Microorganisms produce and excrete a versatile array of metabolites with different physico-
chemical properties and biological activities. However, the ability of microorganisms to …

Fungi and bacteria are found living together in a wide variety of environments. Their
interactions are significant drivers of many ecosystem functions and are important for the …

During the last decades, research on the function of volatile organic compounds focused
primarily on the interactions between plants and insects. However, microorganisms can also …

Although around us for more than six decades, siloxanes are considered emerging
environmental contaminants. 1− 5 Emerging here means that previously they were not …

It is important to study the response of plant pathogens to the antibiosis traits of biocontrol
microbes to design the efficient biocontrol strategies. In this study, we evaluated the role of …

Bacteria produce a multitude of volatile compounds. While the biological functions of these
deceptively simple molecules are unknown in many cases, for compounds that have been …

Certain Trichoderma strains protect plants from diverse pathogens using multiple
mechanisms. We report a novel mechanism that may potentially play an important role in …

The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by soil microbes have a significant role in
the control of plant diseases and plant growth promotion. In this study, we examined the …

Microbial volatiles benefit the agricultural ecological system by promoting plant growth and
systemic resistance against diseases without harming the environment. To explore the plant …

Species of the highly diverse fungal genus Aspergillus are well-known agricultural pests,
and, most importantly, producers of various mycotoxins threatening food safety worldwide …