Communication is defined as an interaction between at least two living agents which share a repertoire of signs. These are combined according to syntactic, semantic and context-dependent, pragmatic rules in order to coordinate behavior. This volume deals with the important roles of soil bacteria in parasitic and symbiotic interactions with viruses, plants, animals and fungi. Starting with a general overview of the key levels of communication between bacteria, further reviews examine the various aspects of intracellular as well as intercellular biocommunication between soil microorganisms. This includes the various levels of biocommunication between phages and bacteria, between soil algae and bacteria, and between bacteria, fungi and plants in the rhizosphere, the role of plasmids and transposons, horizontal gene transfer, quorum sensing and quorum quenching, bacterial-host cohabitation, phage-mediated genetic exchange and soil viral ecology.
Author(s): Guenther Witzany (auth.), Günther Witzany (eds.)
Series: Soil Biology 23
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 476
Tags: Microbial Ecology; Cell Physiology; Soil Science & Conservation; Terrestial Ecology; Agriculture
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Introduction: Key Levels of Biocommunication of Bacteria....Pages 1-34
Front Matter....Pages 35-35
Communication Among Phages, Bacteria, and Soil Environments....Pages 37-65
Soil Bacteria and Bacteriophages....Pages 67-112
Soil Phage Ecology: Abundance, Distribution, and Interactions with Bacterial Hosts....Pages 113-136
Identification and Analysis of Prophages and Phage Remnants in Soil Bacteria....Pages 137-160
Back to the Soil: Retroviruses and Transposons....Pages 161-187
Ubiquitous Bacteriophage Hosts in Rice Paddy Soil....Pages 189-213
Phage Biopesticides and Soil Bacteria: Multilayered and Complex Interactions....Pages 215-235
Interactions Between Bacteriophage DinoHI and a Network of Integrated Elements Which Control Virulence in Dichelobacter nodosus , the Causative Agent of Ovine Footrot....Pages 237-253
Gene Network Holography of the Soil Bacterium Bacillus subtilis ....Pages 255-281
Population and Comparative Genomics Inform Our Understanding of Bacterial Species Diversity in the Soil....Pages 283-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Plasmids of the Rhizobiaceae and Their Role in Interbacterial and Transkingdom Interactions....Pages 295-337
Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in Soil Ecosystems....Pages 339-367
Integration of Cell-to-Cell Signals in Soil Bacterial Communities....Pages 369-401
Beneficial Rhizobacteria Induce Plant Growth: Mapping Signaling Networks in Arabidopsis ....Pages 403-412
Signal and Nutrient Exchange in the Interactions Between Soil Algae and Bacteria....Pages 413-426
Communication Among Soil Bacteria and Fungi....Pages 427-437
Microbe–Microbe, Microbe–Plant Biocommunication....Pages 439-464
Back Matter....Pages 465-474
