Chemical ecology: Bacteria-fungi interaction for plant biocontrol

Curr Biol. 2024 Nov 4;34(21):R1083-R1085. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.071.

Abstract

Secondary metabolites mediate a broad variety of interactions between bacteria and fungi. Testing two plant growth-promoting microorganisms, a rhizobacterium and an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, a new study reveals their chemical interaction and an enhanced systemic induction of plant immunity.

MeSH terms

  • Mycorrhizae* / physiology
  • Plant Immunity
  • Plants / immunology
  • Plants / microbiology