Diverse roles played by “Pseudomonas fluorescens complex” volatile compounds in their interaction with phytopathogenic microrganims, pests and plants

• Published in: World journal of microbiology & biotechnology Vol. 40; no. 3; p. 80
• Main Author: Raio, Aida
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-03-2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Applied Microbiology; Bacteria; Biochemistry; Biological control; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Fluorescence; Life Sciences; Lipopeptides; Lytic enzymes; Microbiology; Organic compounds; Pest control; Pests; Plant bacterial diseases; Plant growth; Plant growth promoters; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Review; Rhizosphere; Siderophores; VOCs; Volatile compounds; Volatile organic compounds; Fluorescent; Plant growth promotion; Biopesticide; Microbial volatile compounds; Induced systemic resistance; Biocontrol; Fluorescent Pseudomonas
• ISSN: 0959-3993; 1573-0972
• DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03873-0

Pseudomonas fluorescens
complex consists of environmental and some human opportunistic pathogenic bacteria. It includes mainly beneficial and few phytopathogenic species that are common inhabitants of soil and plant rhizosphere. Many members of the group are in fact known as effective biocontrol agents of plant pathogens and as plant growth promoters and for these attitudes they are of great interest for biotechnological applications. The antagonistic activity of fluorescent
Pseudomonas
is mainly related to the production of several antibiotic compounds, lytic enzymes, lipopeptides and siderophores. Several volatile organic compounds are also synthesized by fluorescent
Pseudomonas
including different kinds of molecules that are involved in antagonistic interactions with other organisms and in the induction of systemic responses in plants. This review will mainly focus on the volatile compounds emitted by some members of
P. fluorescens
complex so far identified, with the aim to highlight the role played by these molecules in the interaction of the bacteria with phytopathogenic micro and macro-organisms and plants.