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Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in Soil Ecosystems

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Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 23))

Abstract

Several bacteria originating from soil ecosystems have evolved the ability to regulate gene expression as a function of their cell density, a phenomenon called quorum sensing (QS). To do so bacteria communicate via the production and sensing of signal molecules. The most common class of signals clusters N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHL) molecules. They are involved in the regulation of a wide range of bacterial processes, from expression of virulence, antibiotic and antifungal production, motility control, biofilm stability, control plasmid copy number and transfer, etc. AHLs are sensitive to both biotic and abiotic degradation, two features that likely play a crucial role in the physiology and ecology of bacteria, including modulation of virulence. This observation prompted the development of environmentally friendly procedures targeting QS regulation to reduce or suppress the aggressiveness of plant pathogens, e.g., Pectobacterium spp. This paper reviews several aspects of the above described phenomena.

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Abbreviations

3 OH-PAME:

3-Hydroxy-palmitic acid methyl ester

AHL:

N-acyl homoserine lactone

AI-2:

Autoinducer 2

DKP:

Diketo-peptides

DSF:

Diffusible signal factor or cis-11-methyl-2-dodecenoic acid

GABA:

Gamma-aminobutyrate

GBL:

Gamma-butyrolactone

GCL:

Gamma-caprolactone (or gamma-hexanolactone)

GHB:

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate

GHL:

Gamma-heptanolactone

PQS:

Pseudomonas quinolone signal

QQ:

Quorum quenching

QS:

Quorum sensing

QSI:

QS inhibitors

SSA:

Succinic semialdehyde

BHL:

N-butyroyl-homoserine lactone

dDHL:

N-dodecanoyl-homoserine lactone

DHL:

N-decanoyl-homoserine lactone

HHL:

N-hexanoyl-homoserine lactone

OdDHL:

3-Oxo-N-dodecanoyl-homoserine lactone

OHΔtDeHL:

3-Hydroxy-N-7-cis-tetradecenoyl-homoserine lactone

OHHL:

3-Oxo-N-hexanoyl-homoserine lactone

OHL:

N-octanoyl-homoserine lactone

OOHL:

3-Oxo-N-octanoyl-homoserine lactone

OtDHL:

3-Oxo-N-tetradecanoyl-homoserine lactone

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Dessaux, Y., Chapelle, E., Faure, D. (2011). Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in Soil Ecosystems. In: Witzany, G. (eds) Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms. Soil Biology, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14512-4_13

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