Ecologische rollen van cyclische lipopeptiden van plant-positieve rhizobacteriën: een chemisch-biologische benadering om primaire functies van secundaire metabolieten te ontcijferen. Universiteit Gent
Plant roots often carry Bacillus and Pseudomonas bacteria that protect the plant against
pathogens. This beneficial effect (biocontrol) results from secretion of bacterial metabolites.
Those are either antimicrobial or trigger the plant's own defense responses. These
metabolites include cyclic lipopeptides (CLPs), which are biosurfactants composed of a fatty
acid tail linked to a cyclized oligopeptide. CLPs show ...