in Microbiology

JF - Trends in Microbiology

IS - 4

ER -