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Microbe–Microbe, Microbe–Plant Biocommunication

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Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms

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

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Quorum Sensing (QS) is a natural phenomenon of communication circuits to regulate a diverse array of physiological activities. QS regulates microbial diversity and ecological balance through various process, i.e., symbiosis, motility, sporulation, virulence, biofilm formation, competence, conjugation, and antibiotic production. There are numerous bacteria, fungi, and plants that have components of a QS system to control a specific phenotype of an organism and to shape the microbial community in the rhizophere. Bacterial intercellular communication is based on the detection of diffusible signal molecules and their transduction mechanisms which convert the information into appropriate molecular–cellular responses. Recent advances in studies of QS systems have brought the understanding that biocommunication and community behavior are crucial parameters for the successful interactions in a mycorrhizosphere. We are only at the beginning to understand how plants control microbial communities in the rhizophere. Interspecies and cross-kingdom communication is implicated in successful symbiotic interactions of a variety of bacteria with fungi and plant systems.

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    Neeraj Shrivastava, Meghna Pohani & Ajit Varma

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  4. Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Defence R & D Organisation, Leh, Ladakh, 194101, India

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Oelmüller, R. et al. (2011). Microbe–Microbe, Microbe–Plant Biocommunication. 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_18

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