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.

Book Title
Biocommunication in Soil Microorganisms
Editors
• Guenther Witzany
Series Title
Soil Biology
Series Volume
23
Copyright
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Copyright Holder
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
eBook ISBN
978-3-642-14512-4
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-14512-4
Hardcover ISBN
978-3-642-14511-7
Softcover ISBN
978-3-642-26572-3
Series ISSN
1613-3382
Edition Number
1
Number of Pages
XX, 476
Number of Illustrations
53 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics
• Microbial Ecology