Bacterial volatiles promote growth in Arabidopsis

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 100; no. 8; pp. 4927 - 4932
• Main Authors: Ryu, C.M, Farag, M.A, Hu, C.H, Reddy, M.S, Wei, H.X, Pare, P.W, Kloepper, J.W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 15.04.2003; National Acad Sciences; The National Academy of Sciences
• Subjects: acetoin; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - growth & development; Arabidopsis - microbiology; Arabidopsis thaliana; Bacillus - metabolism; Bacteria; Bacteria - metabolism; Biological Sciences; Biology; butanediol; Butylene glycols; Butylene Glycols - metabolism; Cell walls; Enterobacter cloacae - metabolism; Flowers & plants; Growth promotion; Hormones; leaf area; Models, Biological; Mutation; Organic compounds; Plant growth; Plant growth promoters; Plant growth regulators; Plant Growth Regulators - metabolism; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; Plant physiology; Plants; Pseudomonas fluorescens - metabolism; seedling growth; Seedlings; Serratia marcescens - metabolism; Signal Transduction; Soil Microbiology; Soils; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Volatilization

Several chemical changes in soil are associated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Some bacterial strains directly regulate plant physiology by mimicking synthesis of plant hormones, whereas others increase mineral and nitrogen availability in the soil as a way to augment growth. Iden...