Regulatory functions of bacterial exometabolites

This review deals with the issue of growth autoregulation and survival in bacterial cultures under starvation conditions. Based on our results and on published data, the conclusion has been drawn that low-molecular products of metabolism (carboxylic acids, amino acids, and other metabolites) perform...

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Published in:Microbiology (New York) 2006-07, Vol.75 (4), p.415-419
Main Authors: Vakhitov, T. Ya, Petrov, L. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bacteria
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Summary:This review deals with the issue of growth autoregulation and survival in bacterial cultures under starvation conditions. Based on our results and on published data, the conclusion has been drawn that low-molecular products of metabolism (carboxylic acids, amino acids, and other metabolites) perform regulatory functions. The same compounds also control the ecological relationship between microorganisms at the interspecific level, and affect their antagonistic activity. It is suggested that complexes of bacterial metabolites can be used for controlling the composition of various microbiocenosis, including those of humans.
ISSN:0026-2617
1608-3237
DOI:10.1134/S0026261706040084