ArticleThe ISME journal2018
Calling from distance: attraction of soil bacteria by plant root volatiles.
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114 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Microbial volatile organic compound enhances Arabidopsis growth through activation of nitrate and ammonium transport.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Cross-infection by multiple soil-borne pathogens alters the physicochemical properties and microbial community structure of tobacco rhizosphere soil.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
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- Viral pathogen infection drives deterministic assembly of plant endophytic microbiomes: soil properties as divergent drivers and low-abundance taxa as primary responders.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Drivers of rhizosphere bacterial communities inFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Endophyte Acrocalymma vagum establishes the holobiont with rice to attract beneficial microorganisms and promote disease resistance.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
- Agent-based model for simulating microbial movement with a preferred target for agricultural biologicals.PeerJ · 2026Article
- Chemical trios in rhizosphere ecology: Emerging roles of microbial volatiles, root-derived volatiles, and non-volatile root exudates in plant-soil microbe interactions.Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
- Eco-evolutionary factors contribute to chemodiversity in aboveground and belowground cucurbit herbivore-induced plant volatiles.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2025Article
- Systems Biology Applications in Revealing Plant Defense Mechanisms in Disease Triangle.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Plants release a wide set of secondary metabolites including volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Many of those compounds are considered to function as defense against herbivory, pests, and pathogens. However, little knowledge exists about the role of belowground plant VOCs for attracting beneficial soil microorganisms. We developed an olfactometer system to test the attraction of soil bacteria by VOCs emitted by Carex arenaria roots. Moreover, we tested whether infection of C. arenaria with the fungal pathogen Fusarium culmorum modifies the VOCs profile and bacterial attraction. The results revealed that migration of distant bacteria in soil towards roots can be stimulated by plant VOCs. Upon fungal infection, the blend of root VOCs changed and specific bacteria with antifungal properties were attracted. Tests with various pure VOCs indicated that those compounds can diffuse over long distance but with different diffusion abilities. Overall, this work highlights the importance of plant VOCs in belowground long-distance plant-microbe interactions.
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