Journal article

Publication year: 2012

Pages: 178-181

Journal: Plant Signaling & Behavior

Volume number: 7

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 1559-2316

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.18789

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group

Abstract: 
N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) play an important role in the communication within the rhizosphere; they serve as a chemical base for interactions within and between different species of Gram-negative bacteria. Not only bacteria, also plants perceive and react to AHLs with diverse responses. Here we describe a negative correlation between the length of AHLs' lipid chains and the observed growth promotion in Arabidopsis thaliana. Moreover, we speculate on a positive correlation between the reinforcement of defense mechanisms and the length of the lipid moieties. Observation presented here may be of great importance for understanding of the complex interplay between plants and their environment, as well as for agronomic applications.

Harvard Citation style: Schenk, S., Stein, E., Kogel, K. and Schikora, A. (2012) Arabidopsis growth and defense are modulated by bacterial quorum sensing molecules, Plant Signaling & Behavior, 7(2), pp. 178-181. https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.18789

APA Citation style: Schenk, S., Stein, E., Kogel, K., & Schikora, A. (2012). Arabidopsis growth and defense are modulated by bacterial quorum sensing molecules. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 7(2), 178-181. https://doi.org/10.4161/psb.18789